Cannavaro ruled out of Euro
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Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro was ruled out of the upcoming Euro 2008 championships after suffering a left ankle injury according to Ansa press agency.
The replacement for the 34-year-old Real Madrid defender - capped 116 times - will be announced soon, the Italian Football Federation informed Ansa on Monday.
Cannavaro - who will hold a press conference on Monday - suffered the injury during a training session at their Austrian base, just hours after Italy arrived in the country.
He underwent scans at a hospital in Modling, 15 kilometres south of Vienna, after colliding with Giorgio Chiellini during the practice match and was subsequently transferred to another hospital in Vienna.
Cannavaro underwent an MRI scan, after which the doctor Franz Maria Kainberger, who was interviewed by Ansa, said the centre-back had suffered a double sprain of his ankle and that an operation might be needed.
The centre-back left the hospital during the evening and went back to Italy's hotel in Baden to rejoin his team-mates.
Cannavaro, who led Italy to the World Cup title in 2006, had been prone on the ground for around 20 minutes and carried off on a stretcher.
He has been replaced by Fiorentina's 26-year-old defensive rock Alessandro Gamberini.
The replacement for the 34-year-old Real Madrid defender - capped 116 times - will be announced soon, the Italian Football Federation informed Ansa on Monday.
Cannavaro - who will hold a press conference on Monday - suffered the injury during a training session at their Austrian base, just hours after Italy arrived in the country.
He underwent scans at a hospital in Modling, 15 kilometres south of Vienna, after colliding with Giorgio Chiellini during the practice match and was subsequently transferred to another hospital in Vienna.
Cannavaro underwent an MRI scan, after which the doctor Franz Maria Kainberger, who was interviewed by Ansa, said the centre-back had suffered a double sprain of his ankle and that an operation might be needed.
The centre-back left the hospital during the evening and went back to Italy's hotel in Baden to rejoin his team-mates.
Cannavaro, who led Italy to the World Cup title in 2006, had been prone on the ground for around 20 minutes and carried off on a stretcher.
He has been replaced by Fiorentina's 26-year-old defensive rock Alessandro Gamberini.
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