Dwarf Soccer Team Becoming A Big Hit In Brazil

A little soccer team in the largest country in South America is proving to be a big sensation with the football-frenzied populace. And we do mean little.

And the team name they’ve given themselves? Gigantes del Norte. Translation: “Giants of the North.” Oh, the irony!

Yet, the pint-sized pitchmen are becoming a huge hit with Brazilian fans, with their games against under-13 opponents “drawing massive crowds” in their home base of the city of Belem.

So, was the team put together as some sort of small joke? Not at all:

Managed by professional coach Carlos Lucena, the Giants were put together in an effort to raise the profile of dwarves in Brazilian society and challenge ’sizeist’ attitudes.

And it’s definitely a lot less demeaning than dwarf tossing or dwarf bowling.