The Barcelona team-mates have been caught on camera almost coming to blows, but they are by no means the first to see tempers flare off the field

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Football would be nothing without emotion – be that in the stands, on the field or at the training ground.

When throwing an eclectic mix of personalities and temperaments into one giant melting pot, it is inevitable that tempers will occasionally fray.


There have been countless examples of that happening down the years, with Barcelona the latest in a long line of clubs to have seen the boundaries of acceptable behaviour blurred in the heat of the moment.

Here, takes a look at six such incidents, starting with the most recent addition to the roll of shame...

Neymar v Nelson Semedo - 2017
Having joined Barcelona in a £26.8 million deal from Benfica, Semedo was given a baptism of fire in his first training session.

Firstly, he became the unwitting subject of a cheeky nutmeg from new team-mate Neymar, which is unlikely to have gone down well as the Portuguese full-back sought to make a positive first impression.

Semedo then almost came to blows with his Brazilian colleague during a practice game, with Neymar taking exception to being grappled after finding the target.

A heated exchange was eventually broken up, but ended with Barca’s Samba striker ripping off his bib, lashing a stray ball away in frustration and storming from the field – all of this amid speculation suggesting that his days at Camp Nou may be numbered!

Mario Balotelli v Roberto Mancini – 2013
In December 2011, fiery Italian frontman Balotelli was involved in an unsightly training ground scrap with Manchester City team-mate Micah Richards.

The enigmatic striker clearly did not learn from the incident as a little over 12 months later, in January 2013, he was involved in another bust-up – this time with his own manager!

Mancini lost his cool with a fellow countryman after seeing Balotelli commit a crude foul and then refuse to leave the field as requested.


Andy Carroll v Steven Taylor - 2010
Two north east natives got a little hot under the collar during a Newcastle United training session in March 2010.

Carroll was said to have confronted his colleague after discovering that Taylor had been texting his ex-girlfriend.

Things then spiralled out of control, with the latter suffering a broken jaw and the former a busted hand.

Taylor would need to have his jaw wired, keeping him out of action for the rest of the season, while Carroll was also forced under the knife.

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