Top 10 Athletes Who Ruined Their Careers With One Play
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- For these athletes, these plays were devastating. For this list, we’ll be looking at actions and plays that occured in games that had a negative impact on an athlete’s career or legacy. Our countdown includes Luis Suárez, Bill Buckner, Todd Bertuzzi, and more! Which of these moments stood out the most to you? Let us know in the comments.
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Which of these moments stood out the most to you? Let us know in the comments.
Todd Bertuzzi and Marty MacSorley
Butt fumble.
Sanchez was never that good to begin with.
19HRS AGO! How？
Andre’s Escobar
Is clearly #1.
However, I can totally understand why you didn’t put him in this list and I do not fault you for that.
This list is pretty good.
Good job WM.
(Even though Buckner should be higher)
Marty mcsorley
Roberto Baggio is arguably the most talented italian football player of all time....one penalty miss isn’t going to change that fact..
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Roberto is my favorite player of all time! Without him Italy wouldn't even qualify for the final that year. He literally carried them especially in the semi and quarter final games
Roberto Baggio redeemed himself on the the Penalty Kick in the 1998 World Cup anyway
Baggio was a great player and the missed penalty is totally part of the game. I am Brazilian, meaning I truly enjoyed the missed penalty, but it doesn’t change the great career he had and the fact that he scored a penalty kick in 1998 World Cup.
But at club level he was not the same after he left Juventus.
Apparently “Ruined” means something else!
"Ruined," its French for the word "clickbait"
As do career and one
Not sure you can argue Chris Webber “ruined his career” when you go on to say after that he went number 1 in the draft and played 15 seasons haha
Right? Going on to play 15 seasons in the NBA doesn't sound like that career ended at all.
I was going to make the same point. Certainly don’t rank it as high as 6. Dishonorable mention at best
yeap, he was barely 20 yrs old then.
By that logic, Suarez's career wasn't ruined by the bite. He has had a very successful career despite his wrongdoings.
He wasnt no nick anderson ill tell you that much.
Roberto Baggio carried Italy to that Final, he is an Italian legend, that miss hardly ruined his career at all
Same with Suarez... Infact he played best football of his career after biting Chelleni😂
Baggio sucks
@@ARTPLAYSGAMES86 And So does Suarez!
So sad that Baggio is just judged for that missed penalty, he was class the whole tournament and over his career, he’s one of the best players of his generation
Exactly. And that was the penalty of a world cup finals! I cannot fathom how nerve wracking he must have felt that moment
And what people dont understand is that Italy didnt lose just because of that penalty miss, 2 other guys had missed before Baggio already including one of the greatest players of alltime Franco Baressi
Saying “Ruined” in the title was a bad idea. Unnecessary clickbait, it was a good vid..
I think “reputation” would be better than career
cuz football ⚽️ world game
Totally agreed. Like usual they preface the video with some lame, "this might not have exactly done what we said it did, but it was close enough to make our video"
Good video, but the quality is going down with the constant need to increase views.
Yeah, I assumed that this was, for the most part, career-ending injuries.
So you all thought you were going to see some sort time of time warp that goes back in time and literally changes peoples past? 👌
Luis Suarez career didn't end there tho after 2014 World Cup, he went to FC Barcelona to become Legend for them and stopped his Biting antics and is now is one of the best Strikers in the world currently.
Totally. He was a legend in Barcelona (won treble in 2015) and currently a goal scoring machine in Atlético. Obviously Watch Mojo researchers doesn't watch football.
@@GrantImbo if only they kept Adrian
Yeah but he’ll always be known for his antics to casuals
@@ktaleb45 yeah but not a career ruined.
@@juliuscaeser663 i never even see anybody talking about the Suarez bites anymore. But I'll admit 2014/early 2015 everyone talked about it lol
Chris Webber went on to be picked 1st and played for 15yrs....yea that DEF ruined his career! 🤔🙄
I was just about to say this!
I gave up on this at that point... WatchMoJo should just stick to other forms of entertainment and forget about sports.
🤷♂️🤷♂️
You could do a whole top 10 on careers roy keane ended
He ruined earling haaland dad's career
@@aminali3372 no shiz
Its actually a nice idea for video
@@aminali3372 no he did not. He injured his other kneee. Not to mention that Haaland got what he deserved, very dirty player. Keane was at least a world class midfielder.
