It stays to be seen whether or not Kylian Mbappe will be capable of play any additional half in France’s Euros marketing campaign, after Les Bleus’ captain and talisman broke his nostril in Monday’s 1-0 win over Austria.
If Mbappe is to characteristic in France‘s second sport of Euro 2024 – in opposition to the Netherlands on Friday – and past, he’ll must do it sporting a masks.
He would possibly look a bit ridiculous, however he’d be removed from the primary footballer to take to the pitch in such, er, fashion…
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Gamers who needed to play in masks: 1. Paul Gascoigne
After taking a whack to the face throughout England‘s 1994 World Cup qualifier in opposition to Norway in Oslo, Paul Gascoigne needed to play the remainder of the sport in a masks.
The truth is, Gazza, who was enjoying for Lazio on the time, needed to don the unfetching accent for the rest of the 1992/93 season.
2. Petr Cech
Legendary Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech had performed in a rugby-style headguard since coming back from a life-threatening head harm he suffered in opposition to Studying in 2006.
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In 2011, he had so as to add one other piece of apparel: a Batman-esque masks, after sustaining a facial harm throughout a sport in opposition to Blackburn Rovers.
3. Son Heung-min
Son Heung-min fractured his eye socket (ouch) when he collided with Marseille’s Chancel Mbemba whereas enjoying for Tottenham within the Champions League shortly earlier than the 2022 World Cup.
However the South Korea skipper wasn’t going to overlook out on captaining his nation within the greatest event of all, and he performed all 4 of their video games in Qatar masked up.
4. Harry Kane
Harry Kane may have picked a greater time to interrupt his nostril: he did it simply earlier than Tottenham’s North London derby conflict with Arsenal in early 2016.
And it was completely no shock when Gunners followers mocked him for his new piece of his package – which he whipped off in celebration after giving Spurs a second-half lead at White Hart Lane.
5. John Terry
Chelsea gamers have been notably unfortunate within the facial harm division – and iconic captain John Terry was no exception, having to play in a masks for quite a few video games in 2007.
Terry fractured his cheekbone within the third minute of a West London derby encounter with Fulham – and, in sometimes warrior-like vogue, carried on till half-time with out getting therapy!
6. Paolo Maldini
In 2003, legendary Milan skipper Paolo Maldini, Il Capitan, grew to become Il Mascherato (The Masked One), having damaged his nostril amid the warmth of the derby in opposition to Inter.
He needed to spend a few weeks on the sidelines, earlier than returning for the Rossoneri’s Champions League quarter-final tie with Ajax in a slightly makeshift-looking masks.
7. Michael Ballack
German legend Michael Ballack confronted former membership Chelsea within the 2011/12 Champions League group stage, whereas turning out for Bayer Leverkusen.
However he will not been probably the most acquainted face to his previous Blues teammates, having to take to the pitch in a reasonably beefy masks.
8. Robert Lewandowski
As one of many deadliest strikers of the trendy period, Robert Lewandowski has by no means been afraid to place his head the place it hurts.
And we anticipate it damage rather a lot when he broke his cheekbone in 2015, forcing him to masks up for Bayern Munich‘s Champions League semi-final encounter with Barcelona.
9. Josko Gvardiol
One other masked man from the 2022 World Cup, Croatia‘s Josko Gvardiol needed to sport the take care of an unlucky conflict with RB Leipzig teammate Willi Orban.
But it surely did not have an effect on his performances on the event, the place he starred in his nation’s run to the semi-finals.
10. Victor Osimhen
Victor Osimhen needed to put on a masks because of eye socket harm he sustained whereas enjoying for Napoli in late 2021.
And the Nigerian striker continues to play in it to at the present time – not out of any medical want however as a result of it makes him really feel safer out on the pitch. Truthful sufficient!
From medical masks to Marvel…
Not all masks are medically vital; some gamers pull them on for the sheer enjoyable of it. Facundo Sava did not rating many targets for Fulham, however when he did he celebrated by whipping a Zorro-esque masks out of his sock.
Sava’s fellow Argentine, Newcastle favorite Jonas Guiterrez, went and outdid him some years later, although, doing likewise however with a Spider-man masks (come on!).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has celebrated by impersonating Spider-man, Batman and Black Panther, whereas Raul Jimenez has nodded to his native Mexico with a masks impressed by compatriot and WWE star Sin Cara.
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