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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Kevin Baxter

Serbian soccer players say TV commentator's beauty is distracting

Nov. 07--Maybe if the players for Red Star Belgrade tried keeping their eyes on the ball there wouldn't be a problem. But they say that's impossible when TV commentator Katarina Sreckovic is around so Sreckovic has been asked to leave the sidelines during a couple of recent games, according to London's Independent Newspaper.

The players' complaint? Sreckovic is so beautiful they can't concentrate on soccer.

And it doesn't get any better after the game or during training. Sreckovic told the Independent that players have struggled to complete coherent sentences during interviews -- or simply stared at her and didn't answer at all.

"It was a problem at the start but I think they've got used to me now," she said. "It was tough though because for a while it seemed as if they might not be able to work with me."

The 25-year-old hosts a TV show that focuses on Red Star Belgrade, a leading club in the Serbian league. Sreckovic admits she is also a big fan of the team -- and don't tell the players this, but she has a boyfriend who supports Red Star as well.

As far as the distraction thing goes, though, Sreckovic isn't covering anything up. Just the opposite, in fact, since she keeps her Instagram page updated with pictures showing her wearing team gear and not much else.

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