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Fractured ankle sidelines Badstuber for three months

Holger Badstuber returned from a thigh tear in November but has suffered another injury set-back that could rule him out for the season.

Injury-plagued Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber could be out for the rest of the season after fracturing his ankle in training Saturday.

Badstuber has already undergone surgery on the injury and is expected to be ruled out of action for the next three months.

The Germany international's career has been blighted by a series of injury problems, with the 26-year-old having twice suffered cruciate ligament damage.

Badstuber only returned from a thigh tear that kept him out for more than six months in November, and the news is another bitter blow for the center back.