9 most stunning moments witnessed on a football pitch

The game of football is a tapestry decorated by stunning moments that define what this game is all about. In fact, it even reflects the nature of the world – the ugly and beautiful side of it – under the guise of kicking the ball.Moments are what make people call football ‘the beautiful game’. Not all moments are sunshine and roses, obviously, as there are some incidents that stamp a black mark on the game, making us appreciate the better ones all the more vividly.Here are nine such stunning moments on a football pitch that show both sides of the game.

#9 Barcelona fan throws a pig\'s head at Luis Figo

Barcelona fans

This is the moment very few fans don’t know about. There have been many cases where a player joined an arch rival’s team, but only one where the said player got thrown a pig’s head at him. 

And that player was none other than Luis Figo.

The former Portugal star was the sweetheart of Barcelona fans. He enchanted the Camp Nou with his mesmerising skills and became the hero of their dreams. However, Florentino Perez turned it into a nightmare by promising to sign him if he won the presidential elections – and he did. 

The next time Figo was at the Camp Nou, the reception he got would have given the impression that he was the second coming of Satan. When he sized himself up to take a corner, a fan threw a pig head at him and let his frustration be known.

 

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