10 Most Notoriously Gruesome Football Injuries

6. Alan Smith

Manchester United's Alan Smith shows his pain after injuring his left leg during the English FA Cup fifth round soccer match against Liverpool at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Saturday Feb. 18, 2006. Liverpool won the match 1-0. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
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Smith broke his leg and dislocated his ankle while attempting to bravely block a free-kick from Liverpool's John Arne Riise.

The striker's manager Sir Alex Ferguson described the injury as the worst he had ever seen.

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