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Racist gesture the latest scandal for Edwin Cardona, the 'big baby' who just can't stay out of trouble

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The 24-year-old added to his already bulging rap sheet by insulting South Korea players during a friendly, and he needs to grow up fast

Edwin Cardona is not the first South American to insult an entire population with a single gesture, nor, sadly, is he likely to be the last. As the likes of Neymar's Santos team and Ezequiel Lavezzi have shown in the past, players from the continent, which in terms of racial sensitivity lags far behind Europe, seemingly cannot help but pull their eyes tight in a crass imitation of physical features typical of the Far East.