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I'm a rugby player, really, and I knew I was going to get to him, and when he was about two yards away I just put my head down. There was no malice. I was going for the ball with my head, which I understand is a legitimate move in soccer.

— Boris Johnson

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On his tackle on German midfielder Maurizio Gaudino in a charity football match.

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