President Barack Obama, already known for his basketball prowess, has managed to gain a starting spot on England’s World Cup squad.
Well, at least a young apprentice at an unnamed British company seemed to think so.
The company produced coffee mugs with the faces of England’s top soccer players including center back Chris Smalling. However, the mug that was supposed to show Smalling’s face instead features Obama’s visage.
An apprentice at the company found the picture of the POTUS on Google while searching for the British defender. To reconcile the mistake, the company employed web-based Wholesale Clearance UK to sell the 2,000 faulty mugs.
The item’s description clarifies the blunder:
“The Dorset company in question (whose blushes we shall protect for now….maybe!) was given the seemingly easy job of sourcing royalty free pictures of each England squad player to use on the England mugs – along with other accompanying items such as England coasters, England mouse mats etc. They passed this onto to their young, bright eyed and bushy tailed new apprentice. The designs were proofed and signed off by the Boss, who had clearly had a heavy night with the lads playing poker and before he’d had his first vat of coffee the following morning.”
Wholesale Clearance UK now lists the limited edition mugs for the low price of £1 each.