Biggest fights in football history – Footballers (or soccer players if you’re North American) have to be supremely athletic to cover the 110 to 120 yards (100 to 110 meters) of the soccer pitch, all the while going for the ball or dodging other players. It’s not so surprising that the aggressive spirit that it takes to excel at the game sometimes boils into hits that are more violent than they should be, confrontations between players on the pitch, and other assorted bad behavior.
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At times, players are simply single-minded in their pursuit of the ball, and unfortunately, these are the times when other players and their breakable body parts just get in the way. Things like this can happen in the heat of battle. Other times, a moment’s surge of anger and rage over an incident can send a player into overdrive, and result with their opponents going to the hospital. All it takes is a moment’s bad decision based on adrenaline-fueled emotions as you’re racing down the pitch. What could possibly go wrong?
When it comes to the next generation of footballers, let’s just say that the combination of athletic talent, teenagers, and lots of money can be a combustible one. While most players get a reputation for their game play, some garner even more headlines for their antics out of uniform.
From single notorious incidents to bad boys who just can’t keep out of trouble, here’s a look at 15 of the soccer world’s worst role models. And remember, these are trained professionals — don’t do this at home
15. Jack Wilshere
Sometimes, the action happens both on and off the soccer pitch. Midfielder Jack Wilshere made his professional debut with Arsenal in 2009 at the age of 17, and it wasn’t long before the hotheaded teenager got himself into trouble. Tackled by Jerome Thomas of West Brom later that year, witnesses said there was an exchange of words as Wilshere was on the ground. When he got to his feet again, Thomas shoved him. It was Thomas who got the red card, even though many fans protested the obvious provocation. In a match against Birmingham City in 2010, Wilshere was sent off for lunging at Nikola Žigić, a Serbian national player. Wilshere was said to be heading for Žigić’s leg cleats first. The British player is just as charming off the pitch, however. He’s been involved in a number of street fights, and once tried to spit on a taxi driver who was wearing a hat promoting rival team, the Tottenham Hotspur. In March 2016, he got into a fight with a neighbor over a net he’d installed to keep his footballs in the yard. The police got involved after he allegedly spat on and threatened the 71-year-old neighbor.
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