Darren Barnard of Barnsley reaches the ball during a game against the Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Zak was certainly not the English footballer’s best friend that day. The new puppy was still working on his housetraining skills on a day when Darren Barnard wasn’t so adept on his feet. The Barnsley midfielder slipped on a puddle of puppy urine in his kitchen, causing him to tear a knee ligament that kept him out of play for five months during the 1999 season.