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6th December 2022
11:32am GMT
Not content with shouting expletives and chasing the fan in question, Eto'o then proceeded to kick him in the face, while a crowd began to gather and split them up.
The clip was posted by La Opinion and although the Cameroon legend seemed to get a clean strike, the fan did appear to be severely injured.
The 41-year-old forward retired from football in 2019 but actually spent the latter stage of his career in the host nation, playing for Qatar SC.
Eto'o would have been at the World Cup to cheer on his home country Cameroon, who, despite beating Brazil in the last round of the group stages, were eliminated before the knockout rounds.
The legendary striker is most famously known for his time in Barcelona, where he won every domestic trophy available to him, but there has been evidence of him being difficult before.
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In 2007, he once refused to come on as a substitute despite being told to warm up, and despite playing a key role in winning the treble in 2009 under Pep Guardiola, the now Man City boss was eager to offload him.
He then went to Inter Millan where he won yet another treble, this time working under Jose Mourinho, who he was said to have had a great relationship with.
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