When the Spain goalkeeper Santiago Caizares reached for the cologne bottle, he did not exactly come up smelling of roses.
He has been ruled out of the World Cup as a result of a freak accident.
The Valencia player, who was set to be Spain's first-choice keeper, suffered a cut tendon in his big toe after he accidentally smashed the bottle against the bathroom sink and a shard of glass dropped on to his foot.
The Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho called up Malaga's uncapped Pedro Contreras. Real Madrid's Iker Casillas is expected to become first choice.
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