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Uruguayan goalkeeper loses FOUR fingers in horrific wood-cutting machine accident

Desperate: Obelar says there is no possibility of saving his fingers, but surgeons will attempt to reconstruct his hand

A Uruguayan goalkeeper has been forced to retire after losing four fingers in a horrific domestic accident.

Juan Obelar, a former player for Uruguayan giants Penarol, was left with only a thumb on his left hand after Monday's sickening events.

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