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But a recent rash of serious injuries and dangerous tackles – none more so than the multiple fracture suffered by Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa after Manchester City's Nigel De Jong's "scissor action" lunge last week – has brought the issue to the fore.

European Soccer Goes Feudal Gabriele Marcotti 2010

De Jong's tone was not of a man wanting to criticise his younger team‑mate but of someone becoming increasingly exasperated about the frequency with which Balotelli finds himself in these situations.

Mario Balotelli in danger of wasting talent, says Nigel de Jong 2011

De Jong's tackle Sunday left Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa with two broken bones in his left leg.

Nigel De Jong Cut After ANOTHER Vicious Challenge (VIDEO) AP/Huffington Post 2010

There have been books in which women say horrible things about lovers and husbands - think of Anna Kashfi's "Brando for Breakfast," Erica Jong's psychiatrist husband in "Fear of Flying," Claire Bloom's depiction of Philip Roth in "Leaving a Doll's House," and Amy Wallace's sad memoir perhaps she wasn't angry enough "Sorcerer's Apprentice: My Life with Carlos Castaneda."

Stanton Peele: Anatomy of Gabrielle Hamilton's Loveless Marriage Stanton Peele 2011

De Jong's tackle Sunday left Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa with two broken bones in his left leg.

Nigel De Jong Cut After ANOTHER Vicious Challenge (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

De Jong's economically incisive passing knits City's game together while his intelligent positioning and knack of making vital interceptions will test United.

Nigel De Jong wishes he was tackling Roy Keane at Wembley 2011

Nigel de Jong's first meeting with Hatem Ben Arfa since the leg-breaking tackle that caused so much anger at Newcastle United will go ahead on Saturday without the lingering resentment that might have been anticipated, after it emerged the players had made a form of peace.

Football news in brief 2011

De Jong's challenge on Ben Arfa, leaving the Frenchman with a double fracture that put him out of the game for almost a year, led to Newcastle lodging a complaint with the Football Association about the Manchester City player, alleging the tackle was "unnecessary and used excessive force".

Football news in brief 2011

City recorded their first win in three matches courtesy of Edin Dzeko's headed goal and a fraught finale was encapsulated by the reaction of their bench when Figueroa deliberately handled Nigel de Jong's through-ball towards Sergio Agüero in the 88th minute.

Roberto Mancini's red-card row with Wayne Rooney flares up again 2012

De Jong's tackle Sunday left Newcastle winger Hatem Ben Arfa with two broken bones in his left leg.

Nigel De Jong Cut After ANOTHER Vicious Challenge (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010