5 times stars humiliated great goalkeepers

#3 Joe Hart’s chocolate wrists

Hart looks on as the ball ends up in the back of the net after his mistake

Euro 2016 was a tournament to forget in general for England, but perhaps no player for the Three Lions had such a difficult time as goalkeeper Joe Hart. His reputation was already at stake due to the fact that his club, Manchester City, were in the midst of being taken over by Pep Guardiola, and the rumour going around was that he doubted Hart’s credentials. Perhaps the extra pressure caused the fatal errors that the goalkeeper made in the tournament.

Firstly there was Gareth Bale’s free-kick in England’s second group game against Wales. Bale hit the ball from around 30 yards out, but with very little swerve or even power if we’re honest – the shot headed largely down Hart’s throat, but what should’ve been a simple save turned into a humiliating goal as his weak wrists simply pushed the ball into the right-hand side of the goal rather than around the post. England would recover to win the game 2-1, but his next mistake proved far more costly.

With the side’s second-round tie against Iceland hanging in the balance following an equaliser from the Icelandic underdogs, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson managed to turn on the ball just inside the box and fired a shot at Hart – who again somehow managed to push the ball to his right, where it trickled into the net. It was as if Hart’s wrists were made of chocolate, unable to keep even the simplest shot out, and it led to the most humiliating defeat in England football history.

Hart was subsequently shipped out of Manchester City and while he’s somehow kept his spot for his country, his form has never quite been the same since.