It’s enough to make any man wince.
We all know that putting your body on the line once in a while is part and parcel of being an elite sportsman, but every man watching Ireland’s Euro 2016 clash with Belgium on Saturday would have felt enormous sympathy with Robbie Brady.
Sliding to block a Belgian cross ten minutes before half-time, the ball struck the Norwich City man fully in the stones, no doubt prompting gasps from men in ever corner of the continent.
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Understandably, the 24-year-old was temporarily out of action, but to his credit, he was back on his feet in seconds.