If we were The News of the World, this story would be very different.  But we’re not, and whilst certainly bizarre, this story remains entirely innocent.

Reading striker Leroy Lita has injured himself whilst stretching in bed.  Manager Steve Coppel says:

Leroy is in a great deal of pain. It’s a point of laughter but a serious business for him.

It seems the problem may be related to nerve damage.  Whilst I’m sure the Reading squad have had a good laugh at Lita’s expense, it’s unlikely they’ll  be chuckling when they realise he’ll be out for up to a month.

What’s remarkable is that I sustained an identical injury only a few days ago.  I was lying in bed stretching, then hopping around the room screaming as something in my calf went “pop!”

With the season beginning in just a few days, players need to watch out for injuries all time.  Even, it now seems, in bed.