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Old 12-08-2004, 08:47 PM  #1
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the 9 finger bandit
Soccer player loses finger on fence



GENEVA (AP) - A Portuguese soccer player lost a finger when he caught his wedding ring on a fence while celebrating a goal for his Swiss team.

Paolo Diogo was injured after his late goal put Servette ahead 4-1 Sunday against Schaffhausen. The ring ripped off the top of his finger.

``When I jumped down from the fence, I didn't feel anything at all,'' Diogo said in Wednesday's Swiss newspaper Blick. ``The first time that I noticed that something was missing from my hand was when it started to hurt. And it hurt tremendously.''

Before it was clear what happened, Diogo was cited by the referee for excessive celebration.


Team officials found the missing finger but surgeons were unable to reattach it and recommended amputation of the stump.


``I'm not dead and life goes on,'' Diogo said. ``So I have to live with one less finger.''
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http://sportsillustrated.aimtoday.cnn.com/sports/story.jsp?&idq=/ff/story/0030/20041208/1458998372.htm
Old 12-08-2004, 10:48 PM  #2
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I saw that yesterday on www.fark.com. The fact that he was cautioned afterwards makes it almost funny. But to look on the bright side, at least it wasn't his toe.
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Old 10-17-2005, 04:56 PM  #3
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Which is worse, losing a finger or a toe?
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Old 10-17-2005, 05:21 PM  #4
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there's something in between the two I can think of as pretty bad 🙂
Old 10-18-2005, 07:38 AM  #5
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Originally Posted by fuegote
Which is worse, losing a finger or a toe?

If I were making a living playing soccer, I'd rather part with a finger than a toe.
Old 10-18-2005, 07:58 AM  #6
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Unless you are Deigo Maradonna.
 
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