A BRAZILIAN football player has been banned for six games after leaving a rival writhing on the ground in agony with this flying kick.
Number 7 Janete did honour to the name of her women’s football team Tiradentes – which in English translates literally as removing teeth – with the karate special.
Footage of the ugly moment showed her lifting her right foot high in the air and connecting with the head of an opposing team player.
The 24-year-old received a straight red for her action, which happened during Tiradentes-Pl’s match against Ceara in Brazil’s second-tier A2 Women’s League.
Speaking ahead of her six-match ban after a meeting of football disciplinary chiefs, she insisted: “I don’t know how to explain how I feel.
“It was something no-one was expecting, me least of all.
“It was going well in training and I was working hard and this has made me feel really sad.
“If you watch the video, I was looking directly at the ball and I didn’t see the other player coming.
“I honestly didn’t know she was there and ended up striking her. It was not intentional. I would never do something like that.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
