Watch: Weston McKennie has creative solution to sweaty hands

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Watch: USA's Weston McKennie has creative solution to sweaty hands

By Adam Gretz | Last updated Nov 25, 2022 3:40 PM ET

Late in the first half of Friday's USA-England World Cup match, American midfielder Weston McKennie had a big throw-in for his side but he had a little bit of a problem that needed to be corrected.

His hands were apparently sweaty. Too sweaty.

Not wanting to have his throw-in slip or be unable to get a solid grip on the ball, he looked for the closest thing he could find to dry them off.

The bib of a photographer sitting on the sidelines.

Weston McKennie is the funniest footballer in the world.

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— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) November 25, 2022

The photographer looked puzzled at first, and then kind of laughed it off while also looking somewhat annoyed.

Could you blame him if he was annoyed? Who wants to be used as a hand towel for somebody else when you are just trying to do your job?

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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