10 most bizarre football injuries ever

04) Attack of the thumb monster

Looks like Alessandro Nesta was responsible for increasing Sony’s sales overnight. The gutsy center-back got so involved while playing on his Playstation that he damaged the tendons in his left thumb, leaving it raw and inflamed. The injury cost him a month away from “real-life” football and later even required a surgery to treat the ruptured tendons. He probably was playing as himself in FIFA.

03) Oops, the wrong way

This anecdote will tell you why it is necessary to listen to the doctors very, very carefully. Brazilian striker Ramalho was laid up in bed for three days after swallowing a big pill which had been prescribed for a dental infection. Don’t see the problem in that? Well, check this. Apparently, the pill was a suppository. What’s that, you ask? Well, it had to be administered, errr…anally!