The guards of the Greek national team fall out of ranks for a long time © EuroFootball.com

Santander's security Alexadros Tziolis will not be able to play for about half a year due to a broken leg.

The 25-year-old football player, who represented the Greek national team at the World Cup in South Africa this summer, was injured at the end of Friday's European Championship qualifying match against Latvia.

Tziolis will undergo surgery in the near future, followed by a long rehabilitation.