I wonder what, if anything, the Premier League will do. Here is what I found on Wikipedia, for what it's worth:
Eduardo da Silva Leg Break Incident
On 23 February 2008, Martin Taylor was sent off for a tackle on Arsenal's Croatian player Eduardo da Silva resulting in a double compound fracture of the leg.[17] Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger later suggested that Taylor "should never play football again" [18] Wenger later retracted this comment, saying it came in the heat of the moment and was "excessive."[19] Both current manager Alex McLeish, and former manager Steve Bruce, have defended Taylor. Both described him as a gentle player, who would never do anything so malicious, asserting that the resulting injury could not have been intentional. McLeish described the player as 'distraught' when in the dressing room during the game.[20] Bruce went further, stating "He has mis-timed the tackle, and I've seen it. Some would say it is not even a yellow card".[20]
Birmingham City released a statement soon after the game; "Martin Taylor is adamant there was no malicious intent in the tackle and he is deeply upset by the extent of Eduardo's injury. Having reviewed the incident, this (no malicious intent) is clearly the case. The club and Martin Taylor would like to send their very best wishes to the player for a speedy recovery." [20] The day after the game, Taylor visited Eduardo in hospital to find out the full extent of his injury, and to pass on his best wishes for a speedy recovery. He had tried to visit him the previous day, but he had been in surgery. At the end of the match in question, he had tried to seek out Wenger in the tunnel, to inquire about the player's condition.[21]
