DTotD: Evra almost loses ankle to awful pitch/dangerous challenge
France played out a 0-0 draw at Romania’s new National Arena and you really can’t blame either side for not scoring because the pitch looked like it had been ravaged by the gopher from Caddyshack. The giving nature of the awful pitch just might have saved Patrice Evra’s ankle from serious damage just before halftime, though. The Man United defender was hit with a rough challenge from Banel Nicolita, who ended up sitting on Evra’s ankle, but instead of having it caught against a firm pitch, it had some room to move as a large chunk of turf came flying out.
Evra played out the rest of the match and seems to be fine now.