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A football club in New Zealand has come under fire after a picture of its terrible chicken burger went viral.
Wellington Phoenix, who play in the A-League, suffered finals agony on Saturday after their season ended with a 2-1 semi-final defeat to Melbourne Victory.
And their dejected fans walked away from the club’s Sky Stadium with broken hearts and empty stomachs having been served a pitiful portion of food described as a ‘chicken burger’.
An image shared by popular football food social media account ‘Footy Scran’ showed a tiny amount of meat sat on a slice of processed cheese in the middle of a dry bun, with barely any mayonnaise spread on the bread.
Football fans have blasted a club in New Zealand for selling this chicken burger for £8
The burger is priced at NZ$16.90, which equates to around £8, leaving followers of the social media page enraged.
‘That, sir, is a crime against humanity,’ one fan said.
‘That’s ruined my morning,’ said another, while a third fan described the shocking meal as ‘a disgrace’.
One X user suggested the Phoenix ‘should be relegated for serving food like that’.
Another fan claimed the Phoenix’s chicken burger is ‘worse than a Rustlers’ – a microwaveable hamburger sold at supermarkets in the United Kingdom.
The Phoenix face plenty of competition when it comes to the worst footy food stakes. Last year, Manchester City fans hit out at the Premier League champions for flogging a tiny portion of fish ‘nuggets’ and chips for £10.
English rivals Aston Villa also copped flak online for selling a £4.80 sausage roll that was burnt to a crisp, while an FC Halifax Town fan was left feeling ‘awful’ after being served ‘undercooked’ cheese and bacon loaded chips at a game.
The dish was so cold that the cheese sprinkled on top hadn’t melted, and the chips were pale.
Wellington Phoenix’s season came to an end on Saturday after losing to Melbourne Victory
‘When I got it, I was disappointed. It wasn’t raw but it looked undercooked,’ he said.
‘But, I was starving so I woofed it down anyway. I didn’t feel too clever on the drive home.
‘The next morning I felt awful but thankfully it passed over after a few coffees.’
Elsewhere, Haiphong FC in Vietnam sell sandwiches filled with ‘unknown meat’ for the reasonable price of 67p, while MTK Budapest in Hungary offer ‘fatty bread’ sandwiches consisting of buttered bread topped with red onions and paprika for 80p.
