1. Pantsed
The eyes of the world are on the best athletes when they’re at the top of their game, which makes it particularly embarrassing when their shorts fall down or when something that really shouldn’t be aired in public pops, flops or bursts out.
These 20 athletes, who between them have split costumes, bared nipples and flaunted buttocks, know exactly what this feels like.
2. Full Moon
While trying to score a goal during a 2013 soccer match, an opposing team member seemed to get a little desperate for the play.
3. Topless Beach?
Gillian Cooke bent over during the 2010 world championships in Switzerland and gave viewers a nice little goodbye note before she took off.
4. Cracking Finish
While showing off her surfing skills for the camera, five-time world surfing champion Steph Gilmore showed off a little more than intended.
From the start, jockey Blake Shinn was having trouser malfunctions.
5. Sandy Crack
At last, on the home straight, they finally gave out exposing his whole backside while coming in second place.
6. Butt Buddies
As we all know, volleyball outfits are tiny, so it's no surprise when a little extra crack get some sun.
7. Nip Slip
Not too sure what his opponent was going for, but he sure did get up close and personal...
8. Cheerful Twins
Ekaterina Rubleva, a former ice skater from Russia had an unfortunate fall-out during the European Figure Skating Championships.
9. Marco Polo
Based on her smile, we are guessing she had no idea...
10. See-through Undies
So we actually aren't sure if this is a nude game of water polo, or a serious wardrobe malfunction!
This looks worse than what it really is. Venus Williams is actually wearing nude colored undies here.
Coach Likes to Show Some Skin
Maybe next time, try a solid?
When you’re a coach on the touchline you live every kick, run and tackle – especially if the soccer team you’re presiding over is competing in a Champions League quarter final. But when you’re a soccer coach, you’re probably wearing smart trousers rather than loose shorts, which means they can rip easily.
The Downfall of Loose Shorts
Just ask Bayern Munich’s Pep Guardiola, pictured here with a hole in 2015.
Introducing basketball player Dyshawn Pierre’s derrière, which was on show after the Dayton Flyers player had his shorts pulled down during a game against the Boise State Broncos in March 2015.
11. Almost Saved
Fortunately, the quick-shooting guard managed to avoid any serious embarrassment.
Unfortunately, ice skaters seem to have a lot of trouble with keeping their girls in on the rink.
12. No Butts Allowed
This one tried her best to save the mishap!
Pantsed Again
Sadly, this wardrobe malfunction got Flavia Zoccari disqualified from the competition she was scheduled to participate in.
Waratahs rugby player Brendan McKibbin probably wasn’t expecting his tackle to be quite this, ahem, cracking.
And Again!
Who’s to say who comes out worse – McKibbin or Doppies la Grange, the Golden Lions player he challenged during a match in Sydney, Australia in 2011?
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan was clearly feeling cheeky on his 2009 Hulkamania Tour. During this appearance in Perth, Australia, the former WWF star decided to pull down rival Ric Flair’s shorts.
13. Football Lingerie
Maybe that’s what you have to resort to against one of the planet’s best-ever wrestlers.
While these women are playing a game of football in lingerie, this seemed bound to happen at some point.
14. Wet Nips
I mean come on!
15. Skin Adjustment
These suites don't seem to be in the favors of water polo...
We are assuming she was just adjusting her uniform and we probably weren't supposed to look.
16. Olympic Boobs
Whoops!
17. Package Burst
Olympic diver Jenifer Benitez was simply adjusting her swimsuit during the 2012 London Summer Olympics, but her timing was off as cameras caught a glimpse of her breast.
18. Handsy
This runner seems quite oblivious to the fact that he’s literally bursting out of his uniform...
20. Caught With Your Pants Down
The player seemed to be going for the ball and went for the wrong circular object...
Maybe there’s something about Aston Villa soccer players and fallen shorts. Here’s midfielder Ashley Westwood beside the touchline during a game against Newcastle United in December 2015.
21. Fight Kit Malfunction
Just like his shorts, Villa have ended up going down this season. Unlike his shorts, they weren’t able to escape the bottom.
Big things were expected of Reebok’s UFC Fight Kits when they were unveiled in 2015. They were supposed to be totally fight-proof, but not long after their debut, this clothing malfunction happened.
22.Pop!
The victim? Elizabeth Phillips, who despite any embarrassment, went on to defeat Jessamyn Duke in this July 2015 bout in Chicago.
There’s only one way to determine the speed of NFL players: the 40-yard dash. When Mississippi State defensive linesman Chris Jones had a go it couldn’t have gone more wrong – not because he was particularly slow, but because his testicles popped out, mid sprint.
23. A Bit On The Small Side
He might be able to run fast, but his ball control needs work.
Bobsledder Christopher Spring has been competing since 2008 – for both Canada and Australia – so you’d think his kit supplier would know what size to order.
As this pre-competition shot shows, however, this isn’t always the case.