5 moments that made the football world cry

#2 Appie Nouri collapses

Abdelhak Nouri in action before he collapsed on the pitch

Life can be so strange at times. So, so strange. There are people who want to die, but can't seem to pull the plug. And then there are others for whom people wish that they died due to the atrocities that they carry out to their surroundings.

Some, however, just love living because life has a lot in store for them. One such individual goes by the name of Abdelhak Nouri, Ajax's former midfielder. Typing the word 'former' itself is unbearably painful because he is only 20-years-old and had the world at his feet.

Ajax were grooming a sort of a golden generation last season with talents such as Kasper Dolberg, Davinson Sanchez and so on. Appie Nouri was one such player who was among the brightest stars in the team.

However, life had something else in store for him. In a friendly match against Werder Bremen, Nouri collapsed on the floor and was later rushed to the hospital, where it was declared that he had been inflicted with permanent brain damage and could never again lead a normal life, let alone play football.

It was such a cruel move by destiny against a person who had so many dreams and on whose shoulders lay so many hopes. Life can be so inscrutable at times.