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Craig Burley loses bet and gets a Fernando Torres tattoo on his arm

Former Chelsea and Celtic midfielder said he would get the tattoo if Fernando Torres scored in the Copa Del Rey against Real Madrid

Tom Sheen
Wednesday 21 January 2015 12:45 GMT
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Former Chelsea and Celtic midfielder Craig Burley has had the bust of Fernando Torres tattooed onto his arm after losing a public bet.

Burley, who now works as a pundit for ESPN in the US, predicted that Torres would not score in the Copa Del Rey for Atletico Madrid against rivals Real.

Torres, of course, scored twice.

But rather than back out of his bet, Burley saw it through and got the ink done at an American tattoo shop.

It remains to be seen if the tattoo is actually permanent (it looks less than completely convincing) but fair play to the Scot.

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