Editing Headbutt (section)

== In sports ==
=== Contact sports ===
Headbutts are generally forbidden in most contact sports and, if performed, result in penalties and even disqualifications. However, it is a strike allowed in [[Lethwei]] (which is the only professional sport allowing the strike), [[capoeira]], [[muay boran]], [[Combat Sambo#Styles|combat sambo]], some [[Full contact karate#Others|full-contact karate]] rulesets/variants - namely [[Kūdō]] - and in the self-defence art of [[krav maga]].  In traditional boxing, [[official game]] style regulations are used if the headbutt is accidental.  If a match does not reach halfway, it is no contest.  If it reaches past the official match point, then scores will be calculated.

It is also the primary focus of the [[Eritrea]]n [[martial art]] Testa.<ref>Bruster, Ron. [http://www.malandros-touro.com/testa.html Testa: A Brutally Beautiful African Martial Art] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216204212/https://www.malandros-touro.com/testa.html|date=2015-02-16|title=}}. malandros-touro.com</ref> Headbutts were a commonly used technique in [[vale tudo]] and [[mixed martial arts]] before the introduction of the [[Mixed martial arts rules|unified rules of MMA]]. Similarly, although the art itself forbids any kind of strikes, some masters of [[judo]] taught the use of headbutts under the name of ''atama ate waza'', as demonstrated by [[Kyuzo Mifune]] and [[Mikinosuke Kawaishi]].<ref>Mifune, Kyuzo (1956). ''[[The Canon of Judo]]'', [https://ironwolf008.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/canon-of-judo-by-k-mifune.pdf p. 44] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007061451/https://ironwolf008.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/canon-of-judo-by-k-mifune.pdf |date=2016-10-07 }}</ref><ref>Kawaishi, Mikinosuke (1957). ''My Method of Self-Defense'', [http://judoinfo.com/pdf/MyMethodofSelfDefense.pdf p. 99] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007071513/http://judoinfo.com/pdf/MyMethodofSelfDefense.pdf|date=2016-10-07|title=}}</ref>

===Association football===
Intentional headbutting is irregular in [[association football]] and even attempting one will warrant dismissal by a [[Misconduct (football)|red card]].<ref name="Pattullo2014">{{cite book|last=Pattullo|first=Alan|title=In Search of Duncan Ferguson: The Life and Crimes of a Footballing Enigma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LFnv9JT1R-UC&pg=PA30|access-date=1 November 2017|date=2014-09-11|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|isbn=9781780577470|pages=30–31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511192237/https://books.google.com/books?id=LFnv9JT1R-UC&pg=PA30|archive-date=11 May 2018}}</ref> Famously, during the [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final]] between [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[France national football team|France]], French team captain [[Zinedine Zidane]] headbutted Italian player [[Marco Materazzi]], after an angry exchange. Zidane received a red card, and Italy won the match on penalties. It was his last professional game, and ended his career on a "discordant" note.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-05-07 |title=World Cup questions: what did Zidane's head-butt in Berlin mean? {{!}} Barney Ronay |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/may/07/world-cup-questions-zinedine-zidane-head-butt-2006-berlin-france-italy-marco-materazzi |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> This moment was later immortalized by a [[Headbutt (sculpture)|sculpture titled "Headbutt"]] by French artist Adel Abdessemed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-06 |title=Zidane headbutt statue to be re-installed in Qatar |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4681257/zinedine-zidane-headbutt-statue-to-be-re-installed-in-qatar-ahead-of-2022-world-cup |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

In February 2011, [[Gennaro Gattuso]] was suspended for four matches after confronting and headbutting [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] assistant coach [[Joe Jordan]] at the conclusion of a UEFA Champions League match.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9396732.stm "AC Milan 0–1 Tottenham"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229195327/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9396732.stm |date=29 December 2020 }}. ''BBC Sport''. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.</ref><ref name="ban">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9398824.stm "Gennaro Gattuso given four-match ban for headbutt"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229195406/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9398824.stm |date=29 December 2020 }}. BBC Sport. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2013.</ref>

In 2016, [[Roy O'Donovan]] was handed an eight match ban, one of the longest bans in [[A-League Men]] history, after he headbutted Phoenix defender [[Manny Muscat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/75569331/angry-wellington-phoenix-coach-ernie-merrick-slams-roy-odonovan-headbutt|title=Angry Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick slams Roy O'Donovan headbutt|date=31 December 2015|website=Stuff}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/central-coast-mariners-roy-odonovan-slapped-with-one-of-longest-bans-in-aleague-history-20160106-gm0nps.html|title=Central Coast Mariners' Roy O'Donovan slapped with one of longest bans in A-League history|first=Dominic|last=Bossi|date=6 January 2016|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

In August 2022, [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] player [[Darwin Núñez]] received a [[Red card (association football)|red card]] for headbutting [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] player [[Joachim Andersen (footballer)|Joachim Andersen]] after several rough tackles between each other during the match.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hunter |first=Andy |date=2022-08-15 |title=Darwin Núñez sees red before Luis Díaz gives Liverpool draw with Crystal Palace |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/15/liverpool-crystal-palace-premier-league-match-report |access-date=2023-12-09 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

===Ice hockey===
Headbutting is not allowed in ice hockey. In the [[National Hockey League]] even an unsuccessful attempt at headbutting warrants a double minor. An actual headbutt is a major penalty and a game misconduct, and a [[match penalty]] is mandatory if the referee rules that there was reckless endangerment.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rule 47 – Head-butting |url=http://www.nhl.com/nhl/en/v3/ext/pdfs/2012-13_RuleBook.pdf |work=Official Rules 2012-2013 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref>

===Handball===
On March 3, 2014, [[Milena Knežević]] headbutted [[Anita Görbicz]] during the last seconds of the game between [[ŽRK Budućnost]] and [[Győri ETO KC]] in the [[EHF Women's Champions League]] group stage. Knežević was banned for the next two matches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Knezevic banned for two games |date=Mar 13, 2014 |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/article/018766/Knezevic+banned+for+two+games|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305113905/https://www.eurohandball.com/article/018766/Knezevic+banned+for+two+games|archive-date=2017-03-05|website=European Handball Federation }}</ref>

===Wrestling===
On April 9, 2017,  Japanese wrestler [[Katsuyori Shibata]] headbutted [[Kazuchika Okada]] during their match at [[Sakura Genesis 2017]]. The headbutt was so hard that it caused Shibata to start bleeding from the forehead. After the match, Shibata collapsed backstage, from where he was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a [[subdural hematoma]].

Scottish wrestler [[Drew McIntyre]] uses a headbutt as part of his moveset that is called the Glasgow Kiss.