The player of the England national team and the guard of Munich, Owen Hargreaves, most likely broke his leg and will not be able to help his national team in the match against Macedonia on October 7.
The 25-year-old player left the field in his club's match against "Arminia", which Munich lost 1-2, after only 24 minutes when he collided with his opponent Thorben Marx.
"We believe that he broke his shinbone. However, we will know more precisely after the tests," said the team's head coach Felix Magath.
O. Hargreaves, who is constantly linked to England's "Manchester United" club, secured his place in the main lineup of the England national team after the recent World Cup.
Many debated whether former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson made the right choice by inviting the Canadian-born player to the team, but the English guard did not disappoint and was one of the most noticeable figures throughout the tournament.
The Englishman performed best in the quarter-final match against Portugal, where after a dramatic penalty shootout Portugal progressed. O. Hargreaves was the only English player who managed to defeat the opponent's goalkeeper Ricardo during the penalty shootout.
Currently, the player wears the shirt with the number 7 in the England national team – the number that previously belonged to former captain David Beckham.
In club matches, the Englishman has been performing no worse. At the beginning of the season, O. Hargreaves did not get into the main lineup of the team coached by F. Magath several times, but after the transfer window closed, he became one of the main guards alongside the club's newcomer Mark van Bommel.
Meanwhile, "Bayern" suffered their first defeat in this year's German championship in the mentioned match and dropped to 3rd position.
"Bayern" took the lead after M. van Bommel's goal, but "Arminia" not only equalized the score but also snatched the victory when Jonas Kamper scored the winning goal.