@@theodoranfilov5101 world class my ass, he only knew to do tackles
How Zidane ruined his career, Zidane already told he whole world that WC 2006 will be the last tournament of his career
Most people will remember his headbutt
@@TKnHappyNess no, just casuals and Americans will remember it for headbutt, i will always remember him for that volley goal in 02 CL final against Bayer
@@TKnHappyNess i will remember his epic skills and for standing up for himself
As much as I love that Italian team, Materazzi deserved that headbutt. And Zidane will always be remembered as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
come on guys, let's be honest, new generations won't give a fuck about his skills (even if he was CR level or higher), they'll only know that time he screwed up and cost his team the title.
About what career ruining we are talking, when Luis Suarez is still playing on high level, and keep scoring goals almost every game ???
Lol every game
Loris karius should of had a mention, he cost Liverpool on the winning the champions league final in 2018 by two mistakes from Benzema and Bale goal which finished 3-1
Bro they needed to add that plus his cousin Adrian
I agree
TBF, Karius had a horrific head bang that almost certainly led to a concussion, so his mistakes probably stemed from that. Please have a bit of compassion for him please.
Heyyyy Tomorrow is the Champions League Final 2022 Real Madrid V.S. Liverpool again just like 2018......will Alisson or Thibaut be the next Karius Tomorrow? Hmmmmmm👀
Not Andres Escobar, his own goal against the US in the '94 World Cup cost him his life.
Yoooooooo I remember my dad telling me this and him getting killed for costing them the game
Yeah that should've been #1 honestly. It didn't just cost him his career, it cost him his life!
Didnt luis saurez go one to play for barcelona and win a treble? Not sure how that is a "ruined" career
Yeah, as so often WatchMojo has no clue and is talking out of their ass.
I guess WM is really bad at researching or it's just clickbait
I don’t agree with Suarez being on that list it really didn’t end his career. There were a couple memes and all but after that he still tops as one of The European football’s top strikers and players up till now playing for Barcelona one of the biggest teams in football
Except he plays for Atletico Madrid
@@memaguy1796 Thanks guess I was under a rock 😅
Baggio ruined his carreer ? Baggio? Are you crazy? Shame on you
No Andrés Escobar? Strange. The man paid with his life because a goal against Colombia.
Big difference between a ruined career and being murdered.
I came to say the same thing. Knew for sure he'd be #1
@@tonymackin3856 it would affect the country at all
What I thought
One of the most unfair and infamous moments in football history
Suárez didn't destroy his legacy: he then went on to be included in one of the most amazing and remembered trio of this era, MSN; and Baggio is still one of the greatest Italian players of all time. Americans and A. football 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Well, Suarez is one of the most hated players in the world. The fact that he will more remebered for the bites and that Ghana hand than his time at Liverpool or Barca show that his legacy is somehow tainted. Still a grat player in his prime though
@@Rafa-fl5bd most hated according to whom? Those are just media stories. Here in South America he is regarded as one of the most amazing strikers of his time, as well as in Spain, not to mention the Liverpool fandom always remembers him as a legend.
@@sepulpedro In England he is hated apart from Liverpool fans. Im not saying he is bad, he was amazing at his prime, that has nothing to do with this.
@@Rafa-fl5bd well, even for a Cholo player, Suarez is still doing his thing
How in the holy name of christ is Suarez on this list I swear hes one every trophy he could get at club level since this and has scored 100 goals for Barcelona since then
"Top 10 Athletes Who Ruined Their Careers With One Play" Chris Webber picked up number 1 and played 15 seasons.... Say what?
Ikr, pretty stupid inclusion and they contradict themselves in the next sentence
Maybe he ruined his career in the sense that his career could have been much bigger but it wasn't because of this incident.
@@evilpimp4371 how? He was drafted #1 overall which means pretty much every team was willing to pick him despite this. The only way this could have effected his career is if it ruined his draft value. He was still developed by NBA level coaching staff. He still got to play against the best players in the world. This play is not why he wasn’t a superstar. Not everyone can be and MJ or a Kobe.
How Suarez ruined his career after the bite????🤣😂 He just after that WC completed a triplete with Barca, he won Pichichi and golden boot while playing with Messi and his opponents being Messi and CR7 😂🤣
They don’t know anything about Football ⚽️.
