Jose Francisco Torres is enjoying a successful season in Mexico with Pachuca, and is a safe bet to make the U.S. World Cup team, but he probably saw his life flash before his eyes after being hit with one of the most cruel tackles you'll ever see.
Here is the tackle, which took place last week during Pachuca's 2-1 CONCACAF Champions League loss to Cruz Azul (let me preface this by saying Torres is fine and finished out that game):
What did you think of that tackle? Did it make your eyes water just seeing that? Even more impressed with Torres for walking away from that? Wondering if Torres has been training under FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman?
Share your thoughts below.
Soccer = Man’s Game.
Wow.
I know Torres and Pachuca are playing for a Cup but this is one moment where I think he’d prefer another type of…..cup.
Hey, if he isn’t up to task, i will be MORE than happy to step up to the plate…
and then cower in fear from her knee melting beauty and limp away with my head hung low.
OK so I went back and looked at it again to see if his studs were up….they were but how could he slide like that with his cleats down. Torres studs are up too. Unfortunate play but I see 2 players playing hard and trying to win a ball in a critical spot on the field. How did neither get seriously hurt is a good question…
for me the placement might have been incidental, but Dominguez made no effort to bend his knee and absorb the blow; he kept his leg straight and locked. That, for me, is intent.
A stern warning
Please, please, please get the magic spray!
For sure
oh comon, the guy was days late, studs up, straight leg…red card is the least the law calls for there…
That might have been a yellow card in MLS
I HATE with the power of 1000 burning suns these A’Holes that feign injury when they know they just committed a criminal foul. These P.O.Ses should be draw, quartered and shot in front of their family.
If he hadn’t come in studs-up, I’d agree with you. Sometimes two guys slide in and bad things happen and it’s not really anyone’s fault. But the studs-up to the stud mechanism deserved the straight red. You come in studs-up and late like that on a standing player and you’re guaranteed at least a yellow if not the straight red.
In other injury news, Geoff Cameron is done for the season. 🙁
TECHNICALLY,
IF you know the RULES, that
tackle was perfectly okay…
I mean, HE did
make contact with
THE BALL(s) before the player!
Go NY Bulls!…12 points in 4 games…
Disagree with Robb and zhm5. Torres goes in sideways, studs down, and gets to the ball first. The other guy comes in in studs up with a straight leg out in front. That’s a red for me.
Zing!
Believe it or not, I agree. Bet we’re the only two. The other player also just happened to be a split second later. Yellow for sure, borderline on the red. Doesn’t make it any less painful to watch…
Classic Italian, Classic Portuguese…Classic French, classic Eddie Gaven, Classic Gerrard etc. You can say that about anyone.
Get your racism comments out of here.
That
Was
Terrible
“Technically” he can appeal the red card…..he did get all ball on that tackle :]
Funny comments but doesnt it seem like they both did the same exact thing and Torres just got a bit unlucky on where the other guys foot ended up. I had this same situation happen a few years ago and both me and the other player(happened to be a good friend)both were close to breaking our legs. Honestly the straight red was a little too harsh for me. Im sure I will get killed for this….
I was neutered by just watching that. So much for continuing the family bloodline…
Oh, also, shame on the other guy for crying about hurting his ankle in the tackle. Seriously.
Holy crap. That hurts just looking at it. And then you see the slo-mo replay…yikes.
Credit JFT for going back into the game…”walk it off” is never easy in a case like this.
Credit the ref for showing red immediately.
Shame on the other guy for a) going in studs up and b) for trying to kill JFT’s kids.
classic mexican. dominguez acts like he is the one who is hurt. flithy.
The ref didn’t even wait for him to get up. Straight red while he was laying in the ground. Now that’s a damn good ref.
That is the definition of a junk tackle.
My balls just jumped into my throat.
Brass ones on that man.
As someone who suffered a similar area injury (with an elbow during a tackle), he’s lucky nothing was injured.
That being said… Ouch indeed.
I think he must be getting off season training from Schellas Hyndman.
what a guy. balls of steel. pure american balls of steel
Holy Cow! when I caught the headline I thought the US had yet again lost another player to injury! Thankfully he’s ok, but I have no idea how after a collision like that. Count your lucky stars Torres, and see you in SA
one wonders if they just magic sprayed the affected area so he could continue?
I think the offender will still argue that he got ball, just not the kind allowed by the rules.
Major props for finishing out the game, kid’s got some heart.
CD9>>>>>FULL TRAINING
I actually kind of thought that Torres was the one who MADE the tackle. When he said ” wrong end” I wasn’t all too sure what that could have meant.
Nearly vomited.
im sure she was in the stands or watching at home thinking “geez i hope it still works”
Ouch for torres, made me cringe every time i’ve seen it.
OMFG. That is just… uuuuggggghhhhh, spine shivers man
lol! Homeboy sprained his ankle on Torres’ nutsack
gotta love the announcers’ immediate reactions
oooo! oyoyoy!!
It won’t affect his on field performance, but as far as his girlfriend goes….
for sure now torres should be on the roster to SA just for surviving such a horrific experience, but Ives you got to watch your titles..i thought he was really hurt badly, we can’t afford any more losses especially to the only depth we have on the team, the midfield
I’m surprised we’re not getting any dire articles about his health. This should be a Red Cross issue by now.
I’m impressed by the ref – in position, no hesitation. Hell, half the time in MLS, you’re lucky to even see a yellow for a tackle like that.
Also, that *had* to hurt. Oof.
Thankfully he has a very hot girlfriend to ice and massage the affected area…
All these injuries the team is suffering from you would think people are deliberately trying to hurt the players for the worldcup
DAMN! RIGHT IN THE JIMMY!!!!! OOOFFF!!
You gotta think that Dominguez was trying to hurt him, right? Pretty late challenge.
Another reason why Torres should start next to Michael Bradley or at the very least be a super sub… balls of steal.