Hilarious Sports Pics That Were Taken At Just The Right Moment

Wrong ball

This soccer player aimed for the ball but ended up with a very different kind of strike—launching his opponent into the air with what appears to be the world’s most aggressive accidental crotch-kick. The victim’s horrified expression says it all: “That was NOT the kind of ‘header’ I signed up for!”

While we’re wincing in sympathy, there’s no denying this perfectly-timed shot belongs in the Hall of Fame for Awkward Sports Moments. That airborne hover? Pure involuntary levitation. Red card or comedy gold? You decide!