Most aggressive football players ever

Tommy Smith is a former footballer who played for Liverpool in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born on the 5th of April 1945 and joined the Reds in 1962.He was known for an uncompromising defensive style and he is considered as one of the toughest players Liverpool has ever seen. Smith used psychological behavior to threaten and intimidate opponent players.

Smith was nicknamed "The Anfield Iron" and former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly once quoted "Tommy Smith wasn't born, he was quarried"Some rumors said ''Merseyside mothers kept his picture on the mantelpiece to keep their kids away from the fire". But the interesting fact is that he only sent off once in his whole career and that one time was due to his rudely speaking with the referee.

Smith made 638 appearances, scored 48 goals, and won more than 10 trophies with the Reds.

According to his daughter, after "growing increasingly frail and suffering from a variety of ailments over the last three months" Unfortunately, he passed away on 12 April 2019.

The Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is known for his arrogance and high self-confidence. He played for many clubs such as Barcelona, Inter Milan, Ajax, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, and his current team A.C. Milan.He was born on born 3 October 1981 and began his senior career with Malmö FF in 1999 where he stayed for 2 years.

Ibrahimovic is famous for having a short temper. Even in his early career, he had a fight with a teammate during training, and the teammate's father wanted to expel him from the team.After that, he has been involved in several other violent incidents with teammates as well as his opponents. For some of them, we can mention his assault on coach Pep Guardiol during his time at Barca, his training-ground fist-fight with his Milan teammate Oguchi Onyewu, punching Bari defender Marco Rossi in the stomach during a game, or choking the NYCFC goalkeeper Sean Johnsonwhich which is somehow new.

It’s also interesting to know that Ibrahimovic also holds a black belt in Taekwondo He was sent off a total of 13 times in his career, which is another reason he is among the most aggressive players in football history.

You might know him from the 2006 world cup incident when Zinedine Zidane headbutt him after he verbally insulted Zidane while pulling his shirt. Zidane received a red card after that.

This Italian defender was born on 19 August 197 and started his professional career in 1990. He is mostly known for his period in Serie A club Inter Milan where he stayed for 10 years.He was named among the hardest footballers in history and according to our list, he is among the most aggressive football players ever as well.

He was nicknamed "Psycho" or "Killer" due to his style of playing. Materazzi was a hard tackler, and a physical, brutal, pricked player. He was also known for his tight marking of opponents.

The Italian center back has received more than 60 yellow cards and 25 red cards in his career. But despite the bad behavior, he was a pretty good defender. He eventually retired in 2014 at the age of 41.

This English midfielder is often referred to as a 'thug' and or a 'yob' by the media. Well, they might not be wrong.He was born on 24 October 1985 and made his professional debut with Everton in 2002 then he moved on to Manchester United where he gained his popularity.

This Red Devil's temper sometimes is out of control and he has a very short fuse. He is an energetic player who combines technical skills with strength and physicality but, this sometimes might get him in trouble.Swearing, stamping, kicking, and headbutting his opponents is another reason he was sent off six times, and all of these statements place him among the most aggressive soccer players of all time.

The forward sometimes gets drown in his passion for football which makes him angry and upset if someone offends him. In a simpler way, his love for football often creates a strong weak point for him.

Another Manchester United player whose name is in the list of the most aggressive football players ever. English former football player, spent his entire professional playing career with Manchester United. He is widely viewed by many as one of the greatest players of the Premier League although, there have been times in his career that he got violent.

Scholes sometimes take the match very seriously, especially When matches get tight. It's not a bad thing but too much of it may get dangerous. He always had a strong hard tackle, sometimes he was too hard a tackler.

Scholes has assembled a total of 90 yellow cards and 4 red cards in his career. Generally, he was not a player who wants to behave and play dirty but you don't want to get him mad either.He retired in 2013 after he made almost 718 appearances for the Red Devils and won 25 titles.