Koln defender attacked during carnival
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KOLN, Germany (AP)
Bundesliga club 1. FC Koln says defender Kevin Pezzoni needs an operation on a broken nose after being attacked during the city's carnival celebrations.
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Media reported that Pezzoni was struck in the face Sunday without provocation by an unknown assailant in Huerth, a town bordering Koln.
Pezzoni told the Koln-based Express newspaper that he ''just stood there as someone tipped me from behind. ... Then I got hit in the face.''
Koln coach Stale Solbakken said he was ''stunned'' and felt ''sorry'' for the player.
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