Patrick Battiston had a distinguished playing career. He won the French league on five occasions and was part of his country's 1984 European Championship-winning team, but he is rarely reminded of the ...

Patrick Battiston lay gasping for air, slipping in and out of consciousness. He had three broken teeth, cracked ribs and a broken vertebrae, injuries likened to those seen in car crashes. The French ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. West Germany goalkeeper Harald Schumacher (R) jumps past the ball moments before colliding with French defender Patrick Battiston ...

Harald Schumacher has had many regrets about the foul, but at the time he looked like a man who didn’t care about the physical damage he’d done. The giant keeper stood hands on hips, ready to take the ...

Harald 'Toni' Schumacher, the West Germany goalkeeper who became notorious for his challenge on Patrick Battiston in the 1982 World Cup, has said he regrets not having shown more concern for his ...

Unconscious: Patrick Battiston is carried off the field on a stretcher(Image: AFP) Patrick Battiston lay gasping for air, slipping in and out of consciousness. He had ...

Patrick Battiston had a distinguished playing career. He won the French league on five occasions and was part of his country's 1984 European Championship-winning team, but he is rarely reminded of the ...