In recent days, a video filmed in Croydon during a police operation in support of Transport for London ticket inspectors has been shared widely on social media.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist has issued the following statement:
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Here's the Brazil men's team's World Cup quarter final against Croatia for contrast. Neymar isn't 'Da Silva Santos Júnior', as an example. Seems to actually take a lot more effort to put the women's long names in. #BBCFootball https://t.co/G4K4Dugagl
Why are they doing this and not putting the nicknames? As they would at any other time. All the text commentary references Debinha, Tamires, Antonia, etc. so this makes no sense. #BRAPAN#BBCFootball
Why are they doing this and not putting the nicknames? As they would at any other time. All the text commentary references Debinha, Tamires, Antonia, etc. so this makes no sense. #BRAPAN#BBCFootball
So in a full team of 11 in an environment where most people are unfamiliar with the players and it would be easy to confuse them - yeah, just put the long names in, fuck it.