Beknaz Almazbekov, Galatasaray’s U14 Captain Gets World Accolade for This Unusual Sportsmanship - [Watch the Video]

Beknaz Almazbekov, Galatasaray Under-14 captain tripped and fell on the run of play, what you may call dive, and wins a penalty, but then deliberately misses it, because he felt the referees decision in his favour was wrong.

Beknaz Almazbekov - Galatasaray’s captain - went to ground without being touched by his marker as he dribbled into the visitors’ box.

Replays clearly show the forward simply lost his balance and tripped over, but in the eyes of the referee, there was sufficient contact to award a penalty.

The competitive streak in most footballers would be enough for them to bury the spot kick without thinking, but not Almazbekov.

Instead of capitalising on the unjust situation, the 13-year-old stepped up and deliberately kicked the ball into touch

Since then accolades have been pouring in as the video went viral, getting over 11million hits in one day.
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