Forget Frank Lampard's plane, here's the Top 10 cause of freak football injuries - including puppy pee, stampeding pigs and a collision with a moose!

By Dan Silver in Football Banter

Published 12:17 13/11/09

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Reports are circulating today that Frank Lampard's thigh injury could actually have been caused by the FA skimping on the travel arrangements for England's trip to Qatar.

Apparently the squad flew to Doha on a charter plane designed for short-haul only, with England's stars forced to squeeze into seats that 'barely reclined', let alone laid flat like the luxury first class berths they're used to.

As crazy as that seems, it's still not enough to earn Lamps a place on MirrorFootball's all-time Top 10 freak football injuries list.

And if we've missed out any of your favourites, let us know by leaving a comment in the box below.

1) The dog (domestic)
Stoke's Liam Lawrence damaged his ankle after tripping over his dog, ruling him out for three months at the start of the 2008-09 season.

2) The remote control
England goalkeeper David James once pulled a muscle in his back when reaching for the TV remote control.

3) The dog (on pitch)
Brentford goalkeeper Chic Brodie'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.

4) The golf clubs
Kasey Keller knocked out his front teeth while pulling his golf clubs out of the boot of his car.

5) The accelerator
Diminutive Aston Villa full-back Alan Wright once strained his knee by stretching to reach the accelerator in his new Ferrari. He subsequently swapped the sports car for a Rover 416.

6) The moose!
Norway defender Svein Grondale had to withdraw from an international during the 1970s after colliding with a moose while out jogging.

7) The toddler
Leeds and Blackburn midfielder David Batty managed to re-injure his Achilles tendon when he was run over by his toddler on a tricycle.

8) The pool of puppy pee
Barnsley midfielder Darren Barnard 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) The loudmouth
In 1975 Manchester United keeper Alex Stepney screamed so hard at his team-mates that he broke his jaw.

10) The stampede of pigs
Indonesian footballer Mistar was killed aged just 25 by a stampede of pigs which overran his team's training pitch in 1995.