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Australian Squad
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BoyBrumby
Englishman
"Distraught Kewell may miss world cup"
From The Guardian:
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1774908,00.html
Tough break. Torn abductor muscle in his groin.
From The Guardian:
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,1774908,00.html
Tough break. Torn abductor muscle in his groin.
Cloete
International Captain
Kewell To Recover In Europe - AAP
The Socceroos will take no risks with star striker Harry Kewell and will let him stay in Europe to recover from his groin injury ahead of next month's World Cup finals.
Kewell will be spared the taxing 24-hour flight back to Australia for the Socceroos' friendly against Greece on May 25 in Melbourne - a match he would not have been able to play in anyway.
Scans have confirmed Kewell tore a groin muscle during his English club Liverpool's FA Cup final win over West Ham on Saturday, but he is expected to be fit for the World Cup.
Despite Australian coach Guus Hiddink being keen to bring the entire squad together ahead of the Greece game to start its lead-up to Germany, Kewell will only join his teammates at their Dutch training camp on May 27.
"It has been agreed that Harry will receive treatment at Melwood (Liverpool's training complex) for the next 10 days before joining up with his international teammates in Holland," Liverpool spokesman Ian Cotton said in a statement.
"We liaised closely with the Australian national team medical staff and their physio actually accompanied our club doctor to the scan this morning."
"That scan has shown Harry has torn one of his groin muscles. We expect him to be playing again within the next two to three weeks."
That timeframe would suggest Kewell is likely to be ready to play by the Socceroos' second pre-World Cup lead-up match against Netherlands in Rotterdam on June 4.
Football Australia said it had no plans to bring in any standby players.
If Kewell didn't recover from injury, Australia would be able to replace him in its 23-man squad prior to the start of the tournament.
Greece has announced a virtual full-strength squad to play the Socceroos at the MCG, with Euro 2004 skipper Theo Zagorakis and Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos among the touring party.
The team is scheduled to arrive in Melbourne on Friday.
Meanwhile, Socceroos penalty shootout hero John Aloisi's club side Alaves was relegated from the Spanish Primera Liga at the weekend.
Despite Alaves' 1-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna, in which Aloisi did not play due to a minor foot problem, fellow strugglers Espanyol's 1-0 win over Real Sociedad consigned Alaves to second-division football next year.
And Socceroos duo Scott Chipperfield and Mile Sterjovski's club FC Basel was pipped for the Swiss championship by FC Zurich with a dramatic last-gasp goal.
FC Zurich's Romanian defender Iulian Filipescu scored with the last touch of the game against Basel, with the three points drawing Zurich level on points but ahead on goal difference.
It was FC Zurich's first Swiss title for 25 years.
The World Game
We'll wait and see (and pray) I suppose. Hopefully he's right, it'd be so crap for his sake and ours if he wasn't.
The Socceroos will take no risks with star striker Harry Kewell and will let him stay in Europe to recover from his groin injury ahead of next month's World Cup finals.
Kewell will be spared the taxing 24-hour flight back to Australia for the Socceroos' friendly against Greece on May 25 in Melbourne - a match he would not have been able to play in anyway.
Scans have confirmed Kewell tore a groin muscle during his English club Liverpool's FA Cup final win over West Ham on Saturday, but he is expected to be fit for the World Cup.
Despite Australian coach Guus Hiddink being keen to bring the entire squad together ahead of the Greece game to start its lead-up to Germany, Kewell will only join his teammates at their Dutch training camp on May 27.
"It has been agreed that Harry will receive treatment at Melwood (Liverpool's training complex) for the next 10 days before joining up with his international teammates in Holland," Liverpool spokesman Ian Cotton said in a statement.
"We liaised closely with the Australian national team medical staff and their physio actually accompanied our club doctor to the scan this morning."
"That scan has shown Harry has torn one of his groin muscles. We expect him to be playing again within the next two to three weeks."
That timeframe would suggest Kewell is likely to be ready to play by the Socceroos' second pre-World Cup lead-up match against Netherlands in Rotterdam on June 4.
Football Australia said it had no plans to bring in any standby players.
If Kewell didn't recover from injury, Australia would be able to replace him in its 23-man squad prior to the start of the tournament.
Greece has announced a virtual full-strength squad to play the Socceroos at the MCG, with Euro 2004 skipper Theo Zagorakis and Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos among the touring party.
The team is scheduled to arrive in Melbourne on Friday.
Meanwhile, Socceroos penalty shootout hero John Aloisi's club side Alaves was relegated from the Spanish Primera Liga at the weekend.
Despite Alaves' 1-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna, in which Aloisi did not play due to a minor foot problem, fellow strugglers Espanyol's 1-0 win over Real Sociedad consigned Alaves to second-division football next year.
And Socceroos duo Scott Chipperfield and Mile Sterjovski's club FC Basel was pipped for the Swiss championship by FC Zurich with a dramatic last-gasp goal.
FC Zurich's Romanian defender Iulian Filipescu scored with the last touch of the game against Basel, with the three points drawing Zurich level on points but ahead on goal difference.
It was FC Zurich's first Swiss title for 25 years.
The World Game
We'll wait and see (and pray) I suppose. Hopefully he's right, it'd be so crap for his sake and ours if he wasn't.
vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
But you lose 48 hours of time where the medical staff could be working on him.Craig said:
Slats4ever
International Vice-Captain
Croatia just mauled Germany 4-1....
I'm starting to think these guys are heavily underrated and we're just there to make up the numbers to the Brazil/Croatia party. Apaprently they were unbeaten throughout European qualifications and seeing it's being played in Europe I reckon Croatia will tie Brazil early on and that means we must beat them. Which is looking a very very tough ask.
I'm starting to think these guys are heavily underrated and we're just there to make up the numbers to the Brazil/Croatia party. Apaprently they were unbeaten throughout European qualifications and seeing it's being played in Europe I reckon Croatia will tie Brazil early on and that means we must beat them. Which is looking a very very tough ask.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Hiddink has it the wrong way around, Craig Moore is fit, his just useless that’s why Newcastle did not bother fielding him, whilst captain Viduka is alarmingly one half stone overweight.
Australia’s captain ideally should be someone like Lucas Neil, a permanent fixture not only for his nation but for his club, which he has captained (occasionally) this season. Also Neil has passion and balls, his a good lad and it is no surprise that AC Milan were seriously looking at him this season. Viduka is fine player on his day but he does tend to go walkabouts most of the time and if things are not going well, all he is going to do is bemoan his luck and feign injury.
Australia’s captain ideally should be someone like Lucas Neil, a permanent fixture not only for his nation but for his club, which he has captained (occasionally) this season. Also Neil has passion and balls, his a good lad and it is no surprise that AC Milan were seriously looking at him this season. Viduka is fine player on his day but he does tend to go walkabouts most of the time and if things are not going well, all he is going to do is bemoan his luck and feign injury.
Great Birtannia
U19 Captain
Moore had a chronic hamstring problem. He played the last 7 or 8 games for Newcastle and did relatively well, better than Boumsong anyhowTT Boy said:
The right decision was made. Viduka has been excellent since gaining the captaincy (missed penalty aside).
Lucas Neill will be the next captain and he usually gets the armband when the Duke is subbed for Aloisi late in the game.
