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Lukas Podolski may have just offended the entire country of Kazakhstan

Published 10:03 28 Aug 2015 BST

Robert Redmond
Lukas Podolski may have just offended the entire country of Kazakhstan

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Lukas, Lukas, Lukas.

Lukas Podolski is a bit of practical joker, who, despite spending most of his time at Arsenal warming the bench, always seemed to be in good spirits and a popular member of the dressing room. The German forward is also pretty active on social media. https://twitter.com/Podolski10/status/524211527638065152 Podolski is now at Galatasaray, who were yesterday drawn alongside Astana from Kazakhstan in the Champions League group stages. The 30 year reacted to the news by tweeting a picture of fictional Kazakh character Borat, created by British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, which is unlikely to go well with some in central-Asian country. https://twitter.com/Podolski10/status/636941046958657536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The 2006 film Borat was banned in the country, and denounced by the Kazakh government as they felt Cohen's character portrayed the country in a bad light. So Podolski's joke was bound to offend some people. https://twitter.com/Ankaman616/status/636944955014008832 https://twitter.com/YldrySahinler/status/637173700308168704 https://twitter.com/Juvepodcast/status/636943850129477632 https://twitter.com/taigozin/status/637083726086713348

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Lukas Podolski may have just offended the entire country of Kazakhstan