Paqueta needs surgery after kite-flying injuries
The Brazilian midfielder said he hurt the finger when he was flying a kite.
After a strange injury, Lucas Paqueta, who plays for
Lyon, will have surgery on his finger. After cutting himself this week, the Brazilian football player was reminded that not all childhood games are completely safe.
was flying a kite when he hurt his finger. He will need surgery to keep it from getting worse in the future. The 24-year-old posted about the injury on her Instagram Story and said, "Remember that even kids' games can hurt you.
"Today, when I went flying a kite, I cut my finger. Everything is fine, but I'll have a small surgery tomorrow to make sure I don't have any trouble moving in the future." Paqueta is one of many players who have been hurt in a strange way off the field.
In recent years, football players have been hurt in ways that aren't normal.
Mark Shelton
, a midfielder for
Hartlepool
, went to the hospital earlier this year because he felt lost after putting a cotton bud too far into his ear.
Frenkie de Jong, a midfielder for
Barcelona, had to play a game with a bandage on his hand after getting stung by a bee. This is not an unusual problem for top-level athletes. Years ago,
Rio Ferdinand
tore tendons in his knee while playing a PlayStation game, and Chris Smalling had to go to the hospital after being stung by a jellyfish in Indonesia.
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