Luckless Frings picks up a new injury

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

BREMEN, Germany (AFP) — German international Torsten Frings' luckless run of knee injuries continued on Tuesday when the Werder Bremen midfielder was ruled out for another six weeks after a further set back.

The 31-year-old has missed most of this season after a pre-season injury in July to his right knee kept him out until October only for the same joint to flare up again in November, hampering his appearances for both club and country.

Having finally shaken off the medial knee ligament injury, Frings injured the same troublesome joint in training on Tuesday while training with Bremen.

"I feel overpowered by bad luck, I cannot explain how it happened," said Frings, one of Germany's key players ahead of their Euro 2008 campaign this June.

And his...