Summary Lionel Messi’s left hamstring injury has sidelined him for 6-to-8 weeks.
MADRID (AP) - Lionel Messi seems to keep getting injured these days, and he could be the one to blame for his own troubles.
The four-time world player of the year hurt his left hamstring while playing for Barcelona on Nov. 10 and will be sidelined for 6-to-8 weeks, keeping him off the field until after Christmas.
Trainer Fernando Signorini, who has worked closely with Messi, tells The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he is "a kid who doesn t know how to manage himself because he is so passionate for the sport. Someone has to set limits for him."
Prior to his most recent injury, Messi said he was not yet 100 percent recovered from the last one.
