5 dirtiest goals in the history of club football

Darren Bent beachball goal
Darren Bent got a “beach ball” intervention

#2 Luiz Adriano – Shakhtar Donetsk

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The prolific Brazilian striker was involved in an extremely dubious incident in the 2012/13 Champions League season, scoring against FC Nordsjaelland in an extremely controversial manner.

Playing alongside future stars such as Fernandinho, Willian and Mkhitaryan, Adriano would latch onto an uncontested drop ball being played to Nordsjaelland ‘keeper Jesper Hansen. The Brazilian would go on to round him and slot the ball into an empty net for one of his three goals on the night.

The move prompted severe criticism from the opposition, their fan. Later on, even UEFA who would charge him with violation of the principles of conduct and punish him with a one-game suspension.

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