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The Date Sunday December
5th 2004. Playing in the Swiss league, Servette midfielder Paulo Diogo scored against Schaffhausen, then jumped into the crowd
to celebrate. On the way, he managed to catch his wedding ring on a fence and tore off the top half of his finger. He was
booked for excessive celebration.
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Arsenal's Perry Groves
was on the bench When Arsenal went scored he jumped up to celebrate only to hit his head on the roof of the dug-out!
He knocked himself out and needed treatment from the physio.
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Back in the 70s,
Norwegian International defender Svein Grondalen had to withdraw from an International after an accident which happened while
he was out jogging. He collided with a moose.
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David Seaman once
broke a bone reaching for his TV remote.
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In 1970 the career
of Brentford's Goalie Chic Brodie was ended by injury following a mid-match collision with a dog that had invaded the pitch.
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Brazilian star Ramalho
was in bed for three days after swallowing a suppository intended to treat a dental infection
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Milan Rapaic once
missed the start of Hajduk Split's season after sticking his boarding-pass in his eye at the airport.
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Indonesian star Mistar,
25, was tragically killed by a herd of pigs that invaded his team's training pitch before a Cup fixture in 1995.
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Portsmouth's Johnny
"Lager" Durnin, playing a round of golf with Alan McLoughlin, crashed his buggy into a fairway hollow because he was admiring
the view rather than watching the ground in front, and dislocated his elbow putting him out for 6 weeks.
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In 1993 keeper Dave
Beasant was kept out by a foot injury caused by a falling jar of salad cream. Yes, he fumbled it, and because his hands were
full he stuck out a foot to stop it hitting the floor!
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Barnsley's Darren
Barnard slipped in a puddle of his new puppy's pee on the kitchen floor. The resulting knee ligament damage kept him out of
action for five months.
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Irish International
Robbie Keane ruptured his knee cartilage in 1998 after stretching to pick up his TV remote control
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Steve Morrow broke
his collarbone after falling off Tony Adams while celebrating the 1993 League Cup final win
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David Batty's return
from an Achilles tendon injury was put back when he was run over by his toddler on a tricycle.
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Allan Nielsen of
Spurs missed several matches after his daughter poked him in the eye
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Alan Wright, Villa's
little full-back, needed treatment for a knee strain caused by stretching to reach the accelerator in his new Ferrari. 'It
gave me grief,' said Wright, who swapped the car for a Rover 416.
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Arsenal legend Charlie
George never fully recovered from cutting off his big toe with a lawnmower.
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Lee Hodges of Barnet
slipped on a bar of soap in the shower, wrenching his groin
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Alan Mullery missed
England's 1964 tour of South America after putting his back out while brushing his teeth.
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Reserve Liverpool
keeper Stensgaard once injured himself in an incident with an ironing board. We don't know if he was ironing at the time.
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Richard Wright, was
warming up in the goalmouth in preparation for an FA Cup tie against Chelsea for his club Everton, when he twisted his ankle.
He did it landing on a wooden sign instructing people not to practise there.
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Spain (and Valencia)
keeper Santiago Canizares was ruled out of the 2002 World Cup finals after a bottle of aftershave dropped on his foot caused
cuts and serious tendon damage.
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David Beckham needed
stitches above his left eye following a dressing room incident after Arsenal's 2-0 FA Cup win at Old Trafford on 15th Feb
2003. The injury was caused by his manager Sir Alex Ferguson kicking a football boot at him.
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Crystal Palace keeper
Alex Kolinko was hit around the head by his boss Trevor Francis in October 2002. Kolinko was on the bench, and Francis took
offence when he laughed at their conceding a goal. The FA fined Francis 1000 pounds over the incident.
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In 1996, Grimsby
manager Brian Laws broke midfielder Ivan Bonetti's cheekbone after the Italian threw food at him in a dressing-room row. Laws
escaped punishment, but they both were forced to make public apologies.
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Shaun Goater injured
a foot while playing for Man City against Birmingham in the autumn for 2003. The injury was sustained when he kicked an advertising
hoarding in celebration of a goal by Nic Anelka. Goater had to be substituted.
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Also in 2003, Villa
striker Darius Vassell injured himself while attempting DIY surgery on his own foot. He had a blood blister under the toe-nail
on his big toe and was using a power drill to drill through the nail and drain the wound. Drilling to drain such blisters
is not an uncommon procedure, but normally it is conducted by a qualified person under sterile conditions. Vassell made it
worse, picked up an infection, and had to have half the nail removed.
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Stalybridge Celtic
keeper Mark Statham missed a game in 1999 after trapping his head in a car door. We presume that his absence was caused by
a resulting injury (rather than that he was still stuck in the car at kick-off) but we don't know what the injury was.
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Halifax defender Dave Robinson put his shoulder out falling off a kid's slide