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Take your pick as Germany coach sinks to a new Low

Germany coach Joachim Löw added a new lowlight to his unflattering highlights reel during his side's EURO 2016 opening win over Ukraine on Monday morning (AEST).

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Löw was caught on camera appearing to scratch himself and then take a sniff for good measure.

Lukas Podolski has defended #GER coach Joachim Low’s “scratch and sniff” antics on Sunday. https://t.co/cAyJqf0Fzm pic.twitter.com/MdLMS15IxW — TEAMtalk (@TEAMtalk) June 14, 2016

But he didn't stop there and later during Germany's 2-0 win, Löw, seemingly oblivious to being on camera, played with his 'findings' before once again taking a whiff.

This 56 year-old has displayed a penchant for cringe worthy moments.

At the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Löw was seen to pick his nose before shaking hands with Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo after full-time.

Talk about rubbing your opponent's nose in it!

And finally, here's the original Löw nose picking incident from during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Couldn't be a ploy, could it?


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