Severe injuries that have ever occurred in Europe

DBasia.news –  It was not the final result of the Everton match against Tottenham Hotspur that was publicly highlighted, but the severe injury to Angel Gomes. He broke his leg after being hit by Son Heung-min.

The incident began when Andre Gomes was controlling the ball on the side of the field. Son Heung-Min who runs to grab the ball tackles from behind to Gomes. Suddenly, Gomes immediately held his feet while grimacing in pain.

The medical team immediately rushed to give first aid to Gomes. Meanwhile, Son Heung-Min cries regretting his actions. Not long ago, the referee also gave a red card to the South Korean player.

“Everton can confirm Andre Gomes will operate on Monday (4/11) after suffering an ankle injury against Tottenham. He suffered an injury in the second half and was immediately sent to the Aintree hospital. After a series of examinations, he was confirmed to have a broken ankle in the right ankle,” reads an official statement from Everton.

When judging a soccer trip, Andre Gomes is not the first player who was hit by a foul violation in the match. Here are the other four players according to BolaSkor.com:

Roy Keane violated Alf Inge Haaland

Revenge becomes the background of Roy Keane’s harsh violations to Alf Inge Haaland. Keane did not accept because he had suffered a long injury caused by Haaland. 

The story begins in 1997. At that time, Haaland violated Keane. Instead of apologizing, Haaland instead approached Keane to ask the player to stop pretending to be injured.

Apparently, Keane did experience extreme pain in the incident. Keane must be absent for a long time to recover the injury.

Four years later, Keane had the opportunity to meet Haaland. Both players appeared in the Manchester derby.

Finally, Keane vented his revenge by doing a hard knee-high tackle. As a result of the incident, Keane was sentenced unable to appear in five matches and fined 150 thousand pounds.

Finally, the Norwegian player opened his voice regarding the terrible tackle. In his autobiography, Keane revealed he deeply regrets the brutal tackle.

Ben Thatcher violated Pedro Mendes

Ben Thatcher is one of the players who deserve to be on this list. Because he had violated Pedro Mendes loudly.

The terrible incident occurred in the Manchester City match against Portsmouth, 2006. Thatcher who at that time defended The Citizens made Mendes lying on the sidelines. 

Initially, both players are trying to catch the ball that leads to the sidelines. In terms of distance, Mendes is closer to the ball.

However, Thatcher immediately ran fast and crashed into Mendes hard. When seen, Thatcher did not slow down and instead raised his hand. As a result, Mendes was thrown to hit the billboards on the sidelines.

Pedro Mendes immediately received treatment from the medical team. He spent the night in the hospital to restore the condition. Ironically, Thatcher did not get a card penalty on the incident.

However, Man City decided to punish Thatcher by banning six matches and not getting a salary for six weeks. Furthermore, Thatcher received a penalty from the FA in the form of a ban for two years.

Nigel de Jong violated Xabi Alonso

One of the events that is still clearly recorded in memory when Spain faced the Netherlands at the 2010 World Cup final, in Johannesburg, was Nigel De Jong’s acrobatic kick into Xabi Alonso’s chest.

De Jong mercilessly hit the chest of the former Liverpool with the bottom of his shoes. The result, Alonso lay while holding his chest. Luckily, De Jong only received a yellow card due to the incident. 

“That is one of the worst violations I have ever experienced. De Jong has treated me like a war criminal,” Alonso said as reported by the Telegraph.

Sun Xiang violated Demba Ba

A dark incident experienced by former Chelsea player, Demba Ba, in the Chinese Super League. He got a hard tackle from Sun Xiang, which ended in a broken leg.

The violation occurred in the Shanghai derby on Sunday (7/17/2016). In the 65th minute, Demba Ba who was in possession of the ball got a tackle from Sun Xiang. As a result, the player experiences a tibia and fibula fracture.

The match between Shanghai SIPG against Shanghai Shenhua was indeed hard. In addition to the violation of Demba Ba, the fight was also marked by beatings and follow-ups. Not surprisingly, the referee issued 10 yellow cards and one red card.