LONDON
(AP) — Arsenal winger Theo Walcott will miss the World Cup for England
after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, an injury
that also deals a setback to his club's hopes of winning the Premier
League.
Walcott was injuried
making a tackle near the end of Arsenal's 2-0 win over Tottenham in the
FA Cup on Saturday and was carried off on a stretcher.
The Gunners
said Monday he will have surgery and "is expected to be out for at
least six months, therefore missing the remainder of the season and the
World Cup in Brazil in the summer."Walcott was a surprise selection for the 2006 tournament in Germany as a 17-year-old but wasn't used. He was left off the 2010 roster.
