England winger Gordon escapes serious injury from bike accident during downtime at Euro 2024

By The Associated Press

England's Anthony Gordon smiles during a press conference in Blankenhain, Germany, Friday, June 28, 2024 ahead of the round of 16 soccer match against Slovakia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament. The Newcastle winger has fallen off his electric bicycle at the training camp of the national team gashing his chin and cutting his hands. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thanassis Stavrakis]

BLANKENHAIN, Germany (AP) — It was supposed to be the perfect opportunity for a nice photograph to send back to the family. Instead it turned into what could have been a tournament-ending accident for England winger Anthony Gordon at the European Championship. Gordon has showed up for an England news conference on Friday sporting a huge graze on his chin and cuts on his nose, fingers and arms after falling off his bike during some downtime with other players from the England team on Wednesday. Gordon says “I was going down the hill and tried to take a picture for my family and before I knew it I was face first into the floor.” Gordon appears to have escaped serious injury despite going “10 feet in the air, chin-first.”