Disturbing video shows footballer's leg breaking during match

Warning: the clip is very graphic.
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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- A former Premier League football player has suffered a broken leg during a Chinese Super League match on Sunday.

Demba Ba, who plays for Shanghai Shenhua, was injured during a challenge with Sun Xian of Shanghai SIPG.

The video below, which shows the incident, is very graphic.


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Ba is 31 years old. He was taken off the pitch on a stretcher following the injury.

Shanghai Shenhua's coach, Gregorio Manzano, was quoted as saying it could end Ba's professional career.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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