I JUST READ AN ARTICLE ON YAHOO ABOUT THE 12 WORST TACKLES IN FOOTBALL
THE STORY AND PICTURES ARE SO CRAZY YOU NEED TO SEE THEM.
I NEARY PUKED JUST LOOKING AT THE PICTURES.. IT IS SO SCARY.
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http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/the-rundown/football-12-most-gruesome-tackles-151047702.html

1. Roy Keane (Manchester United) v Alf-Inge Haaland (Manchester City)
In September 1997, with Manchester United losing 1-0 to 's Leeds United at Elland Road, Keane injured his anterior cruciate ligament. As Keane lay on the ground, Leeds player Alf-Inge Haaland criticised him for an attempted foul and suggested he was feigning injury to avoid punishment. Keane was booked as he was stretchered off the field.
Three and a half years later, in April 2001, Keane went in high on Haaland's knee during a Manchester derby between United and Haaland's new club, Manchester City. Keane was fined £5,000 and received a three-match ban.
Then came the infamous passage in Keane's biography, where he admitted he wanted to "hurt" Haaland as revenge for the Norwegian's disparaging words years prior. That earned the Irishman an FA inquiry, an additional five game ban, and a whopping £150,000 fine.

2. Harald Schumacher (West Germany) v Patrick Battiston (France)

Harald Schumacher was involved in a collision with French substitute Patrick Battiston in the semi-final of the 1982 World Cup. Battiston had just Schumacher to beat after a through ball from Michel Platini, but shot wide of the goal.
Instead of trying to defend the shot, Schumacher appeared to jump directly at Battiston, and collided with him in mid-air. Battiston was knocked unconscious, and later slipped into a coma. He also suffered damaged vertebra and lost his two front teeth.

3. Norbert Siegmann (Werder Bremen) v Ewald Lienen (Arminia Bielefeld)

On August 14 1981, Bielefeld's Ewald Lienen suffered one of the more gruesome entries on the list, as the studs of Norbert Siegmann of Werder Bremen slit his thigh wide open, as pictured above. The wound measured a frightening 25cm in length and required 23 stitches.
In shock, and despite his open leg wound, Lienen ran after the coach of then-Bremen coach Otto Rehhagel. Why? Because he blamed Rehhagel for the incident, insisting he had incited Siegmann to "play rough". If that didn't seem insane enough, Lienen was back in full training little over a fortnight later.

4. Diego Braghieri (Arsenal Sarandi) v Ronaldinho (Atletico Mineiro)

This one's recent. Very recent. Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho, who has returned to Brazil to play for Atletico Mineiro after a successful spell in Europe, was the victim of a vile two-footed lunge from Diego Braghieri of Argentine club Arsenal Sarandi in Copa Libertadores action less than a month ago.
Like McManaman on Sunday, Braghieri was not even booked for the challenge which bent Ronaldinho's leg back. Fortunately, the former Barcelona man wasn't seriously injured and even took the resulting penalty - which he hammered onto the crossbar.