Look: James Rodriguez appears to show middle finger to Colombian paparazzi
That'll show them.
Colombia captain James Rodriguez appeared to express his displeasure to the local press on Sunday by showing his middle finger to paparazzi situated below an upstairs window of the nation's Football Federation offices.
The Real Madrid star pocketed a late penalty last Thursday to see off Bolivia by a 1-0 scoreline, but the result prompted some scathing criticism from the Colombian media. The country's scribes demanded a performance which exerted its supposed supremacy over a side placed bottom in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualification standings, rather than a narrow win.
The three points left Los Cafeteros fourth place in the table, with a tricky visit to Ecuador next up on Tuesday.
"At the front were three agency photographers and two journalists from the channel WIN Sports," AFP photographer Luis Acosta told El Tiempo, with translation from ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan. "Behind were other colleagues doing interviews with the players. From the second storey of the building, where the gym is, James came out and made this 'pistol' gesture towards where we were."
James may also be venting frustrations brewing from a disjointed season at club level. The 25-year-old is yet to earn the trust of Los Blancos manager Zinedine Zidane, making just three league starts since the turn of the year.
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