Stoke's Liam Lawrence is just the latest in a long line of football stars to suffer bizarre injuries after he tripped over his dog.
Here's Mirror.co.uk's Top 10 weird ways footballers have managed to injure themselves:
1. David James
The England goalkeeper once pulled a muscle in his back when reaching for the TV remote control.
2. Chic Brodie
The Brentford goalkeeper's career came to an abrupt end in October 1970 when he collided with a sheepdog which had run on to the pitch. Brodie shattered his kneecap while the dog got the ball.
3. Santiago Canizares
The Spain goalkeeper missed the 2002 World Cup after accidentally shattering a bottle of aftershave in his hotel sink. A piece of glass fell on his foot, severing a tendon in his big toe.
4. Kasey Keller
The American international knocked out his front teeth while pulling his golf clubs out of the boot of his car.
5. Alan Wright
The diminutive former Aston Villa full-back strained his knee by stretching to reach the accelerator in his new Ferrari. He subsequently swapped the sports car for a Rover 416.
6. Svein Grondale
The Norway defender had to withdraw from an international during the 1970s after colliding with a moose while out jogging.
7. David Batty
The former Leeds and Blackburn midfielder managed to re-injure his Achilles tendon when he was run over by his toddler on a tricycle.
8. Darren Barnard
The former Barnsley midfielder was sidelined for five months with a torn knee ligament after he slipped in a puddle of his puppy's urine on the kitchen floor.
9. Charlie George
Arsenal's 1971 FA Cup hero managed to cut off his toe with a lawnmower.
10. Mistar
The Indonesian footballer was killed aged just 25 by a stampede of pigs which overran his team's training pitch in 1995.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/top-10s/top-10/2008/09/30/falling-over-your-dog-and-the-top-10-freak-football-injuries-115875-20761920/Some other top 10's -
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/top-10s/top-10/
