ROD Stewart has revealed he's "suffering" and needs an ankle operation just months after having a knee replacement. The keen footballer, 75, said the injuries have come after years of playing on "awful bone dry" pitches in Los Angeles.
Sir Rod said: "First of all it was my knee as I played football all my life. I am suffering for it now. "My knee got fixed with a replacement and then the ankle did not know what was going on. "It was crooked.
So I have had to have an ankle fusion. So when this is all done I should have a nice straight leg and I should be able to run.
He added to The Mirror: "My leg has been caused by playing on awful pitches in Los Angeles. They are bone dry." It comes after he recently revealed he was snubbed by Elton John.
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