Football's fight club: which players have fallen out on the pitch with a teammate? | The Knowledge

"Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan, Charlton v Maidstone, FA Cup, 1978-79 With Charlton chasing a winner against non-league Maidstone in the FA Cup third round, simmering tension between their strike pair of Hales (nickname: Killer) and Flanagan came to the boil. Hales felt Flanagan was passing to him reluctantly, if at all, so I've had a word and hit him one! Flanagan reciprocated and the pair were sent off."

"Craig Levein and Graeme Hogg, Hearts v Raith Rovers, 1994-95 The Hearts defenders were sent off after coming to blows when Raith's Gordon Dalziel almost scored in a pre-season friendly. Hogg threw the first punch, Levein the last. Levein threw two haymakers which I can only describe as a superb effort that Mike Tyson would have been proud of, said Dalziel. I was killing myself laughing and jokingly gave Hogg the count of 10 as he was flat out. I didn't realise the severity of the blows or the fact that Levein had actually broken Hogg's nose."

"Graeme Le Saux and David Batty, Spartak Moscow v Blackburn, 1995-96 Blackburn's miserable Champions League campaign plumbed the depths in Moscow when Batty and Le Saux argued after going for the same ball. Le Saux tried to punch Batty in the neck before Tim Sherwood intervened. No action was taken by the referee."

"Jens Lehmann and Marcio Amoroso, Schalke v Dortmund, 2002-03 In his final season at Dortmund, the usually mild-mannered Lehmann reacted badly to a Schalke goal by trying to strangle his teammate Amoroso. In a hilarious development, the goal that so enraged Lehmann was disallowed for offside. But the violence still counted: Lehmann was sent off."

Idrissa Gueye received a red card for slapping a teammate during a match at Old Trafford. Derek Hales and Mike Flanagan traded blows and were sent off in an FA Cup tie after simmering tensions erupted. Craig Levein and Graeme Hogg were sent off after a pre-season friendly fight that reportedly left Hogg with a broken nose. Graeme Le Saux attempted to punch David Batty during a Champions League match in Moscow, with no referee action taken. Jens Lehmann tried to strangle Marcio Amoroso after a disallowed goal and was sent off for the incident.

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