🎥 Bust-ups between team-mates that stunned the public
Rabiot – Rowe: the incident too far (August 2025)
The fight that plunged Olympique de Marseille into crisis from the first day of the championship. The Rabiot-Rowe saga is not over.
Arsenal: Lacazette vs Cédric Soares (April 2022)
During a training session in April 2022, Alexandre Lacazette gets angry with his teammate Cédric Soares after a rough duel. The two men exchange very strong words, to the point that the intervention of partners is necessary to calm the situation. The incident will remain without consequence, but it reminds us how much tension can rise in closed-door sessions.
Bayern Munich: Boateng vs Lewandowski (May 2015)
During a training session in May 2015, Jérôme Boateng and Robert Lewandowski come to blows after a muscular duel. It was Mehdi Benatia who separated the two fighters.
Because of these recurring internal tensions, Bayern is nicknamed "FC Hollywood" in Germany.
PSG: the "penaltygate" Cavani vs Neymar (September 2017)
The famous ego war that marred the first weeks of the Neymar era at PSG. In September 2017, Edinson Cavani and Neymar argue over who should take a penalty against Lyon. The dispute continues in the locker room, revealing the difficulty of managing two superstars within the same team.
Tottenham: Lloris vs Son (July 2020)
In July 2020, Hugo Lloris reproaches Heung-min Son for a lack of defensive efforts against Everton. The tone rises, the two men grapple under the cameras, and their teammates have to intervene. José Mourinho then downplays the episode, seeing it as "the passion that makes a team progress".
Arsenal: Adebayor vs Bendtner (January 2008)
In the middle of the League Cup semi-final against Tottenham in January 2008, the cameras catch Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner arguing and insulting each other on the field, forehead to forehead. An incident that illustrates the tensions in an Arsenal losing its bearings at the time.
Newcastle: Dyer vs Bowyer (April 2005)
We save the "worst" for the end. Impossible not to mention this classic: in April 2005, Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer actually come to blows during a match against Aston Villa. The two Newcastle players are expelled and sanctioned. A scene that has remained in history as one of the most shocking in English football.
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