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Fan shaves beard after winning penalty in humanitarian challenge spanning

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A Croatian football fan has finally shaved his long-standing facial hair following a dramatic match where the referee awarded his team an unexpected penalty. The supporter had maintained this unique habit for over two years and six months without shaving until he believed justice was served by receiving free kicks in front of him during gameplay, though reports suggest friends initially misunderstood that it would be himself rather than someone else who made such bold claims regarding personal appearance standards within the context of sporting events leading up to his decision.

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    Navijač, a player for Oxford United in the English Championship League Cup match against Leeds Rhinos on March 16th at Wembley Stadium (London), had not shaved his beard since it was awarded to him.
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    The decision lasted exactly six hundred and seventy-five days before he finally cut off all hair from undergrowth of facial skin.
[Mar 16, Mar] Navijač had not shaved his beard for over two thousand one hundred and nine (2,09) days before the team was awarded a penalty in an English Championship League Cup match against Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.