@@kad7748 bro, Americans made the list, and they call football a soccer lmao 🤣😂
BAGGIO??? nah, he deserves more respect. He was and is a star.
You’re more likely to be bitten by Suarez than killed by a shark. Do the math. It’s true.
Suárez did not ruine his career... that season he almost won everything with Barça, yeah a shadow but far from ruining him...
totally agree. I commented the same thing basically
No one likes him at his clubs Liverpool sold him off because and got banned from his county
@@marvelsProtege we are talking about ruining career moments here. He moved on and became a legend at Barca, and he's always been a legend in Uruguay. England can think whatever they want; they're clearly the most hipocritical in terms of condemning "innapropiate behavior".
@@Chechab but mojo aren't British so?
You forgot Andres Escobar. He got literally murdered in 1994 by the cartel after scoring a own goal at the World Cup that ended Colombia’s chances to go to the round of 16.
I thought murdered by the PEPEs???
The Gentleman of the Field, RIP.
Several months after the '86 Series, the Red Sox came to Shea for a charity game with the Mets. Buckner was introduced and got a standing ovation. To Mets fans, the man's a hero
But Zidane had the right mindset. Say something negative about my family members and you’re getting it for sure
exactly
And now one has 3 European/CL titles plus 8 other titles to his name as a manager. Can’t believe he ruined his career with that headbutt...
Dude the crowd were chanting worse things than what Materazzi said. He's probably heard worse.
Baggio is a legend in Italy. Over 200 goals in La Serie A. 9 World Cup goals and numerous awards. That penalty shot miss did not ruin or define his career
La Serie A? 😂😂
The people who know football know this:
Baggio is the greatest Italian footballer of his generation.
Zidane is the greatest french footballer of his generation.
Suarez is the greatest Uruguan footballer of his generation.
They should've included Robinho and Pato in the list
Or Bojinov.
May I add that Zidane is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time.
Tony Romo's career ended after the botched snap? He played another 10 years.
Pretty sure he just got injured for another 10 years lol
@@thehashtagtrashbag doesn't he have the most passing yards/ tds in cowboys history tho?
@@goddammitnappa1617 He sure does. And in 9 less games than Aikman. But nowhere in my joke statement did I take away from what he accomplished on the field. I mentioned his ongoing battle with injuries. 2008- broken right pinky finger, 2010- broken left collar bone, 2013- raptured disk, 2014- 2 transverse process fractures, 2015- broken left collar bone, 2015(again)- broken left collar bone and finally 2016- compression fracture L1 vertebra. So I do apologize. I meant to say the next 8 years getting injured
Scott Norwood's missed FG is featured in the video but it wasn't in the Top 10 or the Honorable Mentions. Jim Marshall's Wrong Way Run was also featured but not in honorable mentions or the Top 10.
What are you talking about Suarez has been one of the best attackers in the world after 2014
I was in 6th grade watching live when the Bill Buckner incident occurred. I was a Mets fan as a kid so I was thrilled in the moment but I've always felt bad for him. He was a really good player and had a great career but that one play completely tarnished his memory.
If that error had happened in the 2nd or 3rd inning no one would associate it with the loss. Same for Ralph Branca giving up the homer to Bobby Thomson in ‘51.
They still had another game to play too. If that ended the whole thing? I can kinda sorta understand that but you can't blame one guy for one play for losing a team game.
Where is Karius. He singlehandedly cost Liverpool the champions league
I'm a Italian guy. I was 8 years old when there was that tournament. I dont care about that error.. i'll love Baggio forever. As me,as all the Italian People.
Baggio will Always be a Legend in England...... Baggio = world class
Yes a lot of people outside of Italy like me love Baggio and I believe Italy should have won World Cup 98 Baggio was playing like a frkn Beast that year France was just lucky
Luiz Suarez biting Chellini was gangsta
CHRIS WEBBER!!! Dude had a great nba career and will more than likely end up in the basketball hall of fame.
Where's Andres Escobar then? That infamous own goal didn't only end his career, but also his LIFE, if that isn't number 1 I don't know what is.
Its a sad story
This is Top Ten Examples how Watchmojo doesnt know shit about sports, those are just blunders in most cases and they ignore the career aftermath😅
Rivaldo's dive should be on this list.
Andres Escobar's own goal also.
"Laces out, Dan!"
