"Men don't show tears ! "

There was a time when crying was only possible, acceptable or reasonable among women.Male Tears were a sign of weakness or submissiveness.Believe it or not !

A "real" man should always control his emotions and keep his eyes dry whenever he was in public, even if he was feeling miserable and sad at someone's funeral . Wiping away tears and bursting into tears publicly was a typical woman's reaction. 

Fortunately, nowadays there are several men who are unafraid or ashamed of crying when they are disappointed, sad or stressed. Take a look at the pictures below. Can you name these football stars at once? Do you know why they have burst into tears?

By the way, how many different verbs have you learned in English which are synonyms of this regular verb cry? If you do not remember more than three verbs look it up in the dictionary you like best, ok?

 https://www.livescience.com/53269-science-of-manly-tears.html

https://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/to-cry-or-to-start-crying