We have all heard of groin strains and pulled hamstrings but what about those injuries that encompass the bizarre, the unlucky and the down right daft? Here are my top five strange injuries that have rendered footballers out of action:

5. The Wooden Sign
Back in 2006 Everton’s Richard Wright was warming up at Stamford Bridge ahead of an FA Cup 4th Round replay against Chelsea. Yet out of stupidity or stubbornness Wright ignored a wooden sign in the goal mouth that said ‘Do not warm-up here’. The result? In diving for the ball Wright landed on the sign, twisting his ankle. That will teach him. Wright has a bit of previous when it comes to bizarre injuries, he dislocated his shoulder in 2003 when he fell out of his loft. He missed much of the following season and lost his first-team place to Nigel Martyn.

4. Salad Cream
Another goalkeeper (perhaps not the brightest bunch) Dave Beasant in 1993  needed treatment for a foot injury when he dropped a jar of salad cream and  stuck his foot out to break the fall. A similar thing happened in 2002 when Spain ‘keeper Santiago Canizares missed the 2002 World Cup Finals when he dropped a bottle of aftershave on his foot, severing a tendon. (more…)

The following is a guest post is by Tom Mallows of BetFair.com

So the season is over and now is the time to look back on what has been a frantic, exciting and sometimes amusing nine months of football. Here are my top five moments of the season that brought a smile to my face.

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Club: Everton (since 2005)
Cost: £2million
Position: Midfield
DOB: 26 March 1982
POB: San Sebastian, Spain
Previous Clubs: Barcelona, Rangers, Real Sociedad
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The worlds highest scoring professional keeper is Sao Paulo’s Rogerio Ceni with 80 goals in 815 games, averaging 4.4 goals a season since joining in 1990.

Barcelona wonderkid, Bojan, scored 800 in seven years for the clubs youth team.

Arsenal legend, Ian Wright, is the head of a very footballing family. Adopted son Shaun Wright-Philips plays for Chelsea, Bradley Wright-Philips plays for Southampton, Brett Wright plays for Reading reserves and cousin Jermaine Wright plays for Blackpool.

Everton played at Anfield from 1882 till 1892. There first ground however is the site where the new Liverpool stadium will be built.

Aberdeen were the first team in Britain to have a dug out.