"Einhorn is a man?? EINHORN IS A MAN!!"😳🤢🤮
I understand the list, but it's totally unfair that Baggio is remembered by that kick. An amazing player with so many great moments. And Zidane's carreer is so much bigger than that moment too.
Baggio had so much misfortune I dont know how he didnt win the Championsleague when he was with AC Milan that team had so many allstars it was a complete team
Columbia soccer player Andres Escobar should, by far and away, be your number one. Truly shocking tale of the end of his career. And life.
It’s COLOMBIA
Loved this! So well written too- had some good chuckles! :)
Andre’s Escobar
Is clearly #1.
However, I can totally understand why you didn’t put him in this list and I do not fault you for that.
This list is pretty good.
Good job WM.
(Even though Buckner should be higher)
How is this a good list?
The ruined sports career reminds me of that movie called Ace Ventura. 🤣
The laces should’ve been facing out.
Hahahaha
How about a video on Top 10 sports scandals that ended an athlete’s career? There’s Pete Rose’s betting scandal, Tonya Harding losing out on a promising ice skating career because of the attack on Nancy Kerrigan, the 1919 Black Sox scandal in which 8 members of the Chicago White Sox were banned from baseball, and Oscar Pistorius being convicted of murder, for starters.
Good one with Tonya Harding.
I thought Scott Norwood would be on that list. that missed kick started that Super Bowl losing streak.
Surely Ron Artest is here? Tried to escape his image to the point he changed his name...
What a, that’s a good one.
How is Kermit Washington nearly killing Rudy Tomjanovich with a punch not on here???
RIGHT?!
I mentioned that, but I also noticed nothing on this list came before 1986. Plus, although the list is inclusive, it seems to be very soccer and hockey centric.
Agree and to be fair the violent and the gaffes should have been separate lists,
i'm more amazed on how good the narration of this video is
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Can you do top 10 villains who could replace the Anti-Monitor in the Arrow verse?
Like Spawn? Yeah, Spawn.
Andrés Escobar career was in ruined, and sadly it cost him his life.
The fact that Karius play doesn't make the list is a crime for itself. He literally fits all the criteria for a "ruined career" lol
As an Oilers fan - that missed empty net, and proceeding goal is a thing of beauty.
OMG, I'm still surprised at how much persecution there is behind Luis Suarez. The last biting incident was in 2014 and he continued his amazing career after that. Far from being ruined.
Dislike to you WatchMojo
It should have been ruined though, but we all know morals and values aren't necessary for people with talent (especially in famous sports like football) the majority does not have a second chance, but you only need to be talented/pretty/rich and then you can get away with everything.
Luis Suarez just signed a €6Mil per year - 2 years contract with Atlético de Madrid, how is his career ruined?
No Gary Anderson? He had a perfect regular season in 98 but will always be remembered for missing 1 field goal.
The Open Hockey Net Miss (Honorable Mention) should be number 1!
Suarez still is one of the greatest striker that never ruined his career...
It should have been ruined though, but we all know morals and values aren't necessary for people with talent (especially in famous sports like football) sad world.
Cody “Doink the clown” Parkey and the double doink against the eagles
Bad kicks for CHI, but he plays for the Browns now so his career wasn't exactly ruined (unless you count playing for the Browns as ruined)
“Webber was picked first overall and played for 15 seasons.” So you’re saying… he didn’t ruin his career with a single play?
I love how ms Rebecca is still going on with the top 10s for what now 5 years thank you so much
I'm expecting the Henny God here
edit: just #5??
This list:
-American sports most people don't understand anyway
-Football players screwing up during an international match involving Italy
man basketball and baseball, two sports that totally dont exist around the world
Neither of them very popular in my country
@@RonaldKoeman420 unfortunate for you the world is bigger than your country 🤷🏿♂️
Ha ha
@@MrAbomb234 baseball is the most stupid sport in the world and it exists only in america
I barley know a thing about sports but that dude Suarez fucking bitting people (plural!!) w/ those choppers is super hilarious
Luis Suarez only went on to win 4 la liga titles, 4 copa del reys, 1 champions league and 1 golden boot after that. What a ruined career.
Yep..........Ruined👍😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏
How could you do a list like this and not put Donnie Moore on here. He gave up a go ahead homerun to don Baylor of the Red soxs in 1986.
He committed suicide bc of this.
