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Racism storm means £36m-a-year Lavezzi is a joke that's no longer funny

The Argentine's bubbly personality has kept him going long after his talents started to wane, but his offensive gesture in China saw him go too far

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Ezequiel Lavezzi is famed in the world of football for his exuberant personality perhaps more than for his talents when he actually takes the field. But, in striking an offensive pose in an official photo shoot for Hebei China Fortune, the Argentine has gone beyond the pale, and when that insensitivity is accompanied by his embarrassing record in the Chinese Super League it is clear he has become a joke that is no longer very funny.