From salad cream to moose encounters: The most bizarre and avoidable injuries in professional football
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Ben Hayward
Summary
A humorous and cautionary look at bizarre, avoidable injuries suffered by professional footballers, ranging from accidents with salad cream and sunbeds to incidents involving a peeing puppy and a wild moose. The article explores how these unusual off-field mishaps impacted players' careers, contrasting the glamorous image of professional football with the sometimes absurd reality of injury-prone moments.
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· 3 pulledProfessional footballers are often living the dream, playing the sport they love and earning handsomely – at the highest level of the game, anyway.
Sometimes, those problems are exacerbated by long periods on the sidelines – and players' careers are often over before they even begin, due to injury.
From hamstring tweaks to ACL tears, injuries are part of life for a professional footballer. Here, though, is a look at some of the most ridiculous and avoidable fitness...
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