Amid the ridiculousness of teams wearing tribute shirts to players who pick up injuries, there are displays of sportsmanship well worth mentioning.
In the most recent of examples, Nemanja Matic and Romelu Lukaku were seen consoling Benfica's Mile Svilar at full-time in the Champions League mid-week, with the young goalkeeper visibly upset by his error that saw Manchester United win 1-0 at the Estádio da Luz.
Inspired by their sportsmanship on the pitch, talkSPORT.com has taken a look at other such on-field acts of compassion – read on for more.
West Ham’s league game against Everton in December 2000 saw an incident that resulted in Paulo Di Canio winning the FIFA Fair Play Award.