Pictures: Weird sporting injuries
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Midfielder Marco Asensio missed Real Madrid's Champions League opener this week because of an infected pimple on his leg, which stopped him from pulling his sock up.
Spanish goalkeeper Santiago Canizares ended up missing the 2002 World Cup because he dropped a bottle of aftershave and a piece of glass cut his foot.
Tennis player Kim Clijsters was forced to withdraw from several tournaments in 2011, after injuring her foot dancing barefoot at her cousin's wedding.
Footballer Darren Fletcher was injured in the dressing room at Old Trafford in 2008 when a toilet door fell on his head.
American baseball pitcher Joel Zumaya was sidelined for an injured wrist. How did he hurt it? It's rumoured he picked up the injury playing Guitar Hero.
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