
Missed Everton's FA Cup 4th-round replay at Chelsea in 2006 after falling over a notice warning him not to practise in the goalmouth.

The British cycling star was sidlined after playing a snowboarding game on his Nintento Wii.
Cavendish suffered a calf injury when he slipped off the Wii Balance Board.

The vertically challenged defender strained a knee struggling to reach the accelerator on his new Ferrari.

The veteran keeper was KO'd for eight weeks in 1993 when he dropped a bottle of salad cream on his foot.

The Washington Redskins quarterback was taken to the hospital after celebrating a touchdown with a bit too much gusto.
Ferotte suffered a jammed neck by head-butting the concrete end zone.

The former Barnsley midfielder tore a knee ligament after he slipped on his kitchen floor after stepping in a puddle of his puppy's urine in the 1990s.

Lewis was labelled "The Prat without a Hat" by our good selves — after he was struck down with sunstroke.
The fast bowler had shaved his head before the 1994 tour to West Indies and subsequently missed the first match.

Smart by name, but less so by nature.
The England prop was celebrating a Five Nations win over France in 1982 when he was duped into drinking a bottle of aftershave by a team-mate.
The burly forward needed his stomach pumped, with scrum-half Steve Smith joking: "Colin was in a bad way, but his breath smelled lovely."

Broke his collarbone after falling off Tony Adams' shoulders while celebrating Arsenal's 1993 League Cup final win against Sheffield Wednesday.

This injury, or string of injuries, wouldn't look out of place in a Charlie Chaplin film.
The England wicketkeeper was on tour in Pakistan when he was struck on the head with a cricket ball which had been thrown by a fan during a net session.
So far, not bad. But jinxed French was then struck by a car on his way to hospital,.
And after getting the initial knock stitched up, French promptly stood up and cracked his head on a light fitting.


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