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http://twitter.com/SportsCenter/statuses/15337196420

BREAKING NEWS: U.S. F Jozy Altidore hospitalized for sprained ankle.

He has 9 days to recover.

**** man. That is some seriously shitty luck. Hospitalized? For a sprained ankle? It must be pretty severe. :(
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MSN is calling it a mild sprain. He is listed as day to day, he will skip Saturday's game for precautionary reasons.

Rub some dirt on it.

According to ESPN, Altidore is listed as day-to-day after x-rays came back negative on the injury.

Day-to-day. Rub some dirt today. Rub more dirt tomorrow.

Well that's good news considering. All I know is when I tore ligaments in my ankle the x rays came back negative too, and I was out for a long time.
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what's up with the quasi traitor? (quasi because his parents were both from italy)

Lippi, being the reerun he is, left Rossi out, lol.

Rossi also plays in the Spanish Primavera. I guarantee that was a big reason why he was left off.

They take so much pride in La Liga and every single player on the roster plays in La Liga.

Yeah, he does love him some Seria A, lol.

My other theory is that Dunga hates AC Milan seeing as he left off Ronaldinho and Pato. It's either that or he's going towards a more defensive approach. Still, it's a freaking head-scratcher.

Excuse me, Seria A. Not La Liga.

Damn, this sucks. I love Drogba.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-c...cc=5901?ver=us

SION, Switzerland -- Didier Drogba told teammate Kolo Toure that he will miss the World Cup after breaking his right arm Friday in a warmup match.

"For him, he said, the World Cup is finished," Toure said.

The 32-year-old Drogba was taken off 15 minutes into Ivory Coast's 2-0 win over Japan after a high challenge by Japan defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka. He was then rushed to a hospital.

"We can just see on his face that he was sad, and when he is like that you can't ask more," Toure said. "It is difficult for us because he is such a really important player."

Team spokesman Eric Kacou told The Associated Press that "it is a fracture in his right arm," but coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said the team hadn't officially ruled out its captain.

"We are not sure yet," Eriksson said, saying Drogba's participation was "still a possibility."

Toure said Ivory Coast's players were hoping for a surprising recovery, and said the team would know more later Friday.

Tulio said he had no intention of hurting Drogba.

"God and everybody in the stadium saw it was a normal challenge," said the Brazil-born defender, who was shown a yellow card. "I do hope he gets better in time to play in the World Cup."

Drogba scored 29 goals in 32 Premier League matches this season, helping Chelsea win the title.

Friday's friendly was the final warmup for Ivory Coast and Japan before they travel to South Africa. The Ivorians open the World Cup on June 15 against Portugal in Port Elizabeth, while Japan begins a day earlier against Cameroon in Bloemfontein.

Drogba appeared to be holding his right side after Tulio's challenge. After returning from the hospital, the striker entered the team bus without speaking to reporters.

Eriksson said the injury was unlucky, and didn't blame Tulio.
"It wasn't bad or stupid. He didn't want to hurt anyone," the Swedish coach said. "Football is a game of contact."

Ole ole ole ole, ole, ole