{"id":5488,"date":"2026-05-08T13:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5488"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:45:46","slug":"top-five-fights-between-teammates-in-football-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=5488","title":{"rendered":"Top five fights between teammates in football history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The Real Madrid midfielders certainly aren&#8217;t alone&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>5. Idrissa Gueye Vs Michael Keane<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Only this season Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane clashed in their 1-0 victory over Manchester United. The heated exchange between the two was spurred on by a poor pass from Gueye which led to Bruno Fernandes having a shot on-goal. A confrontation erupted due to the nature of the nearly costly error, Keane pushed Gueye and the Senegalese international responded by slapping his teammate. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:0\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Tom Harrington &#8211; the referee &#8211; saw the incident and brandished the red card 13 minutes into the game. Everton miraculously went on to win their first league match at Old Trafford since December, 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"youtube\" data-embed-src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mqWw4jOrJTQ?si=AVCxqP-g5g39s74s\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dewsbury-Hall STUNS Old Trafford after bizarre Gueye red! | Man Utd 0-1 Everton | EPL Highlights\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqWw4jOrJTQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>4. Emmanuel Adebayor Vs Niklas Bendtner <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:1\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:2\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>3. Ricardo Fuller Vs Andy Griffin<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane&#8217;s scuffle marks 17 years since a similar incident happened on the pitch of a Premier League game &#8211; the last one involving Ricardo Fuller and Andy Griffin when Stoke City took on West Ham United in 2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The altercation occurred after Stoke&#8217;s captain Andy Griffin made a mistake in possession leading to Carlton Cole equalising for West Ham. Enraged, Fuller slapped Griffin in the face resulting in a straight red card for the Jamaican striker. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"youtube\" data-embed-src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/nqrDEHyt21g?si=Nt_AM9jWohFDMvc-\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ricardo Fuller slaps his own teammate \ud83d\udc4b #ricardofuller #stokecity #andygriffin\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nqrDEHyt21g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p><strong>Best UK betting offers right now &#8211; 18+, BeGambleAware<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:3\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><oc-connect-widget slot-id=\"97dDCX3NiPvxFMRHGvaDS\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>2. Graeme Le Soux Vs David Batty <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>After Blackburn&#8217;s remarkable league title win in the 1994\/95 season it had meant Rovers had secured Champions League football for the next season. The defending champions however started the season poorly with only one win in six. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>During Blackburn&#8217;s Champions League game away at Spartak Moscow, David Batty and Graeme Le Soux both attempted to keep the ball in play near the side-line before bumping into each other. In frustration the two collided. Batty went on to call his teammate selfish which angered Le Soux enough to throw a punch at his midfield partner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"youtube\" data-embed-src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/i45UwGeX3d8?si=_h-zYQkhmp9Y5vkN\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Graeme Le Saux &amp; David Batty fight during the Champions League game against Spartak Moscow (1995)\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i45UwGeX3d8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:4\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2><strong>JOE\u2019s Win-Lose-Draw Predictor \u2013 Win \u20ac\/\u00a31,000 in our FREE PL game<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In the age of stats geeks, AI-generated Fantasy teams and nth-degree analysis, we&#8217;ve stripped Premier League knowledge down to its most instinctual form: Win, Lose or Draw.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>JOE&#8217;s brand new Premier League Win-Lose-Draw Predictor gives you the chance of going up against your mates to prove your footballing nous, while also being in with a chance of winning \u20ac1,000\/\u00a31,000 each week if you correctly predict all results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>And if no users predict all results correctly, EVERY player who submitted an entry for that Gameweek will automatically be placed into a random digital prize draw for the \u20ac1,000\/\u00a31,000.<br \/>Play below!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/predictor.joemediagroup.ie\/pl?competition=premier-league\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1900\" frameborder=\"0\" data-embed-type=\"embed\" data-embed-src=\"https:\/\/predictor.joemediagroup.ie\/pl?competition=premier-league\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:5\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>1. Kieron Dyer Vs Lee Bowyer <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Arguably one of the most infamous examples of teammates fighting each other came in Newcastle&#8217;s 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa in 2005. The atmosphere in St. James&#8217; Park was already dampened by the 3-0 score-line and after the third goal went in Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer squared up to one another in frustration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The fight resulted in both men sent off leaving the home side with eight men due to Stephen Taylor&#8217;s earlier red card. The fight transpired due to Bowyer accusing Dyer of not passing to him which Dyer responded with saying &#8220;It&#8217;s because you&#8217;re Sh*t&#8221;.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div data-embed-type=\"youtube\" data-embed-src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5FtcBH30DmM?si=LC_QBi7IscRNT09n\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Newcastle players start fighting eachother!\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5FtcBH30DmM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$?--><template id=\"B:6\"\/><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Top #fights #teammates #football #history<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Real Madrid midfielders certainly aren&#8217;t alone&#8230; 5. Idrissa Gueye Vs Michael Keane Only this season Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane clashed in their 1-0 victory over Manchester United. The heated exchange between the two was spurred on by a poor pass from Gueye which led to Bruno Fernandes having a shot on-goal. 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