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Watch hilarious moment cheeky West Ham mascot taunts Thiago Silva in tunnel – but Chelsea captain sees funny side


CHELSEA defender Thiago Silva was hilariously mocked by a West Ham mascot in a brilliant exchange before their London derby.

The two sets of players were getting ready to line up for the clash on Saturday afternoon when a young Hammer tried to initiate a handshake with the Brazilian centre-back.

A West Ham jokingly mocked Thiago Silva in the tunnelCredit: BT Sport via Twitter
Silva got his own back with a bit of playful behaviourCredit: BT Sport via Twitter
He then proceeded to shake the hands of the other West Ham mascotsCredit: BT Sport via Twitter

Silva, 38, took up the offer as he went in for the handshake, before the West Ham mascot pulled away and mocked him.

But Silva took it superbly as he jokingly taunted the boy back in a lovely moment.

He then shook hands with a couple of the other West Ham mascots before returning to the Chelsea line.

Reacting on social media, one person said: “You can’t help but love Thiago Silva. πŸ’€ He took that well from the mascot 🀣”.

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Another added: “I thought it was great to see it!!!”.

A third replied: “🀣🀣🀣 Cheeky little bubble blower”.

And a fourth responded: “Thiago Silva just got mugged right off by that mascot πŸ˜‚”.

One former player that could relate to Silva’s mascot interaction is Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard.

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The former Reds midfielder was once on the end of the same antics from a Chelsea mascot in 2006 as he was left hanging when attempting a handshake.

Meanwhile, the points ended up being shared between West Ham and Chelsea as Joao Felix’s strike was cancelled out by ex-Blues man Emerson Palmieri.

The visitors thought they should have had a late penalty when a Conor Gallagher shot struck the hand of Tomas Soucek.

But referee Craig Pawson remained unmoved, before VAR controversially stuck with the onfield decision.

A Chelsea mascot mocked Steven Gerrard in a similar way back in 2006


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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