In this old clip from the 1986 European Cup Winners’ Cup match between Dynamo Kiev and Atletico Madrid, the game was stopped as the players chased a feathered pitch-invader. Despite several tackle attempts (both in the soccer sense of tackling and the football sense), the chicken runs free all the way to the sideline.

If these guys went after the ball with the same success that they chased this chicken, this must have been a pretty boring match.

Video: Footballers throw themselves at a chicken [Off The Post]

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