Look at the speed they are running at. And the entire body weight concentrated only on 1 leg.

But still, shockingly, I mean, shockingly to me means unexpected, I would say Riise's shot that broke Smith's leg.

That's shocking because the shot was so hard, it broke his leg.

Riise's rocket hit Smith's leg which caused him to land awkwardly. It was the contact with the ground that caused the break. If a player could actually break another player's leg by simply thumping the ball with all his might, imagine how much damage players who get smacked right in the face would incur.

agree with u.. dont think a ball can break a leg

Apparently it hit his nerves. I've seen a cat once being hit by a car at the head. The cat went turning and turning real fast and run hear and there b4 dies. Real freaky.


Time to call for mythbusters. I don't think that the ball and human leg contained enough physics to break another human leg. More or so with the newer and more lighter balls to come every year.

It's logic actually. You don't see many goalkeepers hospitalised after getting smacked by the ball.

Exactly. He landed awkwardly and basically sat on his own leg.

If the force of the ball was the reason he got his leg broken, Roberto Carlos would be banned from football as a potential hazard,

LOL...how true.

If a ball could do that much damage, there wouldn't be a wall defending a free kick. Imagine getting hit in the nuts by a rocket shot.

Yea unlikely the ball can cause a broken leg.

However, lighter balls means more speed. Speed is a greater factor when calculating energy. So technically, a lighter ball can do more damage if it was hit with more speed.

Scary background music..

yea the video plus the music is really scary..

ah, but it was the force of the ball that made him lost balance and fell awkwardly.

So technically, Riise broke his leg. >.<

dangerous though being a footballer..

Being footballer is risky,so easy to get body contact.

but all damm rich weeh..

Holy snaps.
If that really was true,

Cristiano Ronaldo could be a most wanted man for murdering people on the field with his free kick antics. WHAM right into the wall.

I FOUND THE REASON WHY I OPENED THIS THREAD !!
This was the injury I was referring to. I still get the creeps when I watch the player still trying to get up and continue, while his teammates are begging him to get off the field. They were terrified. Haihs. I really hope that hes ok, cos i dont know where to get the news.

YouTube - Head Collision

This post has been edited by aboogee: Mar 28 2008, 02:26 PM

Not necessarily. Newton's 2nd law Force=(m)mass x (a)acceleration. While lighter and bouncier ball has increase in a but it is compensated by the lack of m, therefore the Force might still be the same. The only way to increase the Force is by using 12kg bowling ball on football matches .

Maybe all future footballers should wear helmets like Cech.

Yes but what really matters in collision is energy not force. In this case kinetic energy which is Energy = 0.5 m v^2 where the speed is squared.

Woh hold on a sec. Am I reading a Football Lounge thread or a science research on footballing hazards?