Ecuador Will Pack its Own Chef

Ecuador, not wanting to take the chance that there will be no German chefs in, uh, Germany, plan to put one in the overhead compartment on its way to the World Cup. Manfred Krauth, a German national who has worked in Guayaquil for 17 years, will be the national team’s official head chef at the training table this summer. Click here and scroll down if you are dying to see the team’s general menu. If I weren’t a gentleman, I’d note that there’s room for mischief when La Tri are fed by a German cook on the morning of the Germany v. Ecuador match. Good thing I’m a gentleman!