Even if Costa Rica misses out on a World Cup trophy, Real Salt Lake striker Álvaro Saborio will take home a special personal honor.
According to a group of female journalists, Saborio is the "most handsome" player on the 2014 Costa Rican World Cup squad. He bested all of his teammates with 33 points, with 25-year-old midfielder Celso Borges coming in second place with 29 points.
Overall, "Sabo" grabbed four first place votes and a handful of other second, third and fourth place votes.
I'm not sure about how attractive he is, but he sure can score some attractive goals like this one:
The original post is in Spanish, but you can read it with Google translate here.
-Brennan Smith
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