Double Standards in Love: Why Men Escape Judgment for Affairs.

At the beginning of the evening during the Soccer Aid match, everyone’s focus should have been on the football field.

Instead, the attention and conversations were directed towards the love triangle between Zara McDermott, Sam Thompson, and Louis Tomlinson.

The very awkward situation for lovers — Sam and Louis — was supposed to be on the same England team during the charity match for Unicef against the World XI.

However, at the last minute on Friday, Sam withdrew from the match due to injury.

This was likely because he recently completed a 260-mile marathon over five days for Unicef, so it’s no surprise he got injured.

Sam was adamant about wanting to participate in the match even after the exhausting marathon, telling his colleague from This Morning, Alison Hammond: 'I’m still really sore, still pulling my hamstring. However, I’m still here at the Soccer Aid headquarters, and nothing beats this.'

Macho Behavior

According to The Sun: This is what men do — they don’t want to appear foolish in the game of love. They use every masculine means to avoid damaging their pride.

They pretend they don’t care that their best friend ended up with the girl they’ve dreamed about all along, or that their cousin hooked up with their wife during a tough period.

But Sam and Zara, who broke up in January, had been together for over five years.

Deep down, like anyone else whose partner has moved on so quickly and so publicly, it must hurt.

During the charity match Soccer Aid, the spectators' attention shifted from football to the love triangle involving Zara McDermott, Sam Thompson, and Louis Tomlinson. Although it was planned that Sam and Louis would play on the same team, this didn't happen due to Sam's injury, likely caused by a recent exhausting marathon. Strong feelings and awkwardness can affect anyone in such a situation.