Tottenham keeper 'injures pelvis'

[sam86]

BBC NEWS | England | London | Tottenham keeper 'injures pelvis'

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has injured his pelvis in a motorbike accident.

The Italian was taken to hospital after his BMW bike was involved in a collision with a car in Walthamstow, east London, on Thursday morning.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "A 36-year-old male suffered injuries described as possibly life-changing."

Cudicini, 36, signed to the north London club from rivals Chelsea in January this year.

Blimey. Not a good week to be a keeper. Thoughts are with him. TOP player.

 

[Gritt23]

He'll be disappointed with that.

 

[tottenhamseagull]

Life Changing Injuries? Surely that means won't play football again?!

 

[Mellotron]

Life Changing Injuries? Surely that means won't play football again?!

I think they're referring to "won't be able to have kids", possibly.

 

[Woodchip]

Life Changing Injuries? Surely that means won't play football again?!

Thank God you rewrote that as I read it as Life Threatening. : phew:

Still not good news though, but I'm sure he's got some form of Income Protection Benefit in place.

 

[Common as Mook]

You would have thought professional footballers had a clause in their contracts forbidding them to ride motorbikes?

 

[sam86]

Article updated.

Keeper badly hurt in bike smash

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has suffered "potentially life-changing injuries" in a motorbike accident in east London, police said.

He was taken to hospital after his BMW bike was involved in a collision with a car in Walthamstow at about 1030 GMT.

He has fractured his wrists and injured his pelvis but a spokesman for the north London club said they were still waiting for hospital test results.

The Italian, 36, signed from London rivals Chelsea in January this year.

The female driver and a child passenger walked away from the Ford Fiesta Cudicini was in collision with and did not need hospital treatment.

No arrests

The accident happened on Forest Road.

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "A 36-year-old male suffered injuries described by the London Ambulance Service as possibly life-changing and was taken to an east London hospital for further assessment and treatment.

"No arrests have been made."

A statement on Tottenham's website said: "Carlo Cudicini has fractured his wrists and injured his pelvis after being involved in a road accident this morning.

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"The 36-year-old Italian goalkeeper has been admitted to hospital and undergone scans under the supervision of club medical staff.

"The club will update supporters on Carlo as soon as there is any further information."

Cudicini was signed by manager Harry Redknapp on a free transfer and has made eight appearances standing in for the injured Heurelho Gomes.

He spent almost 10 years at the west London club after spells at AC Milan and Lazio.

His father Fabio was AC Milan's goalkeeper in the 1960s.

 

[JJ McClure]

Life changing...is he now Carol Cudicini?

 

[Woodchip]

Life changing...is he now Carol Cudicini?

Worse than that, he's got to shell out for a new bike, and BMW don't make that model anymore. What self respecting goalie would be seen dead on a FS50? That's all he's left with though.

 

[Race]

You would have thought professional footballers had a clause in their contracts forbidding them to ride motorbikes?

there used to be. suppose its changed

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Blimey. I wouldn't give him much chance of ever playing professional football again, tbh. What a truely shit week for top 'keepers innit?

 

[Don't get me started]

Maybe it was one of these

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaB40TLQE8M

 

[Everest]

This bit made me laugh

A statement on Tottenham's website said: "Carlo Cudicini has fractured his wrists and injured his pelvis after being involved in a road accident this morning.

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Fancy giving him a free transfer just cos he can't ride a bike.

 

[Father Jack]

i thought footballers had it in their contracts that they cant ride motorbikes, if he did and this happened breach of contract? either way may he get well soon he's a top keeper.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

Maybe it was one of these

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaB40TLQE8M

 

[Paxton Dazo]

TOP player.

Must be another Cudicini then? The one at Tottenham is f***ing awful.

Hope he recovers and goes onto to play pro-football again (just not for Tottenham).

 

[tottenhamseagull]

Must be another Cudicini then? The one at Tottenham is f***ing awful.

Hope he recovers and goes onto to play pro-football again (just not for Tottenham).

I second that!

 

[hopper_182]

I wonder if it was his own fault, or the driver of the car.

 

[Twinkle Toes]

I bet it was one of these he was riding btw. Niiiiiiiice! (although it prob's isn't any more, sadly)

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Top Keeper?

He is behind Gomes....