Michail Antonio suffered a horror car crash last year after his Ferrari smashed into a tree and he was left with a badly broken leg - with the West Ham star now admitting he was lucky to survive
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Updated 10:39, 17 Mar 2025
Michail Antonio
Michail Antonio has admitted he feared he wouldn't see his children grow up after his horror car crash
West Ham star Michail Antonio has admitted he feared he wouldn't see his children grow up after his horror car crash last year that left him with a broken leg.
Antonio was lucky to survive after crashing his Ferrari into a tree in December, with shocking photos of the car showing the front of the vehicle totally crumpled with the window smashed.
The 34-year-old spent more than three weeks in hospital recovering and is facing a lengthy absence from football and a long road to recovery, having shattered his femur in four different places.
Antonio has now spoken out about the shocking incident and admitted he came close to dying after revisiting the scene of the crash and seeing the horrific state of his car - while realising he was nearly taken away from his four children.
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"The most difficult part is that I almost wasn't there for my children," Antonio told the BBC. "It's just made me happy, positive about life, because I've got another chance at life.
"During this, we kept it away from the kids. My eldest saw it, and he struggled with it. He's 13, and obviously people were showing photos of the car. So he came down and saw me in the hospital.
"But the younger ones, they never really knew how bad the situation was. We kind of avoided letting them get on the internet."
Michail Antonio's Ferrari
Antonio's Ferrari was left in a horrific state, with the West Ham star lucky to survive
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