10. EWALD LIENEN



German midfielder Lienen was playing for Arminia Bielefeld in 1981. During a match in August 1981, Lienen suffered a horrible leg injury after receiving a sliding tackle from Norbert Siegmann of Werder Bremen, who silt Lienen’s thighs with his boots creating a 25 cm long gash on Lienen’s right thigh. The wound required 23 stitches. Despite the open gash, Lienen ran towards Werder coach in shock, blaming him for the injury.

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9. ALAN SMITH



In February 2006, Alan Smith, who was playing for Manchester United, severely dislocated his left ankle while trying to block a powerful freekick from Liverpool player John Arne Riise. Although Smith made a speedy recovery and featured as a substitute seven months later, Sir Alex Ferguson described the injury as “one of the worst”.

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8. HENRIK LARSSON



The Swedish footballer, who was known as an excellent striker for his goal scoring prowess, suffered a career threatening injury in 1999 when he broke the fibula and tibia of his left leg. After the match against Lyon, Larsson, who was playing for Celtic then, spent eight months on the side-lines and made a comeback for the 2000 Euro Cup.

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7. LUC NILIS



One of the best strikers in Europe, Belgian Luc Nilis was famous for his goal scoring abilities during his days at PSV in the Dutch Eredivisie during 1996-97. When Nilis stepped onto the turf in 2000 for Aston Villa, he had little idea that it would be the end of his career. During the match, Nilis collided with Ipswich goalkeeper Richard Wright, due to which his right calf was broken at two places.[/center]

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6.DJIBIRIL CISSE




[/center] <ins></ins>The Frenchman has broken both his legs during his long nomadic career. In 2004, when Cisse played for Liverpool, his left foot got caught against the turf while trying to challenge Blackburn Rover’s Jay McEveley, resulting in a broken fibula and tibia. He made a swift recovery, making a comeback in six months. He broke his other leg after it got twisted before falling during an international friendly against China.

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[size=15px]5. FRANCESCO TOTTI



One of the most loyal players in the history of football, Totti, who captains the Serie A club AS Roma, suffered a serious leg injury while playing against Empoli FC in the Italian Championship on February 19th, 2006. He fractured his left fibula and severed the interconnecting ligaments with the malleolus. He underwent surgery the same night and a metal plate was inserted into his leg. He returned to the team in May the same year.

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4. AARON RAMSEY



Reminiscent of Eduardo da Silva’s injury, Aaron Ramsey broke his fibula and tibia in a double fracture while he was playing for Arsenal. Only 17 years old then, Ramsey suffered the injury after being tackled by Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross. Ramsey needed 9 months to recover from the injury. Though he never received a proper apology from Shawcross, Ramsey said that he has moved on.

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3. KIERON DYER



Dyer had a career that was blighted by injuries. In August 2007, Dyer suffered a broken right leg during a match against Bristol Rovers. The West Han United midfielder was tackled by Joe Jacobson that resulted in his leg being broken at two places. He took more than a year to recover. The injury caused several hamstring problems for Dyer even after recovery.

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2. EDUARDO DA SILVA



Eduardo da Silva was playing for the Gunners against Birmingham City in 2008, when he was tackled by defender Martin Taylor. Taylor, trying to tackle Silva, struck his right foot against Silva’s left feet which was solid on the ground. Due to this, Silva had a broken fibula and open dislocation of the ankle. Eduardo was immediately sent to a hospital. He made a comeback a year later.

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And NO1

1. DAVID BUSST



Rewind to April 8, 1996, Coventry City clashed with football giants Manchester United at the Old Trafford. Two minutes into the game, Coventry City’s David Busst went into the box to score a loose ball into the net. While trying to do so, he was tackled by two Manchester United players, resulting in severe compound fractures of the tibia and fibula of his right leg. The injury was so horrifying that United goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel, vomited on the spot and later required psychiatric help later.

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SOURCE = http://afriwap.com/football-fans-worldwide/worst-football-injuries-ever-%28pics%29/

u ve forgot to add Fabrice Muamba who died for 78hrs. I think this is worse form of injury cos he can neva play football again.

moderator please front page so that i can be second to comment. i 've never been so close

stexsy: u ve forgot to add Fabrice Muamba who died for 78hrs. I think this is worse form of injury cos he can neva play football again.

Fabrice Muamba was not injured, he collapsed / Fainted of Heart attack.

