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Injury wrecks Dani's World Cup hopes
© Reuters 2002
BARCELONA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Barcelona striker Dani fractured his right fibula and tore ankle ligaments during training on Wednesday and will be out of action for around four months, his club said.
The Spanish first division club said the player was undergoing surgery at a local clinic after suffering the injury in a clash with his team mate Gerard in an evening training session.
The injury effectively ends the player's hopes of making a case for inclusion in the Spanish squad for the World Cup later this year.
Dani, 27, has played five times for the full international side, scoring once.
He has not been included in Jose Antonio Camacho's squad since the World Cup qualifier against Bosnia in September 2000, however, as he has failed to hold down a regular place in the Barca team.
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