5 weird reasons why footballers missed games

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Santiago Canizares
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#3 Rio Ferdinand's gaming problems

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Rio Ferdinand

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is perhaps one of the greatest defenders to have ever played in the Premier League and his career has seen him miss games due to a range of injuries. However, the injury that he suffered during his stint at Leeds United, a club which he represented for 2 years between 2000 and 2002, will go down in the hall of fame of bizarre injuries.

Like most footballers, Rio is also a bit of a gaming freak and in a particularly 'gruelling' session of play, he had rested his legs on the coffee table for the duration of the time that he played Pro Evolution Soccer on his Play Station. However, it proved to be a problem as Ferdinand suffered a leg injury ended up missing games, while his manager must have torn his hair out wondering what to do without their best defender.

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