Moving back in time for a few higher profile examples, Everton and Arsenal legend Joe Mercer was also forced to quit the game sooner than he had intended (albeit at the age of 39) when he cracked his leg against fellow Gunner Joe Wade in a league game against Liverpool in 1954. Colosimo also suffered a hamstring strain in the collision, and, according to Ben Godwin, 'the additional twist is that the third player involved was the well-travelled Damien Mori - Petkovic's 'real-life' best mate and godfather to his kids.'

Both suffered a broken leg in the incident, which, literally adding insult to injury, also allowed Stockport striker Adam Proudlock to steal in and net an equalising goal - hence denying the Silkmen their first win of the season.Ī remarkably similar scenario in Australia's A-League earlier this year may yet force Perth Glory goalie Jason Petkovic into premature retirement after he ran into Simon Colosimo, snapping his tibia in the process. The Macclesfield goalkeeper Jonathan Brain and centre-back Andrew Teague were each ruled out for the season when, with 15 minutes to go, they collided as Teague chased a ball back into the area. 'Following Lee Carsley's accidental clash with Tim Cahill's knee, what other cases are there of players injuring a team-mate during a game?' enquires Sam Read.Īs if in direct response to Sam's question, last Saturday's League Two clash between Stockport and Macclesfield served up one of the worst collisions between team-mates in recent memory. And don't just take Daniel's word for it, not when you have this brilliant YouTube footage as evidence.Īnd while the defensive-minded Knowledge wonders why the Greuther Fürth defender vacated his post before the corner had been fully cleared, here's Felipe Patiño Arenas to introduce Andres Perez: 'He is from Colombia, and during a friendly match in the Argentinian league, playing for San Lorenzo against Independiente, he scored this goal.'Īlso worthy of note is this agonising near-miss by Pablo Aimar, which surely would have been the best yet. 'Dutch player Dave de Jong scored a rabona goal for VfL Osnabrück (third division) against SpVgg Greuther Fürth (second division) in a German Cup match in August 2005,' he writes. Daniel Buse, however, presents one that does. Many readers suggested a host of goals as potential contenders, but skilful as they were, Gianfranco Zola's strike for Chelsea against Ipswich, Kanu's for Arsenal against Middlesbrough, Lee Sharpe's for Manchester United against Barcelona, and Rabah Madjer's for Porto in the 1987 Champions League final simply do not qualify as rabonas.

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