5 greatest sportsmanship moments in football

Ajax-Cambuur

In the Dutch Eredivisie, Ajax were playing Cambuur when this bizarre incident took place. Usually, when play is stopped so that an injured player can be attended to, the opposition players give the ball back so that play can be started again.

However, Jan Vertonghen, who’s now playing for Tottenham, lofted the ball towards the opposition goalkeeper, which inadvertently went into the net, even though he did not mean to do so. As a mark of sportsmanship, the Ajax players stood in their places, and allowed the Cambuur team to score a goal unopposed (which they almost messed up, by the way!)