Vladimir's Injury

Vladimir's Injury

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Updated Aug 03, 2020 at 01:09PM EDT by shevyrolet.

Added Jun 04, 2010 at 03:02PM EDT by Brad.

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About


A notoriously exploitable image of Vladimir Beschastnykh, a Russian-born Bundesliga player for SV Werder Bremen, getting punted in between his legs by Helmut Rahner, a now-retired German football player.

Origin

The German Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and FC Werder Bremen took place on March 4th, 1994. The match resulted in 2:0 with Bayern München's victory.

Spread

Google Image search results show approximately 450 instances: of Vladimirs' injury. One of the earliest viral instances can be traced to December 2001, when the image was featured in the All Your Base Are Belong to Us flash animation. The routes of dissemination and other notable appearances are still being researched by the Know Your Meme research group (see "KYM discussion thread" below).

Popularity


"soccer player kicked in the balls" 11 results (0.41 seconds) The 2010 FIFA World CupTM www.YouTube.com/BudUnited Bud United: 32 Countries, 32 Fans 1 Bud House. The New Reality Series Kicking The Soccer Bal www.Target.com Target.com. Kicking The Soccer Ball DBV Oi Soccer Player Kicked in 333 x 500 -47k -jpg bitingit.comm Here are the Bayern team's 498 x 359- 13k -jpg knowyourmeme.conm ok, I identified the two clubs 575 x 477-146k-gif knowyourmeme.com

In English-speaking countries, this photo is typically the first Google search result for the phase "soccer player kicked in the balls." But it is important to realize that most posts in which the image is labeled as such neglect to reveal the identities of the men in the photo. So it stands to reason that the image's popularity has exceeded notability among fans; appealing to a more basic and juvenile appreciation for a kick in the balls.

KYM Research Group

Click here to discuss the prevalence / popularity of Vladimir's Injury.

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