here are the 15 most brutal fouls in the history of football they haven't cleared it all oh that is a booking number 15 at number 15 the foul was committed by a player normally known for being a good guy it was in the final match of the group stage of the 2018 UEFA Champions League Bayon Munich versus Ajax Amsterdam both teams were giving their all and they each scored a goal however in the 75th minute chaos erupted on the Ajax bench Mueller attempted to reach a long pass with a high kick and didn't see the
Ajax player who wanted to head the ball the Bayern player directly hit tagao in the forehead with his boot studs causing a laceration tagao had to receed medical treatment on the field but luckily was able to continue and finish the match Mueller on the other hand was shown a red card and had to take an early shower the foul was quite violent but unintentional however our top three fouls without a out are brutal number 14 in the 1990 World Cup held in Italy Cameroon surprised Everyone by beating the defending Champions Argentina 1 to zero in
The Opening match but there was a scene from that game that the football world will never forget just before the end of the match there was one last Counterattack by Claudio kigia during that tackle even a shoe flew off massing was directly sent off and this foul was considered one of the worst in World Cup history indeed football is pure emotion and in some cases tempers flare up quickly number 13 our next foul is committed by a player known mainly for his aggressive defending and unsportsmanlike conduct in the quarterfinals of the Spanish Copa del re
Barcelona with Superstar Messi played against their Arch Rivals Real Madrid Messi's run towards the goal as usual could only be stopped by a foul and while Messi was on the ground Pepe did this he stepped on his hand Messi screamed in pain and Barcelona went mad rightfully so the referee didn't see it and there was no video assistant referee at that time so Pepe didn't receive a foul Messi on the other hand was able to continue playing and scored the winning goal against Real after the match Pepe apologized claiming it was unintentional sorry Pepe but
it looked anything but accidental number 12 the next foul didn't even result in a yellow or red card although this tackle nearly killed the other player in 1988 rang were playing against sta Bucharest the Scottish team was known for their rough style of play but gr sunus went a bit far that is a booking Reckless and dangerous 40 years ago the studs on the boots were made of iron not plastic the player who suffered the foul had to undergo surgery and in the hospital he discovered how serious the situation was one of his lymph nodes
had burst which could have endangered his life fortunately everything turned out well and Graham didn't even receive a card for his ugly foul number 11 but let's stay in England the Premier League is known to be a bit more physical and John Terry was known to be one of the toughest Defenders however this tackle knocked him out cold it was the final phase of a League Cup match between Chelsea and Arsenal and the score was tied at 1-1 Chelsea earned a corner and Terry wanted to show off his heading skills they haven't cleared it Abu
diabi wanted to kick the ball away from the goal and Terry attempted a header at the same time it was not a good combination Terry swallowed his tongue stopped breathing for a short period and had to be treated on the field fortunately he recovered but had no memory of the incident at least dider drba scored the winning goal making Chelsea the winner of the match number 10 the foul in the next match also occurred during an important encounter and almost sparked a brawl between the two teams we're back in Spain in the 2011 Spanish super
Cup match between Real Madrid and Barcelona remember Pepe Barcelona was leading 3 to2 and it was already the last minutes of extra time when Marcelo had no chance of recovering the ball and brutally lunged at fabrias from behind pure frustration a straight red card in the ensuing scuffle Marino pinched the ear of the Barca coach PK and Ozil pushed each other and yes there was a lot of confusion Pinto David via Marcelo and oil all received red cards and had to watch the final seconds from outside the field number nine Axel witell was an important
player for Dortmund in recent years but when he was making a name for himself in 2009 he was involved in one of the worst fouls and some even called for his ban from professional football at the time the young witell played for the standard lie he was part of Belgium's golden generation and top clubs from around the world had their eyes on him but then during a match against andle this happened whell broke the opponent's leg received a red card and was suspended for eight matches he continued to claim it was all unintentional but with
