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<\/p>\nAN ARGENTINE football club secretly changed their badge for a brilliant reason.<\/p>\n
But only the most eagle-eyed fans spotted the minor tweak.<\/p>\n
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Racing Club launched a superb campaign to raise awareness about testicular cancer.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, the Buenos Aires team have made subtle adjustments to their emblem – a light blue shield with three white vertical stripes with the word 'RACING' in white. <\/p>\n
They have added a small lump to the bottom of the right stripe, gradually making it bigger over the past month.<\/p>\n
Many supporters did not even notice the change – just as many men will not realise when testicular cancer starts to develop.<\/p>\n
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The football club – who face Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals – released an emotional video on Wednesday to confirm the bulge was not an error or an optical illusion but instead a deliberate act.<\/p>\n
The clip, posted on Twitter, was captioned "What happened to our shield?" and racked up more than one million views within 16 hours of going live.<\/p>\n
The video says: "Testicular cancer can develop in four weeks. That's why we made a campaign that lasted four weeks. <\/p>\n
"There is nothing more sacred than our shield… And nothing more important than taking care of ourselves."<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Argentine manager Juan Ramon Fleita adds: "What happened to our shield can happen to your body.<\/p>\n "Therefore, together with FUCA [Argentine cancer research charity] we have been altering the Racing badge for four weeks to raise awareness of what is happening with many tumours.<\/p>\n "Although for weeks no one noticed, in the last few days some saw it.<\/p>\n "They worried and they told us to do something and it's not okay to let it go.<\/p>\n "Early detection of testicular cancer saves lives."<\/p>\n The video also encourages fans to check out the testicular cancer charity website and take a check. <\/p>\n TESTICULAR cancer is the most common\u00a0form of cancer\u00a0in young men. <\/strong><\/p>\n Testicular cancer is normally characterised by a lump or swelling on one of your testicles, the male sex organs which produce sperm and testosterone.<\/p>\n Bucking the trend, testicle tumours are more likely to strike blokes aged 15-49 than those over 50.<\/p>\n In the UK, around\u00a02,300 men are diagnosed each year.<\/p>\n This equates to just one per cent of all male cancer, although cases of testicular cancer have DOUBLED since the mid-70s.<\/p>\n The most common sign is a lump or swelling on one of your testicles, which is normally about the size of a pea.<\/p>\n Not all testicular lumps are cancerous, while only four per cent of scrotal lumps are, but you should still always get your GP to take a look.<\/p>\n The disease generally affects men aged between 15 and 49 and is one of the rarer forms of cancer with around 2,300 males diagnosed each year in the UK.<\/p>\n Men can go to the Cancer Research UK or NHS websites for more information and support. <\/p>\n Fans flooded to social media to praise Racing Club for the incredible gesture.<\/p>\n One said: "That is really great! I am glad to see the club is using their platform to raise awareness for such an important cause and hope more clubs follow their example!"<\/p>\n Another wrote: "That's a really smart way to spread awareness for this horrible disease."<\/p>\n A third added: "This is a very clever idea\u2026 Catch stuff before they become too noticeable and you'll have better chances of a positive and quick recovery! Guys, be careful!"<\/p>\n And a final user wisely commented: "Some balls are more important than football."<\/p>\n Borussia Dortmund star Sebastien Haller and ex-Arsenal and Wales striker John Hartson are among the high-profile footballers to be diagnosed with testicular cancer. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-23841659.jpg\")
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