Franck Ribéry back to feel back pain and is cut from the World Cup

'Death in the soul', says Bayern midfielder participate even after the official photo.Grenier is also out, and Morgan Schneiderlin and Rémy Cabella are alternates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

Ribéry posed for the official photo of France on Friday, but was cut shortly after (Photo: AP)

France will play the World Cup without their biggest star. Third best player in the world in 2013, the midfielder Franck Ribéry had discarded their participation in the World on the morning of Friday by coach Didier Deschamps, after experiencing severe back pain during a training session in Clairefontaine CT and undergo new medical assessment. Just as the Bayern Munich midfielder Clément Grenier was also cut due to medical problems. Midfielders Morgan Schneiderlin, English Southampton, and Rémy Cabella, Montpellier, are mandated alternates last minute.

- Is death the soul that I am forced to leave the selection and renounce to the World Cup. I always hoped, after noting encouraging signs in recent days, to play the friendly against Jamaica. But other tests performed on the morning of Friday revealed the pain in my back. Despite the care given by the medical staff, who sincerely thank my cut was inevitable. I leave my companions heartbroken, but I know they will do their utmost to Les Bleus go far in the competition. I know I can trust them. I am now the number 1 supporter - said Ribery.

Despite being listed among the 23 players from France to the World Cup, Ribéry had his participation in the World as uncertain because of back pain. He had not participated in the two friendlies in France in preparation for the World Cup -. Victory by 4-0 over Norway and tie at 1-1 with Paraguay coach Didier Deschamps's left open the status of the player , however, relied than half were able to act in the face of Jamaica, on Sunday in Lille. On Friday, however, the court became inevitable.

 

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- Franck Ribéry had given positive signals since May 30 in specific training sessions, giving a reasonable chance that he would recover in time to play the friendly against Jamaica. On Friday, in a training race, Ribéry felt acute pain, which forced him to stop the session. He passed the Rambouillet hospital in the early afternoon (morning in Brazil) and had confirmation of sudden worsening of their condition, which led the medical staff to declare their inability to hold practices and games - briefed the statement of the French Football Federation.

French Federation announces cut Ribéry 
(Photo: Playback / FFF)

Ribéry had data signs of improvement, so that the assistant coach Guy Stéphan had given up hopes by announcing that the French playmaker would join the Blues for training this Friday afternoon in Clairefotaine. The midfielder arrived also posed for the official team photo this morning, but the back pain returned to bother him shortly after.

Grenier, in turn, also underwent tests on Friday. He again felt pain in the groin during practice last Thursday and have not even completed the activity. The results of the MRI showed an injury that kept him out of the World Cup.

Despite cutting the two players, Didier Deschamps chose not to convene Samir Nasri. 's Manchester City player remains in the "selection of deleted" World Cup .

France travel to Brazil on Monday and debut on June 15th at 16h (GMT), in Riverside, on Honduras.Round Group E Switzerland and Ecuador.

Long list of missing

With cuts Ribéry and Grenier, 27 players on the list of 30 summoned their selections already said goodbye to the dream of playing the 2014 World Cup, including the Colombian Falcao Garcia, the Spanish Thiago Alcántara and Jesús Navas, Dutchman Rafael Van der Vaart and Italian Riccardo Montolivo. 

Even counting those who were called on account of injury, the list of missing the World is already about 50 athletes, as the Spanish goalkeeper Victor Valdes, the English Theo Walcott and Andros Townsend, German Ilkay Gündogan, Sven Bender and Mario Gómez and Portuguese Bruma.