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25th Jun 2016

Pop star Shakira has posted a message that no one expected after THAT Shaqiri goal

Can't say we knew about this statistic...

Colm Boohig

Hats off to the ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ star here.

If you haven’t seen the football on Saturday then you need to get on it, because Stoke City and Switzerland forward Xherdan Shaqiri scored what will go down as a contender for goal of the tournament at Euro 2016.

It made us make funny noises.

https://twitter.com/NicoleHolliday/status/746716792798707712

Along with admiring the beautiful invention that was that goal, we found ourselves making several and increasingly unfunny Shakira-related puns in the immediate aftermath of Shakiri’s wonder strike… because they have similar names.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 30: Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona and Shakira pose with the trophy after FC Barcelona won the Copa del Rey Final match against Athletic Club at Camp Nou on May 30, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

However, we didn’t expect the superstar and other half of Barcelona and Spain defender Gerard Piqué, to actually weigh in on the whole affair, but contribute she did, making a very interesting point in the process.

We can’t say that we knew about this “statistic”, but we’re sure Piqué will be thrilled.