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Tendon broken: RB Leipzig without Starke for months

Missing several months: Sandra Starke (l.) from RB Leipzig / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa
Missing several months: Sandra Starke (l.) from RB Leipzig / Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa

Setback for RB Leipzig: The women's soccer team will have to make do without a key player for a long time.

RB Leipzig will be without key player Sandra Starke for several months. The 31-year-old midfielder suffered a partial tear of a tendon in her front right thigh. The Bundesliga club made the announcement.

Starke suffered the injury in the 2-0 defeat to VfL Wolfsburg, her first competitive match since suffering a thigh injury in the winter training camp. Earlier this month, Starke had extended her contract in Leipzig until 2027.

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