Lyon ended PSG’s 36-match unbeaten streak with a 2-1 win on Sunday, but Zlatan did not go down without a fight.
Category: DTotD
DTotD: Freight train Carlos Tevez breaks goalkeeper’s jaw
To score on a goalkeeper is one thing, but to then break his jaw later in the match is just uncalled for. And yet, this is what Carlos Tevez did in Boca Juniors’ 4-1 win over Newell’s Old Boys last weekend.
DTotD: HSV player headbutts teammate during training
A poorly timed challenge from Michael Gregoritsch on teammate Ivo Ilicevic angered Ilicevic to the point of headbutting the young winger.
Headbutt aside, Gregoritsch was the one who limped away from the challenge, apparently hurting himself more than Ilicevic. But Ilicevic’s retaliation wasn’t tolerated by manager Bruno Labbadia, who suspended him for Sunday’s match against Cologne as punishment.
Who knew headbutting your own teammates would be frowned upon?
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
DTotD: Fred punches opponent in the back of the head, gets sent off
Remember Fred, the scapegoat for all of Brazil’s problems at the 2014 World Cup up until Neymar was murdered by Colombia? Well, he decided to release his pent-up frustration on the back of an opponent’s head during a cup tie between Fluminense and Atletico-PR.
While a teammate tied his shoe during preparations for a free kick, Fred viciously punched Paranaense defender Leo in the head, knocking him to the ground.
The referee showed Fred a red card (he also sent off Leo, for reasons that remain unclear) and Flu went on to lose 1-0. So that’s what Fred’s up to these days.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
Thanks to Ryan Lloyd for the tip!
DTotD: RKO outta nowhere and into a puddle
Normally the Dirty Tackle of the Day is a vicious challenge on an opponent, but this time we have something far more literal. This video is from a high school match in Tallahassee, Florida and it’s actually a goal celebration that sees a player RKO Outta Nowhere his teammate into a large puddle/small lake along the touchline. It’s dirty and majestic. 10/10.
Thanks to Philipp Detscher for sharing!
DTotD: Turkish player tackles opponent, then viciously kicks him in the head
With only a few days left in December, an amateur footballer in Turkey is making a bid for the nastiest display in a match this year with this vile tackle and head kick combo.
He starts by sweeping his opponent’s legs from behind — and that alone was enough for the referee to show him a red card. Perhaps realizing that he had nothing left to lose, he then went 50 steps further and savagely kicked his downed opponent in the head.
According to the Daily Mail, the victim needed nine stitches to his lip, but other than that was OK. Which is pretty amazing.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
DTotD: Felipe Melo kicks Lazio player in the ear, gets sent off
“@Marcocalcio22: From bad to worse Felipe Melo sent off for this Karate Chop on Lukas Biglia pic.twitter.com/G1fGmH0q9M” IDIOT!
— petrichor (@glossolalia69) December 20, 2015
Felipe Melo, who you might remember as the man who used Arjen Robben as a doormat during the 2010 World Cup, is still finding creative ways to assault people with his feet after all these years. During Inter’s Serie A match against Lazio, Melo was shown a straight red for proving that he could use Lucas Biglia’s shoulder as a foot rest.
Inter lost 2-1.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
DTotD: Vasco defender kicks opponent in the face
Vasco da Gama defender Rodrigo was a split second too late to the ball, so he settled for the next best thing and kicked Corinthians’ Malcom in the face instead.
Rodrigo was already on a yellow at the time, so this was more than enough to get him a second booking and an early shower. Malcom somehow continued on in the match, albeit with just one eyebrow still attached to his head.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
Thanks to Ryan Lloyd for the tip!
DTotD: David Luiz sent off, Argentina fans mock Brazil over 7-1
Postponed by 24 hours due to torrential rain, Argentina and Brazil played their World Cup qualifier on Friday night and David Luiz left his mark both on the game and the appendages of his opponents.
Luiz was sent off after a nasty stomp on Lucas Biglia in the 88th minute of the 1-1 draw.
DTotD: Russian futsal player throws ball and a punch at referee
Frustration can get the best of anyone and one Russian futsal referee found out that adding to it for another person can be dangerous.
Our series of unfortunate events begins with a player getting knocked down by an opponent. The referee stops play and awards the ball to that opponent’s team, since the player in yellow fell on top of the ball and appeared to touch it with his hand. This ruling did not please the player in yellow, so he threw the ball at the official’s head. The official then showed him a red card and so the player in yellow punched the referee in the head.
The lesson here? If you’re going to show a red card to a player who was willing to throw a ball at your face, you better duck immediately after doing so.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
Video via 101GG