In these collection of pictures, we take a look at some of the biggest fights in the world of football after the huge brawl in India vs Pakistan SAFF Championship match on Wednesday.
In the 2006 World Cup final between France and Italy, Zinedine Zidane famously head-butted Italy's Marco Materazzi and was sent off with a red card. France went on to lose the final after penalties.
In the final minute of the Manchester United vs Arsenal game in 2003-04 season, Diego Forlan won a penalty for the Red Devils. Ruud van Nistelrooy stepped up but miss the spot-kick and was mobbed by celebrating Arsenal players, which led to a massive brawl. Van Nistelrooy was involved in sending off of Arsenal's Patrick Viera earlier.
Back in 2005, during a Premier League match between Newcastle United and Aston Villa, the strangest of things occurred when two Newcastle players, Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer, started to brawl against each other amazingly.
The Battle of Santiago is a football match in 1962 World Cup between Chile and Italy. Labelled “stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful” by BBC commentator David Coleman, required four interventions from Chilean police. Two players were sent off and numerous punches were thrown in an astonishing exhibition of violence.
Diego Maradona, while playing for Barcelona, kicked each Atletico Madrid player that came at him. With jumping high kicks, and low kicks, it looked more like a display of karate than a brawl.
Head coach Igor Stimac and members of the Pakistani football side had to be separated before the half-time whistle as tempers flared in India vs Pakistan match at the SAFF Championship 2023 on Wednesday. Stimac was shown a red card for showing dissent following a heated altercation with several players of the Pakistani camp.