Last night, a strange situation unfolded in the game between Bidvest Wits and AmaZulu, when Gabadinho Mhango spat at Michael Morton. Sadly, the midfielder isn't the first player this has happened to. Can you name others who were spat at?
It remains to be seen whether or not the Malawian will receive punishment for his controversial actions, and while many will be disappointed with what Gabadinho did, he joins a long list of some of the world's greatest talents to have flung their saliva at others.
Former Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard spat a glob of phlegm at Germany's Rudi Voller duing the 1990 World Cup. After Voller put in a heavy tackle on the Dutchman, Rijkaard reacted by spitting as his opponent ran past him.
Moments later another battle ensued and Rijkaard enjoyed a second round of target practice by flinging more spit at the German, which landed in Voller's hair.
El Hadji Diouf was no stranger to stirring up controversial moments during his time on the field, and it seems that spitting was his go-to method when confronting someone.
On several occasions, the former Senegal striker was fined for spitting, but perhaps this incident saw him hurl his facial liquid products at a Celtic fan during the 2003 UEFA Cup quarter-finals.
During the 2004 European Championship, Francesco Totti and Denmark's Christian Poulsen were seen having a go at each other throughout the game. Eventually, things got too much for the Roma legend, and he landed up spewing spit all over the Dane's face.
Inititally, the incident went unnoticed, but after a Danish television station made the footage go viral, it forced UEFA to sentence Totti to a three-match ban, which ultimately saw him being suspended until the semi-finals of the tournament.
What type of punishment do you think should be issued when such an incident occurs?
