10 Most Notoriously Gruesome Football Injuries

7. Petr Cech

Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech lies on the ground to be treated after a crash with Reading's Stephen Hunt during their English Premiership soccer match at Madejski Stadium in Reading, England, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006. Cech was substituted. (AP Photo/Sang
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Reading's Steven Hunt kneed Cech in the side of the head when he slid out to collect a loose ball, which required the 'keeper to undergo surgery for a depressed skull fracture.

Shockingly, the Chelsea 'keeper was almost killed in the incident.

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