Verratti Ruled Out Of EURO 2016

Italy midfielder Marco Verratti will undergo surgery on a groin injury that will rule him out of Euro 2016, Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed.

The 23-year-old returned from two months on the sidelines in the French League Cup final a fortnight ago, but has struggled to fully shake off the problem he first sustained in February.

And the Ligue 1 champions have now revealed that Verratti will play no part in this summer’s European Championship.

A PSG statement reads: “In agreement with Paris Saint-Germain, Marco Verratti has decided to undergo surgery to heal the groin problem that has he has been suffering from for several weeks.

“The operation will take place in Doha on May 16 at the Aspetar Centre – the club’s official medical partner. The midfielder, who recently extended his contract with the capital club until 2020, is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks.

“As a result, Marco Verratti will play no part in Paris Saint-Germain’s final matches of the season, or Euro 2016, to be held in France between June 10 and July 10. Paris Saint-Germain wishes the player a speedy recovery and hopes he will soon be fully fit and back to his best for both club and country.”

Italy’s opening game at the Euros is against Belgium on June 13, with the Azzurri also set to take on Sweden and the Republic of Ireland.

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Verratti Ruled Out Of EURO 2016

Hearts Defender Ruled Out For 10 Weeks

Accra Hearts of Oak defender Isaac Oduro has been ruled out for 10 weeks after picking up a leg injury in the club’s MTN FA Cup match with Samartex FC last Saturday.

The defender sustained a fracture of the leg injury in the fourth minute of the club’s 2-4 penalty loss defeat to the Division One outfit in their round of 32 tie.

Oduro was playing his second game of the season after he had recovered from an ankle injury that kept him out of most of their pre-season campaign.

Club physiotherapist Okyere Baffour Agyei has confirmed that the player had an injury in the early stages of the game and was quickly rushed him to the Samreboi Hospital for observation.

He said he took an X-ray and it was realized that there was a fracture to the fibula – the distal one-third – so they gave him medication and took him to the theatre to put his leg in a cast.

The player has returned to Accra and will see an orthopedic specialist who will give further details on the length of the injury.

However, Baffour Agyei said, “We know for a normal bone fracture injury, it takes six weeks to come out of the cast and also depending on how the healing goes, the rehabilitation too will take a number of weeks; so normally, and at best, by the 10^th week, if everything goes according to plan, he should return to training – so that is what we are looking at, at the moment.”

 

Hearts Defender Ruled Out For 10 Weeks