Overview
- Özdemir injured his right hand while playing in goal with youth players during a training session in Stuttgart.
- He posted videos on Instagram showing swollen fingers and later confirmed after a doctor visit that two fingers are broken.
- The fingers are immobilized in a splint that he says he will wear for roughly six weeks.
- He noted that he is left‑handed and told Bild that throwing himself into challenges applies in politics as well as on the field.
- The incident comes as he leads the Greens into the March 8, 2026 state election, with recent polling reported by Bild placing the party behind the CDU and AfD.