10 Football Injuries you won’t want to see at Euro 2016

Posted on | May 13, 2016 | No Comments

There is nothing worse than enjoying a football match on a Saturday afternoon with your friends and family when suddenly with one dirty, devastating tackle it turns into a scene out of Hostel. Horrific sports injuries can put last night’s dinner back on your lap,and are tough to watch because you never want to see something that could end someone’s career and you definitely don’t want to see these types of injuries at the Euro championships this year. Put your seat belt on, because here are some of the worst footballing injuries you’ll ever see.

1. Paulo Diogo (2004)

After scoring a sublime individual effort, Paulo jumped up on a fence to celebrate. When he jumped down he let go, but his wedding ring got caught on the metal barrier. For his troubles, he got a yellow card of course.

2. David Busst (1996)

Busst’s injury is one of the worst footballing injuries ever caught on camera. He doesn’t just break his leg, he shatters it into a number of pieces.You can go and check the video out if you wish, but this photo should be enough to make you do what Schmeichel did on the pitch that day and vomit everywhere.

3. Francesco Totti (2006)

Described by Roma’s director of football at the time as cruel and serious, it could be said that those chosen words don’t do the sustained injury justice. Whilst the ankle break doesn’t sit for pleasurable viewing, Totti returned to action within two months!

4. Eduardo Da Silva (2008)

Probably one of the dirtiest tackles you will ever witness, the culprit Martin Taylor rightly received a red card. Unfortunately for the victim, the only red he would see after that would also be of a whitish colour protruding through his skin.

5. Jacob Olesen (2006)

Danish football striker Jacob Olesen suffered a dislocation of the left ankle during a football match in 2006. No need to scream Jacob, we can see it’s broken…

6. Ewald Lienen (1981)

Ewald was on the wrong end of a sliding tackle that would slice open the skin on his thigh quicker than a knife slicing an orange. Ouch…

7. Djibril Cisse (2006)

During a friendly international football match in Saint Etienne in 2006 Cisse was the subject of a ferocious tackle that would leave him and his right leg in a crumpled heap on the floor.

8. Edgar Andrade (2007)

Mexican stalwart Edgar Andrade suffered a dramatic fractured ankle whilst playing for Cruz Azul in 2007. His leg twisted in directions only witnessed during a tornado storm.

9. Alf-Inge Haaland (2001)

Roy Keane admitted in his autobiography he intended to harm Alf-Inge with this challenge after the pair traded verbals over a cruciate injury Roy had sustained in 1997. Haaland never played a full match again and retired in 2003, citing this tackle as the reason why. Word of advice, don’t p*** off Roy Keane anytime soon.

10. Luc Nilis (2000)

You could almost excuse this image for being ‘photoshopped’, but we can assure you it actually happened. One of the most sought after strikers in world football at the time, Luc would have to end his career prematurely after suffering a broken leg in a game for Aston Villa in 2000.

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