the next incident the perpetrator of the foul won't be able to escape simply brutal number eight It's the final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa the Netherlands with Ain Robin face the Spanish tikit taka of Iniesta and zavi it's the 28th minute and the score is 0 when Nigel deong turns into a Kung Fu Fighter against shabi Alonzo it's understandable that the Spanish players were furious with the referee because the Englishman Howard Webb only showed a yellow card it's hard to believe when you see those images fortunately Alonzo could continue playing and
since Robin failed to score Spain ultimately won the World Cup but this foul in the Bundesliga didn't have a pleasant aftermath number seven the injured player even sued the other player and the opposing team's coach in 1981 beel field played against weird Breman Ewald leanon tried to dribble past zman the iron studs cut lean's thigh and I can't show you the leg photos otherwise YouTube would block the video the player recovered from the injury after 4 weeks but sued Sigman and Oto Regal the coach of wer Brean at the time according to lean's accusation the
player had encouraged his teammates to commit the foul the lawsuit failed but the incident didn't go unnoticed in the return match the coach even sat on the bench wearing a bulletproof vest there were death threats against him number six Martin Taylor also received a death threat after his foul on Eduardo we're back in the Premier League Birmingham city against Arsenal Martin Taylor's incredibly brutal foul against Eduardo of Arsenal resulted in a broken tibia and fibula the incident was so shocking that even on TV replays weren't shown Taylor was suspended for three matches Eduardo returned to
the field after a long injury Hiatus but was never the same number five our number five occurred two years later again in a Premier League match Stoke City's Ryan shock cross entered the duel made the first Contact and broke Aaron Ramsay's leg sha cross received a red card and was suspended for three matches Arsenal manager Arsen Winger and the rest of the team were Furious 19-year-old Ramsay was making a name for himself in the football world and many feared his career was already over fortunately he recovered from the terrible injury and continued to play play
now let's move on to a foul that gave the player a nickname The Butcher of bilbow number four in the 1980s athletic bbau and Barcelona had the biggest rivalry in Spain belau became champions in 1983 Barcelona won the cup and in their fourth round of the new season the two teams were set to face each other the skillful Catalin against the tough basks two different football Worlds the score was already 2 to Z for Barca when Maradona received the ball in [Applause] Midfield go coia brutally lunged from behind and broke the 25-year-old maradona's ankles midona
had to stay out of the game for several months and Gia chukia received an 18 match suspension we've reached the top three and we're back in the Premier League number three in 2006 Manchester City played against Portsmouth after a corner kick Portsmouth player Mendes rushed to clear the ball was Ben Thatcher hit him in the face with an elbow for no reason Mendes lost Consciousness and had to be treated on the field and then taken to the hospital the Absurd thing is that Thatcher only received a yellow card what does one have to do to
get a red card in England later he was suspended by the football association for eight matches and fined by his own club being docked 6 weeks wages as a punishment hey it's not fair to hit others when you're angry but it's perfectly fine to hit the Subscribe button with Force now let's move on to a classic moment in football number two France versus Germany in 1982 the two teams met in the World Cup semifinals and the encounter was ruthless suddenly a good opportunity for France goalkeeper shoeer lunged at badon and knocked him out with a
powerful blow the player lost several teeth and suffered a spinal injury one of the worst fouls ever Schumacher had no chance of touching the ball and it seemed like just wanted to knock out the French player but here's the Absurd part he didn't receive any card not even a yellow one Germany won the semi-final but then lost to Italy in the final our number one perhaps the most brutal foul ever happened in England are we really surprised number one September 1997 Manchester United was playing against leads Roy Keane and Alf in Holland or rather erling
Holland's father clashed several times during the match 5 minutes before the end Keen wanted to trip Holland but in the process he injured himself Holland leaned over him and shouted to stop faking an injury but Keane wasn't faking he torn his cruset ligament and had to be out injured for a long time 3 and 1/2 years later the two faced each other again hollan was playing for Manchester City the Eternal rival of Manchester United Keane Wanted only one thing to have revenge on [Music] Holland he received a red card and a three match suspension Plus
a fine of 5,000 a year and a half later he wrote in his autobiography that he wanted to hurt Holland with that foul in the English league handed him another five match suspension and a fine of 150,000 lb but wait did you know that due to a brutal foul Ronaldo died on the field for a minute watch the video here
