sport news The best touchline meltdowns after David Moyes' shock moment of madness in the ...

sport news The best touchline meltdowns after David Moyes' shock moment of madness in the ...
sport news The best touchline meltdowns after David Moyes' shock moment of madness in the ...

West Ham's Europa League semi-final defeat was compounded by manager David Moyes volleying the ball at a ballboy's head in Eintracht Frankfurt's Deutsche Bank Park.

Moyes lost his cool and kicked the ball back the way it came as he was frustrated at how long the ballboy was taking to hand the ball back to him. The referee showed Moyes a red card for his conduct, but he still saw fit to joke about it afterwards.

'I have to apologise for kicking the ball but the ballboy left it short and it was nicely on the volley for me,' he said in his post-match press conference.

As Moyes and West Ham lick their wounds from their Europa League defeat, Sportsmail has compiled a list of other managerial meltdowns on the touchline...  

Wenger v Jose - October 2014

The rivalry between Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho had been approaching boiling point for many months. In February 2014, Mourinho taunted Wenger by calling him a 'specialist in failure' and later that year, they truly came to blows on the touchline.

Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in October 2014, a game that is best remembered for Wenger pushing Mourinho as they two clashed following a heavy challenge from Gary Cahill on Alexis Sanchez.

Mourinho responded to Wenger's push by flicking his tie and the Arsenal boss was unrepentant in the immediate aftermath.

'What is there to regret? I wanted to go from A to B and somebody confronted me before B without any sign of welcome,' he said.

Arsene Wenger pushed Jose Mourinho in a Chelsea v Arsenal match back in 2014

Arsene Wenger pushed Jose Mourinho in a Chelsea v Arsenal match back in 2014

Pardew headbutts Meyler - March 2014

One of the more extraordinary clashes in Premier League history saw Newcastle manager Alan Pardew sent off for headbutting Hull midfielder David Meyler.

The collision came after Pardew was upset at Meyler appearing to push him out the way to retrieve the ball at a throw-in. They squared up, with Pardew pushing his head into Meyler's face. A melee followed and, after the crowd was dispersed, Meyler was booked and Pardew dismissed. 

'Yeah it was a situation where I shouldn't have been there,' Pardew said. 'I apologise to everyone, I shouldn't have got involved. I didn't mean no damage to the guy but I moved by head forward and I shouldn't have done that.'

Alan Pardew headbutted David Meyler when tension spilled over in a Premier League match

Alan Pardew headbutted David Meyler when tension spilled over in a Premier League match

Pearson grabs McArthur's throat - Feb 2015

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this incident is how Nigel Pearson escaped any charge from The FA. 

The incident happened in Crystal Palace's 1-0 win against Leicester at the King Power stadium. McArthur and Marc Albrighton had been involved an innocuous tangle that took the Palace player tumbling into the feet of Pearson.

Pearson, who was caught off

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