Athletes Getting Kicked In The Face

SI Staff | Jun 2, 2016

Athletes Getting Kicked In The Face /

Athletes Getting Kicked In The Face

Bruno Alves of Portugal was sent off Thursday, June 2, after kicking Harry Kane of England in the face. Here are some other instances through the years of athletes and one sports official being kicked in the face.

Clint Dempsey takes a blow to the face from Ghana's John Boye at the 2014 World Cup.

Real Madrid's Zinedine Zidane kicks Deportivo de la Coruna's Sergio in December 2003.

Matt Murton of the Chicago Cubs kicks the face mask of Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz during a 2007 game in Philadelphia.

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Chad Laprise of Canada lands a front kick to the face of Ross Pearson of England in their March 2016 lightweight bout.

Liverpool's Jamie Carragher gets a boot in the face as Chelsea's Didier Drogba tries an overhead kick during their 2011 Premiership football match.

Ramon Sessions of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks to pass as he kicks Gerald Wallace of the Charlotte Bobcats in the face during their December 2010 game.

Netherlands' Demy de Zeeuw gets kicked by Uruguay's Martin Caceres during the 2010 World Cup.

Corey Anderson takes a kick to the face from Gian Villante during a UFC mixed martial arts bout in April 2015.

France's Mathieu Bastareaud during a 2015 Rugby World Cup match.

Katsuyuki Sakai of Japan kicks Maka Unufe of the United States in the face during the 2015 USA Sevens Rugby tournament.

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Gabriel Gonzaga kicks Randy Couture in the face during their heavyweight title bout at UFC 74 in 2007.

Martin Caceres of Uruguay kicks Demy De Zeeuw of the Netherlands in the face during the 2010 World Cup South Africa.

Erdenebaatar Naranchimeg of Mongolia receives a kick to the face from Chen Jiande of China during the 2009 East Asian Games.

Uriah Hall throws a front kick to the face of Robert Whittaker in their middleweight bout during UFC 193 in November 2015.

David Batty catches Imed Ben Younes in the face as he attempts an overhead kick.

Angel Valodia Matos of Cuba lands a kick on the face of referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden after he lost his bronze medal contest in a taekwondo competition during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Ross Pearson lands a kick to the face of Gray Maynard in their lightweight bout during a 2014 UFC fight night event in Bangor, Maine.

Irishman Brendan O'Connor gets a boot in the face as he attempts to charge down a kick by Australian Josh Valentine in June 2004.

Abdullah Hasan of Kuwait sends a kick to the face of Issam Chernoubi of Morocco during the 2011 Arab Games in December 2011.

Alejandro Sequira of the Costa Rican team Deportivo Saprissa kicks the face of Johnny Palacios of the Honduran team Olimpia during their 2011 CONCACAF Champions League qualifier.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk of Poland lands a kick to the face of Valerie Letourneau of Canada during a 2015 UFC strawweight title fight.

Chelsea's John Terry is accidentally kicked in the face by Arsenal's Vassiriki Diaby in the 2007 English League Cup final.

Bradley Porter of the Mariners kicks the ball, hitting Matthew McKay of the Roar in the face in 2009 in Gosford, Australia.

Michael Bisping of Great Britain kicks Yoshihiro Akiyama of Japan in the face during their UFC middleweight bout at the O2 Arena in 2010.

Brazil's Cristiane kicks Tina Ellertson of the U.S. in the face during a match in China in 2007.

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Hossam Ghaly in action and losing four teeth during a kick to the face by Noe Pamarot.

Published Jun 2, 2016

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