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Saturday May 16, 2009

Football’s roll-call of bizarre injuries

GLASGOW: Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot joined football’s roll-call of bizarre injuries after needing hospital treatment for scalding when an egg exploded in his face.

Scotland defender Broadfoot was looking at two eggs he had just poached in his microwave when one of them blew up and squirted scalding hot water into his face.

The 25-year-old, who is currently out injured with a foot problem, was treated at hospital for scalding to his cheek after the incident on Sunday but was otherwise unhurt and is expected to make a full recovery.

Rangers manager Walter Smith said: “He’s got some facial burns but he should be okay.”

Broadfoot isn’t the only footballer to suffer from a bizarre accidental injury.

Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand suffered a tendon strain in his knee after watching television for several hours with his feet up on a coffee table.

Former England goalkeeper Dave Beasant was sidelined in 1993 after dropping a glass bottle of salad cream on his foot, while current England goalkeeper David James missed matches when he pulled a muscle in his back after reaching for a television remote control.

David Batty, a former England, Blackburn and Leeds midfielder, aggravated an Achilles problem when he was run over by his young child on a tricycle.

Manchester City’s Darius Vassell, then at Aston Villa, missed several games after he drilled through his toe nail with a home power drill thinking it would relieve the pressure on a swollen toe.

Stoke midfielder Liam Lawrence fell down the stairs and injured his ankle after tripping over his dog. — AFP

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