Eh. Zidane didn’t ruin his career with the headbutt
Same for Suarez, really.
Jim Marshall was one of the greatest defensive players in nfl history. His wrong way safety changed that.
But the Vikings still won that game, so overall it was harmless. Even amusing in retrospect. Marshall talked about it in future years with no qualms.
The Butt Fumble was the but (no pun intended) of ESPN and the highlight reel
Luis Suarez never ruined his career wtf 😂😂
It should have been ruined though, but we all know morals and values are not necessary for people with talent (especially in famous sports like football)
Im still waiting the top 10 reasons why star wars sequels sucks
I can easily name you more than 10 reasons. Make it 20 lol
Barry Bonds thought the catcher had steroids that's why he ran for home plate 🤣
First watchmojo video I’ve lasted too the honorable mentions in a while 🤣
thanks for realizing that sports aren't just the ones American like
They have before
And where is Ray Finkle?
He’s in Psychoville and he’s the Mayor.
You mean Einhorn???
Zidane was literally retiring from his career, idk how that ruined it, he was always remembered as a football legend and when he came back as coach for Real Madrid he was also very successful
Suárez?? One of the top scorers in Barcelona history?
Zidane won 3 champions in a row as a coach!!! You know something about football?
Marty MacSorley and Todd Bertuzzi they are the worst athlete in the world and they ruined the game of Hockey in all the time
Joe pisarcik inadvertently invented the victory formation. When the team with the lead just takes a knee to run out the clock.
“The Miracle of the Meadowlands” should have made the top ten! A couple of the New York Giants’ coaches got fired by the end of the season. Also, Leon Lett does not even deserve an honorable mention! The Dallas Cowboys had a huge lead against the Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl. The Cowboys still won despite Leon’s bone headed goof!
That play occurred right before I went to college. That play was so botched and so infamous, my roommates and I used to reenact it as a comedy routine.
The butt fumble will forever amaze me lol unbelievable
Baggio's missed penalty still haunts us to this day :(
It haunts me too and I'm not italian!
But you did win the World Cup 12 years later on penalties
Deserves a dislike for the pronunciation of “Uruguay”
You know watchmojo is Canadian when they put two hockey moments
It was before everything you listed, but Kermit Washington’s (Lakers) sucker punch to Rudy Tomjanovich (Rockets) in 1977 seems to jump out as one that should be on this list. No matter what he did for the rest of his career, Washington was infamous for that incident.
Suarez? He went to Barcelona and play alongside Messi and Neymar. Not fair include him here.
I thought that he Kickstarted his career at barca
He was really good in his first 2-3 seasons at barcelona
Stay out of soccer, the inclusions were laughable
That wasn’t even the worst example for Lett. They still won the game by 100. The missed kick vs. the Dolphins was far worse.
Like pretty much everyone here, I was surprised to see Suarez here. Thanks for your infinite wisdom Watchmojo
"athletes" = North American sport + soccer
You realize that this is a Canadian-based channel, right?
Are you suggesting they aren’t athletes because they are from North America? The title is misleading but it’s because they don’t know what the word “ruined” means. But these people were all athletes.
Love how y’all start the video with the infamous unforgettable Sanchez butt fumble
Erik Cantona and Ron Artest both missing
Luis suarez career peaked and progressed after the biting incident. It was far from ruined. Even today he is one the best 5 strikers in the world. He was in his prime after the incident
All the biting only improved Suarez's legacy. In no way is his career ruined. A prolific scorer at the highest level.
"Ruined their careers" Those words... i don't think they mean what you think they mean
😂😂😂
Kind wrong with some of these:
- Suarez was hammered by media but quickly recovered thanks to his great performances while playing for Barcelona. In the next years he was considered the best striker in the world and nowadays he is considered to be arguibly the best striker of his generation and of the last decade.
- Zidane was also hammered by the media, but he was retiring anyways. Despite of this, the headbutt is rarely brought up and nowadays Zidane is world-widely considered one of the greatest of all time. If anything Zidane more than made up for the incident because years later he became one of the most succesful coaches in the world by leading Real Madrid to 3 Champions Leagues in a row.
Roberto Baggio is up there with Roaldo,Messi,Brazillian Ronaldo,Pele,Maradonna!!! The guy was poetry in motion,this didn't ruin him,one of the best to ever touch a ball.