Petr Cech has remembered the day a routine challenge in a match between Chelsea and Reading nearly cost him his life.
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The incident happened on 14 October 2006, when the Czech goalkeeper collided with Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt in the opening minute. Cech suffered a fractured skull and required emergency surgery.
Twenty years on, the former goalkeeper has recalled the events that changed his life.
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Cech ended his playing career in 2021.