Everyone's making the same joke about Boca Juniors' latest signing
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Sometimes sharing your name with a famous fictional character is a blessing, sometimes it's a curse.
On paper, Boca Juniors’ latest signing appears fairly low-key - a 21-year-old defender who’s come through the ranks at Argentinos Juniors. No biggie.
So why has his announcement as Boca's latest signing blown up on social media? Because the player’s name is Kevin Mac Allister… and everyone is making the same joke.
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The right-back has the same name as Macaulay Culkin’s character in the iconic 1990 Christmas film, Home Alone (although pedants will note it's spelled 'McCallister' in the film).
Nevertheless, it didn't take long for some brilliant replies to come rolling in. In fact, the creative photoshopping started immediately...
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... and the wonderful gifs followed.
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Some were quick to point out the defensive prowess Kevin displayed in Home Alone. "He will defend La Bombonera [Boca's stadium] to the death from any intruders" reads this tweet.
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and you just knew that Kevin’s mum had to appear at some point.
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The real Kevin Mac Allister actually has a decent story himself. He is the son of Carlos Mac Allister, who also played for Boca back in the 1990s, and was in the Argentina national team at the same time as Diego Maradona. Kevin’s younger brother, Alexis, signed for Brighton last week on a four-and-a-half-year deal.
But in terms of a Home Alone-football hybrid, even Kevin Mac Allister will have to go a long way be as Kevin McCallister as Kevin de Bruyne.
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