One Direction’s Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson & Zayn Malik get topless for an impromptu game of football!

It’s no surprise that Niall Horan’s knee has been hurting him!

The One Direction star has been forced to ice and rest his leg over the last week, after an old football injury flared up while he was performing during his Take me Home tour this month.

However, instead of taking it easy and staying of his feet as much as possible, the impossibly energetic Irish star just can’t sit still and fans in Germany were treated to an impromptu game of football between him, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik this week.

The lads were preparing to perform in Germany on Saturday but before they took to the stage, they let off some steam in the parking lot with a bit of light sport and if you watch the videos below, you’ll see that one of them even got their top off!

The lads probably needed a bit of down time, as their schedule has become impossibly hectic of late. As well as performing on their world tour, on their days off the singers are recording scenes for their new movie This Is Us and also laying down new tracks for their third album.

Ed Sheeran reports that work on that record is nearly finished but things won’t calm down for the lads, as they’ve already committed to releasing another two before their contract ends in 2015.

It’s nice to see them taking a bit of time out to have some fun then isn’t it? Watch the videos and leave your comments below…