Franck Ribery has said he nearly had his leg cut off due to an infection. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Former Bayern Munich and France winger Franck Ribery has revealed that he almost ...

Another asked: "What's the holes in the socks about, noticed a few players with bits cut out ... footballers use long socks, usually pulled up over their calves, to keep their leg muscles warm ...

The French football ... in my leg. I had contracted Staphylococcus aureus. ‘I went to the emergency room at the hospital in Austria for 12 days. I was really scared. They could have cut off ...

The holes allow the tension in their legs to be released, which helps to prevent them from picking up muscle problems or cramps. Footballers ... "I just cut holes in them and all of a sudden ...