Dive, dive, dive! Benteke pokes fun at World Cup VAR


FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - Gibraltar v Belgium - World Cup 2018 Qualifier - Algarve stadium, Faro, Portugal - 10/10/16. Belgium's Christian Benteke celebrates his goal against Gibraltar. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Christian Benteke missed out on travelling to Russia with Belgium's World Cup squad but he still got involved in the debate over video refereeing at the tournament -- from his holiday swimming pool.

"Do we need VAR to check if this is a dive or not? #WorldCup," the Crystal Palace striker asked on Twitter along with a video of him plunging into the water.

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