David Ginola has been discharged from hospital after suffering injuries during a skiing accident.
The 45-year-old Frenchman, who played for a number of Premier League clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, crashed into another skier in the Alpine resort of Portes du Mont Blanc.
Ambulance staff said it was a 'severe collision' which resulted in Mr Ginola suffering 'severe trauma'. Injuries included five broken ribs and a broken collarbone, and bruises all over his body.
After a number of hours in hospital following the accident Tuesday afternoon, Mr Ginola was allowed back to his hotel room, but was forced to cancel future engagements.
Ginola was the Footballer of the Year in England in 1999 and his representative Chantal Stanley told Sportingintelligence.com: 'David will be fine. He’s healthy and fit and we expect him to make a full recovery. He’s in Megeve in the French Alps and he’s already out of hospital.
‘There are strange rumours about a serious throat problem but that’s not true.
‘The worst thing about broken bones is that there is nothing to accelerate the healing, so he just has to wait.
‘He is in some pain after a nasty fall, but he will be okay.’
Since retiring from football in 2002, Ginola has tried to build upon his success as a front man for L'Oreal shampoo commercials in which he used the phrase 'Because You're Worth It'.
Ginola, who also played for Aston Villa and Everton, has also enjoyed some success in TV programmes like the French 'Dancing with the Stars'
