Soccer-Bayern keeper Neuer suffers partial foot tendon tear


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Bayern Munich v Bodo/Glimt - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - September 10, 2026 Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Bayern ⁠Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer suffered a partial ⁠tendon tear in his right foot during ‌Saturday's 2-1 Bundesliga win at Mainz, the German champions said on Sunday.

• Bayern did not provide a timeframe for ​the former Germany international's return

• ⁠German newspaper Bild reported ⁠that the Bayern captain is expected to be ⁠out ‌for around two months

• Neuer, who on Saturday became Bayern's oldest-ever player at ⁠40 years and 225 days after surpassing ​Bernd Dreher's ‌record, was forced off shortly before halftime ⁠after aggravating ​a foot injury

• Neuer had missed four matches with the problem before returning for Bayern's 2-0 ⁠Champions League victory at Atletico Madrid ​earlier this week

• The latest setback comes amid renewed scrutiny of the veteran goalkeeper's form

• Neuer ⁠nearly gifted Mainz an equaliser with an error in the first half, while his mistake against Augsburg last month allowed Robin Fellhauer to score ​the fastest goal in Bundesliga ⁠history after eight seconds

• Bayern top the Bundesliga ​standings with 21 points from ‌nine matches and next ​host Cologne on November 20

(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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