Eagle-eyed West Ham United fans noticed something hilarious when Issa Diop came on as a second half substitute against Fulham.
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Angelo Ogbonna was forced off through injury and was replaced by Diop.
And it led to a rather hilarious moment for anyone tuning in for West Ham’s last gasp 1-0 win.
As Diop hurriedly got ready to come on he went through the usual checks with the fourth official.
Diop’s missing ring makes hilarious sideshow during West Ham win
But the French defender had forgotten to take a ring off his finger and resorted to pulling the stubborn item of jewellery off with his teeth.
West Ham’s popular player care manager Hugo Scheckter was waiting on hand to take the ring from Diop for safe-keeping.
Things didn’t quite go to plan, though, as the ring went flying onto the London Stadium turf.
Diop ran onto the pitch and it was left to Scheckter to try and locate the ring.
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And he was down on his hands and knees in front of the two dug-outs for a good five minutes searching the grass to no avail.
The episode made for a hilarious sideshow as West Ham toiled to make a breakthrough.
And the man himself revealed the huge team effort that was needed after the game to make sure the ring was found.
“It took four groundsman, one magnet and a security style body scanner but we found it!” Scheckter said on Twitter.
“Huge relief 🙌⚒ #coyi #whufc.”
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It may well be Scheckter’s most important and last significant contribution to player welfare at West Ham.
Who knows what Diop’s other half would have done to him had he lost the ring.
Scheckter leaves West Ham next month as West Ham search for a replacement in the hugely important role – read full story here.
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