Five Of The Worst: Horror Tackles

Every week in football around the world there are bad tackles. Some accidental others deliberate, but there are few which stick in the consciousness of football like the five below... Please be warned there are some distressing images in the videos below if you have a weak stomach you might not want to watch... 

Harald Schumacher on Patrick Battiston, Germany v France, Euro 88

Like all the tackles I'm going to mention, this one is brutal. There was no intention to get the ball and the recipient of it ended up with damaged vertebrae, numerous teeth knocked out and in a coma. The assailant of this crime German keeper Schumacher didn't even get a booking or concede a foul.



Martin Taylor on Eduardo, Birmingham v Arsenal, Premier League 07-08

This tackle was one of the biggest talking points of the 07-08 season. Some say it even derailed Arsenals title charge, one thing we can say for sure is that Eduardo was never the say player after it. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger went on to call Taylor to be banned for life although he retracted this statement later on. What do you think?



Roy Keane on Alf Inge Haaland, Man United v Man City, Premier League 01-02

"Even in the dressing room afterwards, I had no remorse. My attitude was, f**k him. What goes around comes around. He got his just rewards. He f**ked me over and my attitude is an eye for an eye."

Do I need to add much more to that little rant from Roy Keane reflecting on his disgraceful tackle on Haaland?



Benjamin Massing on Claudio Caniggia, Argentina v Cameroon, Italia 90

There's an old Cameroonian saying if the first and second tackle don't kill him, make sure the third one decimates him. Well they enacted this out on Argentine legend Claudio Caniggia in the opening game of Italia 90. If you want to see a perfect example of a premeditated tackle this is the one...



Axel Witsel on Marcin Wasilewski, Anderlect v Standard Leige

This I feel is the worst out of a bad bunch. The bad intention was their and the player on the receiving end of the tackle paid for it in the worst way. The tackle on first sight looks innocuous but after watching the replay you really see the malevolent nature of the tackle and the effect it has on the opposing player.



I hope you managed to get to the end of this collection of unsavory moments, can anyone think of any worse tackles?