🎥 Bust-ups between team-mates that stunned the public | OneFootball

Locker rooms are supposed to embody unity, solidarity, and collective strength. But under the pressure of competition, ego and frustration sometimes take over.

Just like the Rabiot-Rowe clash, certain altercations between teammates have left their mark on the recent history of French and European football. Let’s look back through the archives.

Rabiot – Rowe: The Incident That Was Too Much (August 2025)

The fight that plunged Olympique de Marseille into crisis right from the first day of the league. The Rabiot-Rowe saga is not over yet.

Arsenal: Lacazette vs Cédric Soares (April 2022)

During training in April 2022, Alexandre Lacazette lost his temper with his teammate Cédric Soares after a tough duel.

The two men exchanged very heated words, to the point that their teammates had to step in to calm things down. Fortunately, the incident had no further consequences.

Bayern Munich: Boateng vs Lewandowski (May 2015)

During a training session in May 2015, Jérôme Boateng and Robert Lewandowski came to blows after a tough challenge. It was none other than Mehdi Benatia who separated the two fighters.

Because of these recurring internal tensions, Bayern is nicknamed "FC Hollywood" in Germany.

PSG: The "Penaltygate" Cavani vs Neymar (September 2017)

The famous ego war that tainted the first weeks of the Neymar era at PSG. In September 2017, Edinson Cavani and Neymar argued over who should take a penalty against Lyon.

The dispute continued in the locker room, revealing the difficulty of managing two superstars within the same team.

Tottenham: Lloris vs Son (July 2020)

In July 2020, Hugo Lloris reproached Heung-min Son for a lack of defensive effort against Everton. Tempers flared, the two men grabbed each other in front of the cameras, and their teammates had to intervene.

José Mourinho later played down the episode, seeing it as "the passion that helps a team progress."

Arsenal: Adebayor vs Bendtner (January 2008)

In the middle of a League Cup semi-final against Tottenham in January 2008, cameras caught Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner arguing and insulting each other on the pitch, forehead to forehead.

An incident that illustrates the tensions within an Arsenal side that was losing its bearings at the time.

Newcastle: Dyer vs Bowyer (April 2005)

We’ve saved the "worst" for last. It’s impossible not to mention this classic: in April 2005, Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer actually came to blows in the middle of a match against Aston Villa. Both Newcastle players were sent off and sanctioned.

A scene remembered as one of the most shocking in English football history.

Also read:

- OM: Medhi Benatia spills the beans on the Rabiot/Rowe affair

- OM - "Extreme violence", Pablo Longoria breaks his silence on the Rabiot-Rowe affair

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