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Timo Werner Ruled Out Of World Cup With Ankle Injury

Timo Werner Ruled Out Of World Cup With Ankle Injury

Timo Werner will miss the World Cup after being diagnosed with an ankle injury which will rule him out for the remainder of the calendar year. The Germany international has impressed since his return to RB Leipzig from Chelsea, bagging nine goals and four assists in 16 appearances, and he was a certainty to be included in Hansi Flick's final squad for the tournament. Unfortunately, Werner will not make it after being forced off with an ankle injury 19 minutes into Leipzig's victory over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday which the forward has now confirmed will keep him sidelined. "A very…
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Juventus Midfielder Paul Pogba Will Miss France’s World Cup Defence In Qatar

Juventus Midfielder Paul Pogba Will Miss France’s World Cup Defence In Qatar

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba will miss France's World Cup defence in Qatar as he needs more time to recover from a knee operation. Pogba, 29, has not played for the Serie A side this season since rejoining from Manchester United in the summer. He suffered a knee injury in July and initially opted not to have surgery in a bid to be fit for the tournament. France's first World Cup match is against Australia on 22 November. In a statement on Monday, Pogba's agent Rafaela Pimenta said: "Following yesterday's and today's medical review in Torino and Pittsburgh, it is extremely…
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De Bruyne Hints That Upcoming World Cup Could Be His Last As He Bemoans ‘Hectic Schedule’

De Bruyne Hints That Upcoming World Cup Could Be His Last As He Bemoans ‘Hectic Schedule’

Manchester City and Belgium talisman Kevin De Bruyne has hinted that Qatar 2022 could be his last World Cup. De Bruyne hints he's preparing for final WC Hectic schedule means players not discussing it Last chance for Golden Generation to win WHAT HAPPENED? De Bruyne, now 31-years-old, has confessed that he could play in his final World Cup this winter. The midfielder has also revealed that the City not are not discussing the tournament due to their busy club schedule. WHAT THEY SAID: "I am obviously 31 and I don’t know what will happen in four years," De Bruyne added.…
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Former Ghana Midfielder Laryea Kingston Reveals Big World Cup Ambition

Former Ghana Midfielder Laryea Kingston Reveals Big World Cup Ambition

Former Ghana midfielder Laryea Kingston has revealed his big goal of coaching at the World Cup after missing out on playing in the global tournament. Kingston played 41 times for Ghana, but none of them were at the World Cup, despite helping the Black Stars qualify in 2006 and 2010. He was suspended for the first two games of the 2006 tournament in Germany, which forced then-coach Ratomir Dujkovi to drop him. Kingston made the provisional squad four years later, but Milovan Rajevac did not include him in the final squad for South Africa, where Ghana reached the quarter-finals. “I…
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