Radamel Falcao ruled out Colombia World Cup squad AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao has been ruled out the Colombia squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup after failing to recover from damage to his anterior cruciate knee ligament in time. The 28 year-old suffered the blow during a French Cup match for the principality club in January, and despite the usual six to nine month period on the sidelines expected for similar injuries, had made sufficient progress to earn inclusion in Colombia’s expanded 30 man squad. However, Falcao feels his fitness will not be close enough to 100% to justify his selection, and quotes attributed to him explain that he did not want to be an obstacle to another player who was fit to do a job. National coach Jose Pekerman Colombia World Cup squad: Goalkeepers: David Ospina (Nice/France), Faryd Mondragon (Deportivo Cali), Camilo Vargas (Santa Fe) Defenders: Camilo Zuniga (Napoli/Italy), Pablo Armero (Napoli/Italy), Cristian Zapata (AC Milan/Italy), Mario Yepes (Atalanta/Italy), Carlos Valdes (Philadelphia Union/USA - on loan to San Lorenzo/Argentina), Santiago Arias (PSV Eindhoven/Netherlands), Eder Alvarez-Balanta (River Plate/Argentina) Midfielders: James Rodriguez (Monaco/France), Abel Aguilar (Toulouse/France), Carlos Sanchez (Elche/Spain), Fredy Guarin (Inter Milan/Italy), Juan Fernando Quintero (Porto/Portugal), Aldo Ramirez (Morelia/Mexico), Alexander Mejia (Atletico Nacional), Victor Ibarbo (Cagliari/Italy), Juan Guillermo Cuadrado (Fiorentina/Italy) Forwards: Jackson Martinez (Porto/Portugal), Teofilo Gutierrez (River Plate/Argentina), Carlos Bacca (Sevilla/Spain), Adrian Ramos (Borussia Dortmund/Germany)
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 07:10:09 +0000
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