His manager, David Moyes, made a joke of the incident, referring to his past injury record, exclaiming: "Incredibly, he has no injuries from it!" Despite the lucky escape, Saha is a doubt for tonight's FA Cup fifth-round tie against Reading at Goodison Park due to a niggling hamstring problem.
Despite this, I felt lucky as hell to get that job.
Despite this, Alaa considers himself lucky – he knows a lot of people who have been detained for much longer in far worse conditions.
He says he will not be changing the way he plays, despite being lucky to avoid being sent off in against Nigeria for a studs-up challenge on Nigeria's Ogenyi Onazi, which resulted in the opponent breaking his ankle.
Despite being lucky enough to choose from some of the best designs in wheelchairs and crutches, I still find that some pavements and raised surfaces in the street, such as blister and corduroy paving, often cause jarring pain throughout my body.
But we all know that despite being lucky, luck doesn't always bring happiness.
Despite this, she adds: "I was lucky enough to be able to close my door.
Despite losing his "lucky" sunglasses in the incident, he remained fit enough to accompany his team leader to Paris.
You know this, yes?" Lucky!
Despite this, Emily is one of the lucky ones – every few days she sets off alone for the Centre de Solidarité Action Sociale (SAS) in central Bouake.
