World Football Strange but True: Chelsea Promote US Tour by Playing US Sports

Ever wanted to see Frank Lampard taking batting practice in Yankee pinstripes?

Petr Cech wearing a Seattle Seahawks helmet?

David Luiz goofing off?

OK, so that last one happens all the time, but you get the point.

Here we have a bunch of Chelsea players playing a couple of sports that they don't play professionally, and as you might expect, a video of Chelsea players trying their hand at baseball and American football turns out to be excellent viewing.

Here's a quick rundown of the action:

Multiple Blues talk about hitting home runs. Lampard shows off a nice swing but then says something nearly unintelligible to my ears.

Gary Cahill wears his cap backwards/sideways (Beastie Boys homage?), and Ross Turnbull makes a mystifying and totally unwarranted appearance (though he'll probably feature prominently in the meaningless preseason friendlies this video is promoting).

Meanwhile, no one seems capable of either throwing or catching the pigskin without looking ridiculous. Use the laces to your advantage, fellas.

As we all already knew, however, footballers can kick the pigskin—really far and really well.

I'm pretty sure Didier Drogba even pops up somewhere in what must be one of his final appearances for the club.

All in all, it's a highly entertaining bit of video, and if you were wondering, the Chelsea players were playing American sports because they'll be touring the US this summer.

The four stops on the tour are Seattle (hence the Seahawks helmets), New York (hence all the Yankees gear, though most non-Americans seem to think it's required to root for the Yankees no matter what), Miami and Philadelphia (didn't see any of their teams represented).

Should be a rowdy time, especially if David Luiz is involved.

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