Bad freak out of a football legend!
A shocking video has surfaced online showing former world star and current president of the Football Association of Cameroon Samuel Eto’o (41) at the WM brutally attacked a man in front of a stadium in Qatar.
The clip shows the former FC Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker leaving the 974 Stadium in Doha after winning the Round of 16 game Brazilians had seen against South Korea (4:1).
It shows: While Eto’o poses in a good mood for photos with waiting fans on his way out of the arena, a man with a video camera approaches him. A little later the situation escalates: After Eto’o had initially walked on, he suddenly turns around and aggressively approaches the man.
Although four men are holding him back at times, the former striker does not let go of the man. Then he suddenly rushes at him when he’s kneeling – with a brutal kick his knee slams into his face from below with full force.
Thankfully, the victim doesn’t appear to have been seriously injured. The man is helped up by other people. Then the video ends…
What made Eto’o so freak out was initially unknown. Some French media reports that his victim is said to be a Youtuber from Algeria. He annoyed Eto’o with questions about referee Bakary Gassama (43).
background: Gassama had officiated the decisive World Cup qualifier between Algeria and Cameroon – and had been heavily criticized by the Algerian FA for some controversial decisions in Cameroon’s 2-1 victory.
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Eto’o ended his active career in 2019. Most recently he played for SC Quatar. He had won the Champions League three times with FC Barcelona and Inter Milan. He has been President of the Cameroon Football Federation since 2021.
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