Soccer's Talia slashes toe with lawnmower

WYCOMBE, England, May 20 (UPI) -- Goalkeeper Frank Talia of England's Division Three Wycombe Wanderers sliced off part of a toe in a lawnmower accident, The Sun reported Thursday.

The embarrassed Australian told reporters he was pulling the machine backwards when he slipped. The mower flipped and fell on to 31-year-old's left foot, slashing through his shoe and the second toe.

"I was trying to cut my toenails with a lawn mower and discovered it doesn't work," he joked after leaving the hospital. "Seriously though, I know I am very lucky. I could have lost my foot."

Talia said he would still be fit enough for pre-season training in July.