It is said that football is a game of hard toiling and perseverance but sometimes this beautiful sport gives a hard time to many players through the injuries the latter suffer while playing the game. While playing a match, a player is always on his toes and ready to run and give his hundred percent for the team but often this turns out fatal to them as the players, in the aftermath of a tackle, suffer many injuries, which forces them to quit the game for a period of time or sometimes completely. Few such injuries are as follows:- 1. Alan Smith – Sir Alex had claimed that he had never seen a grave injury as Smith’s ever before. The match between Liverpool and Manchester United turned out to be an ill-fated match for Alan Smith in the year 2006. Smith was injured because of landing awkwardly after blocking a free kick. As a consequence, he had broken his left leg and dislocated his ankle. Because of the seriousness of the injury, he had also received a standing ovation from the Liverpool fans. This injury had forced Smith to be out of the game for a period of seven months. 2. Djibril Cisse – The French forward who had started his career at Auxerre and had made 128 appearances for them having scored 70 goals in that time, had suffered several serious injuries during his football career. He had also missed the World Cup finals for France as he got himself injured in the clash against China in a warm-up game (before the World Cup). He had injured his right leg then. His first injury occurred at Ewood Prk while he was playing for Liverpool. He had managed to fracture two areas in his left leg and was out for several months from the football ground. Miraculously, he survived the two injuries and came back to the football field strongly after seven months of receiving the injury. 3. Peter Cech – In the year 2006, Peter Cech who was a goalkeeper of Chelsea during that time had fractured his skull in an accident with reading’s striker Stephen Hunt. The incident would have costed the life of the legendary goalkeeper but he survived somehow. A severe concussion had occurred in his skull after he was hit by the Irish midfielder and had collapsed in the dressing room moments after he was taken back from the field. After everyone had thought that he would be outside for more than a year, Cech had made a miraculous recovery by returning to the football pitch after 3 months. Cech now wears a rugby styled mask to protect his skull from further injuries. Interestingly in that match, after Cech was removed from the pitch, John Terry had become the goalkeeper for the remaining minutes. Many former footballers and goalkeepers had said that there must be more protection for the goalkeepers in the future to prevent them from being hurt. In an interview after several months, Cech had said that he did not remember anything about the injury. Author’s Bio: http://www.golden-goals.com is an authentic football website that brings us latest information about league matches, transfer updates, sponsors and other crucial details each and every day. Visit their website and Twitter page to stay updated on soccer news.
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