A word of advice: never play chicken with Carlos Tevez.
During a match between Boca Juniors and Newell's Old Boys, Tevez made a great run, received the ball, found himself one on one with the keeper, shot, had the ball saved then kneed the keeper in the face (accidentally, it appears) and broke the man's jaw. So that play had everything.
Carlos Tevez Misses Breakaway, Clobbers Keeper
Does anyone else find it super-impressive that the keeper stopped the shot here? He had Carlos Tevez bearing down on him with a full head of steam, and he hung in there anyway, blocked the shot then took a knee to the face.
He had to know he was going to get hit. He had to know Tevez was too close to jump out of the way. But he had a goal to protect, and he protected it even though he literally broke his face in the process. Kudos. This type of play will be familiar to American baseball fans, who regularly watch catchers blocking the plate get steamrolled by baserunners. This leads to a fair amount of injuries.
Don't play Red Rover with Tevez either.
(H/T SB Nation)
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