A Brief History Of Sport’s Most Unsporting Moments
Soccer: Maradona’s Hand of God
The infamous “hand of god” incident occurred in a match between England and Argentina in the World Cup of 1986, for years after the two countries had clashed in the Falklands War. Emotions were high and there was no love lost between the two teams. Referees failed to spot that Diego Maradona scored the first goal of the match by striking it with his hand. Later in the match he would go on to dribble past five English players and kick the second goal of the match, which was later voted the goal of the century.
Aftermath: Argentina was not penalized for the handball goal and won the match 2-1 and went onto win the 1986 world cup. Maradona was on the field for every minute of every game. Maradona maintained that the goal was, “a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God” until a BBC interview in 2005.
Maradona’s later life has been plagued with health problems that likely stemmed from years of substance abuse and obesity. Following a massive heart attack in 2004, he stopped using cocaine, but had further problems due to alcohol. He attended a treatment center in 2007 and in 2008 became the coach of the Argentinian soccer team.
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Perhaps you should review what the term “clock-wise” means.
Rolling a cricket ball is worse than biting someone’s ear off?? Granted I know next to nothing of the English sport – but c’mon.
The sports were not in any particular order, of course I would rather have a ball rolled to me than my ear bitten off, but the rolled ball created a hell of a stink as it was seen as a cowardly play. It cast the Australian team in a bad light for many years after, even the Australian players on the field thought it was a gutless move.
How can they leave off Woody Hayes coming from the sideline to level an opposing player running for a touchdown??
I’m only a mere mortal, but that incident just might make the next list.
Two comments: ON Kermit Washington, I saw that game and did not then and still do not believe it was bad sportsmanship. You have skirmish going on adrenaline is high and a player from the opposite team is running at you. I dont know about anyone else but I think if you put yourself in the same shoes you are going to protect yourself and while some do it by running some tend to throw out a fist or kick.
Mike Tyson: During and after the first fight Tyson was complaining of headbutts from Holyfield, a number or other fighters also stepped forward and stated the same, Holyfield tends to lead and hit with his head. During the second fight Tyson again was complaining of headbutts. Holyfield is at least 6 inches taller than tyson why is his head hitting tyson on the forehead. bad sportsmanship on tyson but should also have been on Holyfield
Hmmm…like the list but if you’re going to call out dopers how about Roger Clemens ongoing boorish and deceitful behavior and taking the sportsworld and Congress for idiots with his own brand of sophistry. Also, throw in his bat throwing incident in the World Series and a professional philistine is complete.