Zlatan Ibrahimovic Slapping Opponent + 6 Times Footballers Assaulted Rivals On The Field

Football is a physical sport. At time tempers fly and players do lose their temper. Be it in club matches or international games, players have often assaulted their rivals on the field.?

It is never pretty when that happens. Here are some instances:

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1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic slaps opponent in Major League Soccer

2. Zinedine Zidane headbutts Marco Materazzi in 2006 FIFA World Cup final

3. Zuniga hits Neymar on the spine in 2014 FIFA World Cup

4. Nigel de Jong kicks Xabi Alonso on the chest in 2010 FIFA World Cup final

5. Fabien Barthez knocks down Ronaldo in 1998 FIFA World Cup final

6. Pele kicked down in 1966 FIFA World Cup

7. Luis Suarez bites Italian defender in 2014 FIFA World Cup