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    Red face "MLS star breaks leg celebrating disallowed goal"

    This was the first I heard/read of this.

    MLS star breaks leg celebrating disallowed goal

    The world’s football retirement home, also known as the MLS, is great for those looking for some slow-paced ’sawker’ action, and now it is also a fantastic source of hilarious injuries.
    While playing against David Beckham United on Saturday, Argentinean Real Salt Lake striker Fabián Espíndola put the ball in the net after six minutes, and in celebration, he attempted one of his trademark backflip celebrations. Things didn’t go quite as planned, however, as he broke his leg on landing, and then found out the goal was disallowed for offside:
    “I’m embarrassed, “said Espindola, who celebrated goals with a flip since his days as a youth player in Argentina. “I’m never going to do that again. I don’t know what happened. I’ve done it a million times. If I would have known I never would have done it.

    More here.....http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.ph...isallowed-goal

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    Baaaahahahahaha!!!

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    that's what you get for being a douche!
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    Similar thing happened to Martin Gramatica when he was playing for the Cardinals. He kicked a field goal and then jumped to celebrate...I think he tore ligaments in his leg.
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    when i read the title i thought it was going to be cunningham for sure.

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    Best. Line. Ever. "The world’s football retirement home, also known as the MLS, is great for those looking for some slow-paced ’sawker’ action"

    Very funny!!

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    What I want to know is why hasn't there been more covereage of this by NA media?

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    he's no ocho cinco

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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5bm-DnFUdA

    Doesnt look that bad to me. . I was expecting compound fracture like this:



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQYYjq8i8Cs

    . . . . ah well.
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    yeah, would have been so much better if it was a brutal break.....

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    he actually didn't break his leg, just sprained it pretty badly.........

    its actually been covered on The Fox Soccer Report as they have some pretty good MLS coverage.
    Last edited by SLBuu; 09-10-2008 at 12:24 PM.

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    When Real Salt Lake forward Fabian Espindola injured himself celebrating a goal by doing backflips Saturday night in the team's 2-2 draw against the Los Angeles Galaxy, it was an unfortunate incident. But it was only another reminder of how freak occurrences and bizarre events can result in players getting hurt.
    Espindola is expected to miss the next four to eight weeks with an ankle sprain after the original diagnoses of a broken bone proved to be incorrect and only a sprain was found in an MRI.
    http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700257651,00.html

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    he is done the this season if they make it to the playoffs he could play then

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickit09 View Post
    when i read the title i thought it was going to be cunningham for sure.
    Your not the only one!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Technorgasm View Post
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5bm-DnFUdA

    Doesnt look that bad to me. . I was expecting compound fracture like this:



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQYYjq8i8Cs

    . . . . ah well.

    A nice Will Johnson goal at 2:34 in the first video too

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    He saved face by a least getting to the sideline but way to let the team down.

 

 

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