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Soccer/Football

BKH70041

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8. He broke his neck.

Reply to jakeXT (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2014, 09:17 AM

Jul 2014

Been out of town so not commenting until now.

I read somewhere it was the third vertebrae, and the x-ray in post #5 seems to indicate that being the case, which is part of your neck.

I don't think the knee in the back was what did this damage. If you watch the reply, when he fell his torso hit, but then his head snapped as it continued to the ground. That would explain the break.

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Neymar fractures vertebrae, out of World Cup [View all] jakeXT Jul 2014 OP

It was a brutal knee to the spine. The refs let the game get out of control. nt SunSeeker Jul 2014 #1

The referee didn't call much... Aquavit Jul 2014 #2

54 fouls, a record. FIFA doesn't want too many cards and Webb was praised for it in another game jakeXT Jul 2014 #4

I take that back! Aquavit Jul 2014 #6

Yep T_i_B Jul 2014 #7

This is Brazil we're talking about VWolf Jul 2014 #9

Are you sure this is the Brazillian national team? T_i_B Jul 2014 #10

LOL Yeah that was embarassing! VWolf Jul 2014 #11

With this kind of injury he could be out of more than World Cup. mackerel Jul 2014 #3

I'm surprised that you don't need surgery jakeXT Jul 2014 #5

He broke his neck. BKH70041 Jul 2014 #8