Football players' injuries are not limited to violent friction on the field, but taking care of children at home, playing with the Playstation, or fishing may be a reason to be absent from the stadium for a long time.
A report published by the British newspaper "The Sun" presented a list of the strangest injuries that footballers have suffered.
Bee sting
Last year, Dutch star Frenkie de Jong appeared in Barcelona training before Napoli's Champions League match with a swollen hand, and it turned out that the reason was a bee sting.
Although he was expected to be absent from the match, he played a key role and contributed to his team's 3-1 victory.
📸 - Yesterday, Frenkie de Jong played with his left hand bandaged due to a bee sting.
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- Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) August 9, 2020
Fainting or stinging a jellyfish
While former Manchester United defender Chris Smalling was spending his vacation on the Indonesian island of Bali, camera lenses photographed him covered in bandages in a hospital, and media reports at the time claimed that he was stung by a jellyfish while surfing, but the truth is that he fainted due to the extreme temperature and hit his head on the ground.
Chris Smalling has been taken to hospital in Bali after he became unwell.
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- Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) July 4, 2016
Broken bottle
Former Chelsea goalkeeper Dave Besant was once trying to pick up a bottle with his foot, before it fell to the ground, but it broke on his toes and torn the tendon on his big toe, which cost him two months of absence.
Knee injury after the "PlayStation" match
Former Manchester United and England captain Rio Ferdinand hit his knee strangely, as he was relaxing on the couch playing football on his Playstation, but when he tried to get up, his sudden movement caused him to twist his knee.
Postponed return due to bike
Former Leeds United player David Patti had a knee injury that led him to spend time at home, but his absence was delayed for an additional time when he bumped into his two-year-old daughter while riding her tricycle, resulting in a severe ankle injury.
Upside down bed
Ahead of the 1990 World Cup, Brian Robson was tasked with waking England team-mate Paul Gascoigne from his sleep.
After his gentle attempts failed, he decided to turn the bed to force Gascoigne to stand up, but the bed slipped from Robson's hand and fell on his foot, breaking one of his toes.
Bryan Robson and Paul Gascoigne, Italia '90.
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- 90s Football (@ 90sfootball) June 19, 2018
inattention
The Ecuadorian trampled Inner Valencia - when he was playing for West Ham - without noticing a broken cup, and injured his toe, forcing him to miss one of his team's matches.
Shaving cream wasted the dream of the World Cup
Santiago Canizares has always aspired to play a key role with the Spanish national team in the World Cup Finals, and when he had the opportunity in the 2002 World Cup, he dropped a bottle of shaving cream on his foot just before the finals began, and he suffered a tear in his toe tendon, which made him miss the World Cup.
A bowl of boiling water
When he was playing for Sunderland, Kevin Kyle was seen walking in a strange way, and it later became clear that the reason was his 8-month-old son, who poured a bowl of boiling water on his father's thighs.
Automatic drill
Former England and Aston Villa striker Darius Vasil was seriously injured when he tried to get rid of a sore toe.
For some reason, Vasil decided to use a robotic drill to get rid of some of the clotted blood, but things didn't go well.
Injuries inside and outside the home
Former England goalkeeper David James was not safe indoors or out.
Once, he was hit in the back while trying to reach for a TV remote, and on another occasion he was hit in the shoulder while fishing for carp.
One for the family album.
Charlie George lost a finger in a gardening accident years ago, but he's still able to signal today's score.
Celebrating with Nigel Winterburn, Sammy Nelson and Ray Parlor.
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- Martin Wengrow (@MartinWengrow) December 2, 2018
lawn mower
Charlie George, who won the FA Cup in 1971, amputated his toe with a lawnmower, but the Arsenal legend did not let this injury stand in the way of continuing his football career.
Fixed column
In a training session, former Newcastle player Kieron Dyer injured his left eye in a strange way, crashing into a fixed pole on the field.