World Cup Injuries

[LLCOOLSTEVE]

Whts the latest then?

Hows Totti doing??

Ledley King may be out of the squad....

Any big names with long term injuries??

[brb rule]

Newcastle striker Alan Shearer fears his career is over.
Shearer, scheduled to play three more games before retiring at the end of the season, limped off in the 71st minute of Monday's 4-1 win over Sunderland.

"It doesn't look good. They think there might be a tear in the medial ligament, and if that is the case then that'll be it for me I'm afraid."

Shearer, who netted his 206th goal for the Magpies before going off, will have a scan on Thursday.

[Webb]

Yep, I know from experience that the medial ligament can take from between 4-6 weeks to heal properly, and I only sprained it rather than tore it - also mine isn't 100% better even now, even 4 months after I injured it.

Bye bye Shearer.

[rhiannapaul]

King Cole Owen i would not risk them how can they play in the world cup with no match fitness AJ should go owen should not

[aj4england]

Upson out for 6 months. No loss there.

[daz_eagle]

andrew cole has retired from international football too i heard.

:.(

[forsells no1 fan]

Originally posted by rhiannapaul
King Cole Owen i would not risk them how can they play in the world cup with no match fitness AJ should go owen should not


How could you not have Owen at the world cup, Granted he may not be 100% match fit but his experience and history of being involved in tournaments like this is invaluable. Even if hes used a subsitute!

[st albans]

he's only got the last game of the season (if lucky) to get match fit

after that there are 2 friendlies but i just don't see him being fit enough for a whole tournament after 4/6 months out

although i don't think any of the back up strikers will do a decent enough job

[jamesyg0]

Originally posted by rhiannapaul
King Cole Owen i would not risk them how can they play in the world cup with no match fitness AJ should go owen should not


*cough* bias *cough*

[LLCOOLSTEVE]

With regards Owen:

He added: "The medical department will decide over the weekend what the next step will be.

"Michael is not 100% happy with his foot. But I have to emphasise he is not that concerned.

"He told me he felt some discomfort when he wheeled away after five or six minutes."

The fitness of the strikers will be England and manager Sven-Goran Eriksson's prime concern over the next few weeks, but there are other doubts too.

Arsenal central defender Sol Campbell has only just returned after a lengthy spell out while team-mate Ashley Cole is fit again but has not played any first-team football.

England and Chelsea centre-back John Terry also picked up an injury in his side's 3-0 win over United but he soldiered on until the end of the game which assured the Blues of the Premiership title.

United right-back Gary Neville also appeared to be hobbling and may yet develop into another concern for Eriksson.

And fellow full-back Wayne Bridge, who is on loan at Fulham from Chelsea, is playing on despite struggling with a tight hamstring.