BRAZIL HAVE BEEN dealt an injury blow ahead of the World Cup following news that defender Dani Alves will miss the tournament in Russia.
The Paris Saint-Germain full-back limped out of Tuesday’s Coupe de France final with a knee injury.
Original assessments suggested that though the injury would end Alves’ domestic season he would be ready for the World Cup.
“Following Daniel Alves’ right knee injury, which occurred yesterday during the French Cup final, the tests performed today showed a high detachment of the anterior cruciate ligament with posterolateral sprain,” a spokesperson for the player said on Wednesday.
But, according to Brazilian media outlet, Globo, it has been determined that the former-Barcelona star will not recover in time to represent the Selecao this summer following further tests by the Brazil national team’s doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar.
Alves has been a key figure for Brazil for over a decade and was set to start for Tite’s side as they looked to secure a sixth world title.
He becomes the second Brazil defender to suffer an serious injury in the build-up to the tournament, with Filipe Luis suffering a broken leg while playing for Atletico Madrid back in March.
Tite is likely to be able to call on Neymar, however, with the PSG forward having returned to France in recent weeks as he steps up his recovery from a broken foot.
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Anyone else sick of all this ‘he lost the dressing room’ rubbish as if its acceptable for players to down tools or not try because they dislike the manager? If I was a Chelsea fan, I’d be outraged. These players are grown men or astronomical wages. The fact that it’s seen as acceptable in modern football for players to not bother sums up everything that’s wrong with it
To be fair to some of the players beano, n there’s a few of them that I really don’t like, I think it’s mainly mourinhos attitude / ego / bizarre post match interviews, and his deplorable treatment of the medical staff that is responsible for this! Players are responsible for their own performances I agree but when there’s been a consistent and prolonged malfunction like this one then the buck has to stop with the manager. And frankly his behaviour throughout this whole period has been disgraceful. If the manager is behaving in that way, why would the players play or behave any better. ?
Redundancy of 40.000.000 €!! Happy days special one…
Maybe now the players who have been playing totally rubbish will start getting the stick they deserve with no mourinho to blame or to Base the news stories on when Chelsea lose.
just be cafeful passing stamford bridge cause they giving ev1 3points:-)
Absolutely insane sacking Mourinho. After all he’s done for the club you would think he earned the right to stay until the end of the season at least. If 2 or 3 players were an issue in the dressing room he would have gotten rid in January.
Did you same the same about Garry Monk?
why did this take so long