FORMER Bournemouth defender Stephane Zubar has been ruthlessly mocked after collapsing to the floor after he was hit by a ball thrown by a fan.
The video, which has been widely shared on Twitter, shows a fan throwing the ball back on the pitch after it went out of play.
The ball strikes Zubar who falls to the ground
The ball, chucked from behind the goal, strikes Zubar on his back as he walks away.
The 34-year-old, seemingly unaware of where the ball has come from, appears to sense an opportunity and drops to the floor writhing in agony.
With Zubar on the floor, the fan behind the goal raises his arms in the air, apparently delighted to have struck the defender.
The incident happened during the match between AFC Totton – Zubar’s current team – and Thatcham Town in the English Southern League.
Thatcham’s keeper looks bemused at Zubar’s theatrics and walks over to check on him with the referee not far behind.
His efforts were in vain as no foul was given and the video quickly amassed 260,000 views on Twitter with some humorous responses to go along with it.
Leading the charge was football pundit Chris Kamara who joked about how ‘painful’ it looked.
Replying to the video posted by Twitter user Matt Smith he said: “Let’s be honest and joking aside Matt Man shrugging that looked painful!”
To which Smith replied: “Didn’t it just, Kammy. I’m pleased to inform you that the the lad is recovering well.”
Not to be out-done, footy reporter Aaron Flanagan tweeted: “Remember Stephane Zubar, the former Bournemouth chap? Well, he’s now got the most sensitive elbow in football!”
Fans also couldn’t wait to get in on the jokes and added some classic responses.
One said: “I bet he is eagerly awaiting a cold call from a legal firm asking if he has had an injury at work in the last two years!”
Another said: “He’ll be out for weeks from that.”
Amazon Prime’s Video Sport account caught wind of the incident and shared their bewilderment at Zubar’s actions.
They tweeted: “A truly unbelievable dive from ex-Bournemouth defender Stephane Zubar in the 8th tier of English football.”
To make matters worse for Zubar, his team went on to lose the match 2-1.
The defender is best known for his time in England with Bournemouth, who he helped gain promotion to the Premier League in his last two years at the club.
He made 24 appearances for the Cherries during his stint there from 2011 to 2016.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
