Ridiculous Injuries

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Following Marios reaction against the grass M.E.N have come up with a list of mad injuries

My personal favorite is the guy who was out after his kid chucked boiling water over his crotch

Mario Balotelli took everyone by surprise when he suffered an allergic reaction to the grass during Manchester City's Europa League clash with Dynamo Kiev in Ukraine.

Here, M.E.N. Sport check out some other unusual injuries from over the years:

ALEX STEPNEY: In 1975, the United keeper Alex Stepney dislocated his jaw while shouting at his defenders during a match against Birmingham.

RIO FERDINAND: While at Leeds, the United defender picked up a tendon strain in his knee watching television. He had his foot up on a coffee table for a number of hours.

DAVID JAMES: The ex-City keeper pulled a muscle in his back when reaching for the TV remote control and also tweaked his shoulder when trying to land a monster carp.

DARIUS VASSELL: The ex-Aston Villa and former City striker missed several games after he drilled through his toe nail with a power drill thinking it would relieve the pressure on a swollen toe.

ROY CARROLL: While at West Ham, the former United goalkeeper was collecting balls from a goal during training when his foot got caught in the net and he hurt his knee.

RICHARD WRIGHT: While warming up before Everton’s FA Cup tie at Chelsea, he fell over a notice warning him not to practise in the goalmouth and suffered a twisted ankle. He also damaged his shoulder falling through a loft as he was trying to pack away his suitcases.

SEAN FLYNN: The then-Kidderminster captain suffered a broken nose, busted lip and bruised toes after tripping over his son’s toy cars.

DAVE BEASANT: The goalkeeper severed the tendon in his big toe and was out for eight weeks in 1993 when he dropped a bottle of salad cream on his foot.

CHIC BRODIE: The Brentford keeper’s career ended in 1970 when he collided with a sheepdog which had run on to the pitch. He shattered his kneecap while the dog got the ball. “The dog might have been a small one, but it just happened to be a solid one,” he reflected.

SANTIAGO CANIZARES: The Spain keeper missed the 2002 World Cup after shattering a bottle of aftershave in a sink. A piece of glass fell on his foot, severing a tendon in his big toe.

KASEY KELLER: The American knocked out his front teeth pulling golf clubs out of the boot of his car.

ALAN WRIGHT: The diminutive former Aston Villa full-back strained his knee by stretching to reach the accelerator in his new Ferrari.

STEVE MORROW: The defender broke his collarbone after falling off the shoulders of Tony Adams while celebrating Arsenal’s 1993 League Cup final win.

SVEIN GRONDALEN: The Norway defender had to withdraw from an international during the 1970s after colliding with a moose while jogging.

ALAN MULLERY: The England star missed the 1964 tour of South America after injuring his back while brushing his teeth.

DAVID BATTY: The former Leeds and Blackburn midfielder re-injured his Achilles tendon when he was run over by his toddler on a tricycle.

DARREN BARNARD: The former Barnsley midfielder was sidelined for five months with a torn knee ligament after he slipped in a puddle of his puppy’s urine on the kitchen floor.

LEE HODGES: The-then Barnet player slipped on a bar of soap in the shower and wrenched his groin.

CHARLIE GEORGE: Arsenal player cut off his toe with a lawnmower.

KIERON DYER: Newcastle midfielder damaged his eye when he collided with a pole in training.

MICHAEL STENSGAARD: The Danish keeper was forced to retire after suffering an injury to his shoulder folding down an ironing board.

DEREK LYLE: The Dundee striker fell through a glass table in his home. He needed 16 stitches.

KEVIN KYLE: The Kilmarnock striker’s eight-month old son kicked a jug of boiling water over his crotch.

LIAM LAWRENCE: The Stoke player fell down the stairs and injured his ankle after tripping over his dog.

 

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Didnt Tevez injure himself in the shower just after joining us
Also Boetang being injured by a drinks trolley on a aeroplane

 

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I do remember in the 80s Mickey Quinn then of Oldham got injured apperantley falling down the stairs at home, the real truth was he was pissed up one night in Oldham and tried climbing the Xmas tree in the town centre and promptly fell out of it!

 

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Chic Brodie
The Brentford goalkeeper’s career was ended in October 1970 when a dog ran onto the pitch and collided with him. His kneecap was shattered and he had to hang-up his gloves


Svein Grondalen
Putting the dog situation into perspective, the Norwegian international missed a match in the 1970s after colliding with a moose while out jogging.


Perry Groves
The Arsenal substitute knocked himself unconcious when he jumped up to celebrate a goal and headbutted the dugout.


Alan Wright
The pint-sized left-back strained his knee as he struggled to reach the accelerator in his Ferrari. He famously downgraded to a Rover 416 shortly afterwards!


David Batty
The former Leeds midfielder suffered a relapse of an old achilles problem when his toddler rode into the back of his ankle on a tricycle.

 

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DARIUS VASSELL: The ex-Aston Villa and former City striker missed several games after he drilled through his toe nail with a power drill thinking it would relieve the pressure on a swollen toe.

i remember this incident but let's face it you've got to be a special kind of stupid to do this.

dave connor, a city squad member in the late 60's & early 70's, buggered his back while stretching to reach a cup of tea at home.

from the same era a mate of mine knew one of the rags' reserve players (can't remember his name unfortunately) who was on the injured list allegedly with groin strain. he'd actually split his foreskin rather badly during a frantic sex session.