While soccer is often referred to as “The Beautiful Game,” there’s no way getting around the fact that it’s a physical sport, prone to injuries and ugliness.
We got a fresh reminder of that this weekend when, in a seemingly routine effort to stop a promising attack, Asker goalkeeper Kenneth Udjus broke the leg of his opponent, KFUM player Yassin Rfiffi. Take a look, unless you are squeamish:
As the video shows, Udjus immediately reacts in shock, well before the referee pulls out the red card, and it’s clear something has gone wrong.