Petr Cech Recalls Near-Fatal Reading Collision 20 Years Later
Petr Cech has reflected on the skull fracture he suffered during Chelsea’s Premier League match against Reading on 14 October 2006. The injury required urgent specialist treatment and left serious doubts about whether he would play football again. Cech returned to the pitch wearing the protective helmet that became his trademark. He said the incident also helped drive stronger medical-safety procedures at Premier League matches, including the regular presence of paramedics. The former Chelsea goalkeeper thanked the medical team that treated him in Oxford and said the experience reshaped his priorities. He has also made peace with Stephen Hunt, the Reading player involved in the collision, and the pair agreed to leave the episode in the past.
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