Now that's how to show how far you've come

35 years ago civil war broke out in Lebanon. To mark the anniversary, political leaders from different factions met in another form of strife--a football (soccer) match.

Lebanon's political rivals meet in football 'friendly'

Rival political leaders in Lebanon have marked the 35th anniversary of the outbreak of the civil war with a football match to show their unity.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri captained his team against a side led by an MP from the Shia Hezbollah movement.

Commentators had to stifle their laughter as the unfit politicians quickly ran out of breath.

A unity government was formed by Mr Hariri's majority coalition and the Hezbollah-led opposition in November.

The agreement ended five months of deadlock following June's general election which had threatened Lebanon's stability.

'One team'

"We are one team" was the slogan for the 30-minute friendly played by ministers and MPs to commemorate the bloody 1975-1990 civil war, which left more than 150,000 people dead.