Man u are still paying that guy up till date some money,because that injury put a stop to his career,djibril cisse's leg has been broken twice.

tuffgongjo: Man u are still paying that guy up till date some money,because that injury put a stop to his career,djibril cisse's leg has been broken twice.

you dont mean it...

Chai....crying....
A lesson i learnt is not to play football if u lean pass broom

timidapsin: you dont mean it...

read it in a footie magazine like 3years back,have u ever heard of Preston Burpo?

timidapsin: you dont mean it...

djibril cisse broke his leg in france's last warm up match in preparation for the Germany 2006 world cup against china.

tuffgongjo: read it in a footie magazine like 3years back,have u ever heard of Preston Burpo?

hmmm nope...
Buh seriously this Djibril Cisse guy don suffer oh

ClintonNzedimma: Chai....crying....
A lesson i learnt is not to play football if u lean pass broom

Its not about being lean or thin, its just that they were hit at a very bad angle

timidapsin: hmmm nope...
Buh seriously this Djibril Cisse guy don suffer oh

He hasn't been the same after those two horrific injuries,that burpo guy injury is like that of. Busst also.

When i saw this thread, the first case that came to my mind was that of Ramsey. That shawcross of a guy is a bulldozer.

And some peeps ll yell at any mistake a player makes on the pitch thinking football is that easy.

Marco Van Basten too had a serious knee injury that put an end to the flourishing career of the 3 time Ballon 'o' dor winner forcing him to retire at a young age of 28yrs while still at his prime.

Lily4star: And some peeps ll yell at any mistake a player makes on the pitch thinking football is that easy.

Marco Van Basten too had a serious knee injury that put an end to the flourishing career of the 3 time Ballon 'o' dor winner forcing him to retire at a young age of 28yrs while still at his prime.

sorry miss, what state are you from?.

Lily4star: And some peeps ll yell at any mistake a player makes on the pitch thinking football is that easy.

Marco Van Basten too had a serious knee injury that put an end to the flourishing career of the 3 time Ballon 'o' dor winner forcing him to retire at a young age of 28yrs while still at his prime.

Abi come to think of it when you now ask them to play, they would be playing like animals
Buh it easier to blame / abuse professional players on TV.

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kai players dey try o. imagine dis for my enemy. na to faint o. speaking in yoruba***ese mi di ese olorun**

timidapsin: Abi come to think of it when you now ask them to play, they would be playing like animals
Buh it easier to blame / abuse professional players on TV.

I swear, e dey even be some like say make dem enter TV slap the player. Seriously football is made easy the way some teams and exceptional players play, but its not on a normal day.

Deiok:
sorry miss, what state are you from?.

Imo State, anything?

Lily4star:

Imo State, anything?

Ok, never mind.

borie4u: kai players dey try o. imagine dis for my enemy. na to faint o. speaking in yoruba***ese mi di ese olorun**

Lol

and u want 9ja players to be committed to football

sod09: and u want 9ja players to be committed to football

Dont you know how much they are earning?

Lily4star: And some peeps ll yell at any mistake a player makes on the pitch thinking football is that easy.

Marco Van Basten too had a serious knee injury that put an end to the flourishing career of the 3 time Ballon 'o' dor winner forcing him to retire at a young age of 28yrs while still at his prime.

he wasn't the only one,Owen Hargreaves didn't enjoy his career cause of recurrent injuries,even bayern munich president uli hoeness retired from d game aged just 27 due to a knee injury.
And do you know this ex man city player called "Micheal Johnson"?

tuffgongjo: he wasn't the only one,Owen Hargreaves didn't enjoy his career cause of recurrent injuries,even bayern munich president uli hoeness retired from d game aged just 27 due to a knee injury.
And do you know this ex man city player called "Micheal Johnson"?

I should ve heard of him, don't really know old Man city players that much, you know they joined the top flight few years back, what about him?

Lily4star:

I should ve heard of him, don't really know old Man city players that much, you know they joined the top flight few years back, what about him?

he was a promising guy whose career was cut short although not officially retired he has been out of the game for the last 3years,the injuries are part of why he was admitted to d Mental home.
He was just 23years old that time.

tuffgongjo: he was a promising guy whose career was cut short although not officially retired he has been out of the game for the last 3years,the injuries are part of why he was admitted to d Mental home.
He was just 23years old that time.

This one is really bad. Thanks for the enlightenment

Lily4star:

This one is really bad. Thanks for the enlightenment

my pleasure.