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| Injured: Tottenham hero Ossie Ardiles |
Battered and bruised, football legend Ossie Ardiles lies in his hospital bed after suffering a serious head injury in a car crash on the Falkland Islands.
These exclusive photos shows the stricken former Tottenham and Argentina star with his head bandaged hours after the accident, which occurred when he swerved his rented Toyota 4×4 to avoid a sheep.
Ardiles, 61, was taken to the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in the capital Stanley by an RAF Sea King helicopter and required 20 stitches in his head.
He was on the islands with his former Spurs and Argentina team mate Ricky Villa to film a documentary for ESPN about the impact the 1982 Falklands conflict had on their football careers.
Villa and the other five passengers – which included Ardiles’ British-born son Federico – were also taken to hospital.
Four were released after treatment for minor injuries but Ardiles and soundman Carlos Marcellan, who suffered a neck injury, were kept in overnight.
Ardiles is now understood to be flying back to Buenos Aires in Argentina along with his cameraman.
Ardiles said: “Thank you to everyone for your concern.
“I am fine and doing well.”
Spurs said in a statement: “All at the club wish Ossie and Ricky speedy recoveries.”
Ardiles is now understood to be flying back to Buenos Aires in Argentina along with his cameraman.
He joined Tottenham after the 1978 World Cup but was forced to go on loan to Paris Saint-Germain in 1982 after the Falklands conflict.
He returned to Spurs in 1983, playing for the club until 1988.
He also went on to manage the club.
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| VISIT: Ricky Villa with stricken pal Ossie Ardiles |
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