AC Milan scrape the barrel with pre-match haka for Nivea

Actors perform a version of the Maori war cry before San Siro match to promote skincare product

Football has been accused of selling out in the past, but AC Milan's performance of a "haka" to appease sponsor Nivea has caused outrage around the world.

Actors dressed in the famous Rossoneri kit ran onto the pitch before the Serie A clash with Carpi at the San Siro stadium and performed something approximating the Maori war cry in order to promote a skincare product.

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