Video: Dirtiest tackles ever in Football

It’s the chance to get one up on your opponent, let him know you’re there, simply stick one on him or deal a cynical revenge strike. The art of tackling is one of the most entertaining aspects of the beautiful game, with so few able to claim to have mastered it. Paul Scholes definitely didn’t.

#1. Sunday League horror tackle

#2. Benjamin Massing vs Claudio Caniggia (good old body check)

#3. Nigel De Jong on Xabi Alonso (Kung fu!)

#4. Ben Thatcher sends Pedro Mendes flying (Timeframe: 0:25 to 0:31)

#5. Peter Crouch on Jon Obi Mikel (flying giant)

#6. Michael Brown on Ryan Giggs

#7. Norman Hunter brilliant tackle

#8. Graeme Souness tackle

#9. Mathieu Flamini on Vedran Corluka

#10. Roy Keane stamp on Gareth Southgate

#11. Ibrahimovic vs Materazzi

#12. Bocanegra Hard tackle (MLS style)

#13. Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay taken out by Teddy Sheringham

#14. Horror tackle (Ukraine vs Moldova)