25 DAFTEST SPORTS INJURIES.

Aston Villa star Alan Wright sold his Ferrari because it was doing him an injury - and won a place in the dictionary of bizarre sports injuries.

"The accelerator's position meant my right leg was bent slightly and my knee was giving me grief," moaned the 29-year-old defender. Out went the pounds 50,000 speedster - swapped for a Rover 416 - and in came the phrase "Ferrari Knee".

Here are 25 oddball injuries that have assailed soccer and other sports:

1 DADDY'S Eye was sustained by Danish international Allan Nielsen, of Spurs last week. He was poked in the eye by his new-born daughter.

2 HODGES' Groin was coined after Barnet FC's ace goal-scorer Lee Hodges slipped in the shower and did something nasty down below.

3 AQUA Arm surfaced when Villa's Shaun Teale gashed his forearm cleaning out the family fish tank.

4 GOALIE'S Gob was suffered by Rangers' Gordan Petric during the Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic. His keeper Andy Goram accidentally bit him on the elbow during a goalmouth scramble.

5 COOTCHY-COO Thumb: Republic of Ireland ace Alan McLoughlin ruptured his right thumb picking up his two-month-old daughter Megan.

6 DONKEY'S Drop felled Arsenal's Steve Morrow in a Coca-Cola Cup Final against Sheffield Wednesday three years ago. Skipper Tony "Donkey" Adams lifted the goal hero aloft - but dropped him, shattering Morrow's shoulder blade.

7 FLYMO Toe was born after The Gunners' Charlie George lost a toe while mowing the lawn.

8 ANTS Itch was the terrible episode when Southampton midfielder Nick Holmes fell on an ants' nest and was unable to take any further part in the game.

9 THATCHER'S Ear saw striker Peter Whitehurst of Grantham Town (President: Rt Hon Baroness Thatcher, KG) involved in a clash of heads with a Norwich City player. This caused his ear to be stapled to the side of his head by his ear-ring.

10 THE BIG Freeze: Mike Bennett, playing in goal for Bristol team St Philip's in 1989-90, made no attempt to save a shot. It was discovered he was suffering from hypothermia.

11 MAD Dog Disease: Chic Brodie, Brentford goalie in the Sixties, was bowled over by a dog on the pitch. His injuries virtually ended his career.

12 LIME Rash: Three Fulham players complained of blistering after playing Ashford Town in the FA Cup two years ago. It was suggested that the rain- washed pitch had been re-marked at half-time with pure lime.

13 PLONKER Belly: Named after Brazillian Ramalho, who was in bed for three days with a stomach upset after taking something prescribed for a dental infection. He had swallowed a suppository.

14 FLYING Eye: Milan Rapaic of Hajduk Split missed the start of last season after sticking his boarding-pass in his eye at an airport.

15 DEAD Loss: In honour of Brazilian Cassio Barros da Silva, of SCSE Palmeira dos Indios, shot dead after asking for a transfer last year.

16 SWINE Fever, in memory of star Indonesian player Mistar, 25, killed by pigs that overran a pitch where his team were training before an Independence Cup fixture in 1995.

17 CHICKEN Knee put striker Royston Marley of soccer fanzine fame on the benches. The amateur player and chicken factory worker was ruled out because of pecked knees.

18 EDMONDS' Back was named when England's top spin-bowler Phil Edmonds ricked his back climbing out of his car at Lord's .

19 JONAH'S Curse was a double dose of trouble to hit Mike Gatting. First the then England captain accidentally put his hand through the dressing- room glass door after he was run-out. Then, he missed another match after dropping the tea-time tray and scalding his chest.

20 NEVERLAST Ankle felled Nigel Benn when he twisted it during the WBO super-middleweight fight with Steve Collins in July. He still picked up pounds 800,000 despite hobbling off early.

21 GOLFER Sam Torrance was made of sterner stuff, playing on despite a nasty case of Snoozer's Chest caused by injuring his sternum while sleepwalking.

22 FELLOW golfer Per-Ulrik Johannson gave the world Ping Pong Finger after breaking his playing table-tennis during the 1995 English Open.

23 OCHE Syndrome saw Derek Hills tear his arm and wrist ligaments getting in the pints during a 24-hour darts marathon at the Armoury pub in Yeovil, Somerset. The match was abandoned.

24 CHELSEA'S ex-goalie Dave Beasant missed several matches after dropping a jar of salad cream on his tootsies.

25 ALAN Mullery, former Spurs and England midfield player, ricked his back while cleaning his teeth.