During football matches, passions often boil over, and even the loudest players can't control their emotions. One of the ugliest player actions is spitting at an opponent. The portal "Goal" decided to review the most famous football spits, including superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. One of the most famous incidents of the last century is the event at the 1990 World Cup match between Germany and the Netherlands, when Frank Rijkaard lost his nerves after a move by his opponent Rudi Voller. One of the players frequently accused of spitting was "Liverpool" forward El Hadji Diouf, who "distinguished himself" in the 2003 UEFA Cup quarterfinal against Glasgow "Celtic", and a year later spat at "Portsmouth" representative Arjan de Zeeuw. Famous goalkeeper Fabien Barthez "delighted" even the match referee with his saliva, when his team "Marseille" played a friendly match against the team "WAC Casablanca" and earned a three-month disqualification. Another Frenchman, Patrick Vieira, defending the colors of "Arsenal" in a match against "West Ham", spat at Neil Ruddock, resulting in a red card, disqualification for several matches, and a fine of 30,000 pounds. Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the Ballon d'Or five times, lost his temper when playing for "Man Utd" against "Derby County" and couldn't resist Robbie Savage's provocations. Another forward, Lionel Messi, spat on the opponent's jersey in 2008, when he was provoked by "Malaga" forward Duda. In 2014, representatives of "Newcastle United" Papiss Cisse and "Man Utd" defender Jonny Evans greeted each other with saliva.
