I’d love to say this is from “News of the Weird,” but I don’t mean to say the participants are weird, just the event itself. The Blind World Cup is just that, the best of the world’s blind players competing for the Cup. Unbelieveable. Deadspin.com has included a photo of some of the players vying for the ball, and though it may look normal, it’s filled with small pieces of metal so the players can hear it.

The BBC reports that the normal rules of football have been adapted for the blind version of the game. Instead of 11, there’s five players on each side. So for those that thought the normal game of soccer was getting too many by the goalie, this version of the game allows them to see. Cheaters.

The most interesting part is that coaches can shout instructions from the sidelines, and the audience has to remain silent so the players can hear their coaches’ call. So not the crazy futbol crowds you’re used to seeing. Hopefully the crowd isn’t blind as well.

The players are also outfitted with eye protection, so that opposing teams don’t gouge them out to take the advantage, oh wait. Yeah, what that would be for, I actually have no idea.

I’d love to see it, but I would definitely have to comment from the sidelines, so I’ll probably sit this one out. Please, let them televise.