We have come across some beautiful sporting moments this year but there had been a relentless wave of controversies too. Some cricketers have mired their names in scandals, some got into ugly spats and what not. Of course, there were retributions too. This year, however marks the golden year of Indian sports because Hima Das made our country proud in the global forefront. When a young Japanese woman Naomi Osaka became the first Grand Slam Winner, female athletes conjured courage to break barriers in India too. Hima Das’s win definitely was a landmark one where she became the first Indian woman to win Gold at the IAAF World under 20 Athletics Championship in Tampere, Finland. However, talking about the controversies, here under are some major ones that shook the sports world in 2018:

Mithali Raj vs Ramesh Powar:

Mithali Raj was ousted from the playing XI team of the ICC Women’s World 20 semi-final against England last month. This made India to lose the match by nine wickets. Hence, Raj lashed out at Edulji and coach Ramesh powar in a letter to the BCCI, letter being leaked in the media. In this letter Mithali accused Raj of bias and Powar putting her down.

I’m deeply saddened & hurt by the aspersions cast on me. My commitment to the game & 20yrs of playing for my country.The hard work, sweat, in vain.
Today, my patriotism doubted, my skill set questioned & all the mud slinging- it’s the darkest day of my life. May god give strength

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) November 29, 2018

#MeToo: Rahul Johri accused of sexual harassment:

 

Towards late October, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri got his name mired in sexual assault controversy. This accusation was brought upon him by an anonymous woman who sent the complaint to CoA member Diana Edulji. However, after an investigation panel probing into the situation, Johri got acquitted.

Rape charges on Christiano Ronaldo:

A US based former model Kathryn Mayorga accused Ronaldo of raping her in a hotel room in 2009. It happened in Las Vegas, as claimed by the model and she went on to file a lawsuit against Ronaldo also. Of course, this scandal took the sports world by storm because this preceded UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid. The Football lawyers termed what happened between them is ‘consensual’.

The expression of Cristiano Ronaldo accused of rape appeared – https://t.co/VuVmuMB8fl pic.twitter.com/N1HQD8Myh9

— Aleda Brown (@AledaBrown03) December 23, 2018

Serena William’s spat with the referee in U.S Open:

Serena Williams was beaten Japan’s Naomi Osaka, the 20-year-old-tennis player to win Grand Slam singles champion. However, this match grabbed undue attention as the referee objected upon Serena seeking tips from her coach in the middle of the match. The referee Carlos Ramos penalized Serena and the player accused him of sexism.

 

Does the referee owe Serena Williams an apology? Why or why not? pic.twitter.com/WCpbqkA7n1

— The Lunch Table Blog Show LLC (@TLTBlogShow) September 9, 2018

First Female Ballon D’or Ada Hergerberg’s Twerk Scandal:

Sports fans rejoiced Ada Hergerberg achieving Best Woman Soccer Player trophy in the world. But on stage while receiving the trophy, when the presenter asked her if she knew how to twerk, she got infuriated. However, the presenter Martin Solveig later apologized and said he just meant to tread a joke.

Lyon striker Ada Hegerberg, first female Ballon D’Or winner after scoring over 250 career goals at the age 23, asked to twerk on stage in front of footballing giants and the public watching. Disgusting and really ruined her moment she deserved. Poor. pic.twitter.com/FSz0ozz2T4

— Sean (@SeanWalkerSport) December 3, 2018

These were the major sports controversies of 2018.

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Controversial footballers – Football has legions of fans across the globe.

A recent ad campaign has really caught our fancy that is #meridusricountry which depicts how love for Football cut across the national boundaries and countries like Argentina and Brazil become as endearing as our when the bugle of FIFA sounds.

India has not excelled in world football but the magnitude of Football frenzy paints another picture.

So what if our country doesn’t play? We love Football all the same. In like manner, the Footballers too become the role models and to tell you, Kolkata loves Maradona as much as Buenos Aires does, his image rose beyond national proportions and he was titled as the ‘Prince of Football’ by the Football fanatic Kolkatans.

But the names of some legendary footballers have lately mired into controversies too but our love for them remained unchanged nonetheless.

Read on below about the Controversial footballers – controversies of some footballers that shook the world:

Controversial footballers –

1 – Luis Suarez:

He has tested huge success from his struggling days at Liverpool Football club and his score card went up a notch when he joined the Spanish giants Barcelona. Suarez adds extra glamour to the game with his skills. However, he recently got embroiled in a controversy when the threw tantrums to not play against Venezuela during the Copa America 2016. This led to his home team having to leave the competition suffering a 1-1 defeat. His temper was so high that he threw his boots on the field too. He is also accused of racism and biting opponents. Beat that!

2 – Mario Balotelli:

Mario Balotelli is otherwise called the ‘super Mario’ who drove Italy to the European championship in the year 2012. During his three years tenure in the Manchester City, Balotelli was known to have been set his house alight, found carrying £5000 cash in his pocket and driving into an Italian woman’s prison to have a look around.

3 – Cristiano Ronaldo:

He is one of the highest paid sports personalities of the world but then his controversies never seem to end. He claimed that the Real Madrid team mates were not of his status and attracted winds of dissent. While Gareth Bale, Pepe and Marcelo absent for injury and Ronaldo was forced off by Karim Benzema to lash out at the team mates, he said “If we were all at my level, maybe we would be leaders.” But he later cleared the air saying he was suggesting about his fitness level.

4 – David De Gea:

He name mired in a sex scandal for being a passive watcher of two women being forced to have sex with two footballers. When there was a probe going on, his name featured as the ‘protected witness’ and an Italian porn producer Ignacio Allende was accused of being masterminding it.

5 – Diego Maradona:

Like being the king of Football, he is the kind of controversy too. While he was on a face-off with Mexico at the World Cup 1986, his famous ‘hand of god’ goal became an object of controversy.    This midfielder was sent to home from the tournament in 1994 as he failed the drug test and stimulant ephedrine was found in his blood sample. He later even engaged in a public fight while playing for Napoli.

These are Controversial footballers – These footballers have been controversy’s favourite child but what’s in great men if they don’t go mad even once?

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