Mark Bosnich Hospitalised After Saving Penalty in Sydney
Mark Bosnich was hospitalised after saving a penalty at a celebrity shootout event in Sydney, then later went to a hospital emergency room after landing awkwardly. The 54-year-old former Manchester United and Socceroos goalkeeper was in goal at The Star casino, where the save turned into a painful stop in play.
The Star Casino Moment
Bosnich faced Tabcorp chief executive Gillon McLachlan and got the stop he was after. He then fell awkwardly, cried out in pain and lay prone on the ground while Archie Thompson, McLachlan and Robbie Slater checked on him. Bosnich eventually stood up and hobbled to a seat, where he iced his right knee.
Gillon McLachlan Penalty Save
The incident came during a Tabcorp celebrity penalty shootout event in Sydney. Bosnich made the save, but the awkward landing quickly changed the mood on the field and sent him to the sideline for treatment.
Nine reported that he later went to a hospital emergency room to find out the extent of the injury. That detail is the one that matters most now: the save was only the start, and the next step was checking how much damage the right knee had taken.
Bosnich And Ferguson History
Bosnich’s public setback landed with the extra weight of his football background. He joined Manchester United in 1989 as a teenager, had two spells at the club and also played for Aston Villa and Chelsea in the Premier League. Sir Alex Ferguson once called him a “terrible professional” in My Autobiography and wrote that Bosnich was “tucking into everything: sandwiches, soups, steaks.”
Ferguson also wrote, “I told him, ‘For Christ’s sake, Mark, we’ve got the weight off you. Why are you tucking into all that stuff?’” and, “We arrived back in Manchester, and Mark was on mobile phone to a Chinese restaurant to order a takeaway.” Bosnich later said he was the only player Ferguson signed at Manchester United twice and that he helped the club win the Premier League title in the 1999/2000 season.
The injury report is the only piece readers now need to watch. Bosnich got to the emergency room after a very public save, and the next detail will be how badly that right knee was hurt.
