A student who was badly injured by a late tackle while playing football has won £25,000 in compensation.

Jonny Craig, 29, was studying for a doctorate in educational psychology at the University of Nottingham. He was taking part in a Sunday League game when the accident happened. He was running towards the goal when an opponent floored him with a heavy tackle from the side. Mr Craig was left lying on the ground with a bone sticking out of his leg.

Mr Craig had to have an emergency operation on his leg, which was broken in three places. After he was discharged from hospital, he had to be readmitted when it was found that his leg had become infected.

Because of his injury, Mr Craig was unable to attend his course for three months, which meant that he had to defer his studies for a year. Although his leg has now healed, he is no longer able to run as fast as he could before the accident and still suffers pain from the injury.

Mr Craig brought a personal injury claim and the insurers of the opponent’s team agreed to pay him £25,000 in compensation.