{"id":2446,"date":"2026-04-16T05:11:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T05:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/updatelive.online\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2026-04-16T05:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T05:11:49","slug":"achilles-tendon-rupture-confirmed-for-hugo-ekitike-withdrawn-from-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/updatelive.online\/?p=2446","title":{"rendered":"Achilles tendon rupture confirmed for Hugo Ekitik\u00e9, withdrawn from the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div layout=\"desktop\">\n<p>The images left little room for doubt. And unfortunately for Hugo Ekitik\u00e9, the dreaded diagnosis is indeed confirmed. According to <span class=\"text-italic\">The Parisian<\/span> et <span class=\"text-italic\">The Team<\/span>the Liverpool striker, struck down by an innocuous action during the quarter-final return of the Champions League between his club and PSG (0-2), Tuesday evening, suffers from a ruptured Achilles tendon.<\/p>\n<p>Additional examinations will tell whether it is partial or total, but the consequences will be the same: Ekitik\u00e9 will have to have an operation and will not be able to play again for at least nine months. Above all, he will miss the World Cup with the France team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-placeholder u-placeholder-twitter\" data-vendor=\"xtwitter-3cVkYrxq\">\n<div class=\"p-xxl@xs border-color-grey-200 radius-l@xs cmp-placeholder u-hidden\">\n<p class=\"mb-m@xs text-l@xs\">By clicking on<span class=\"ml-xxs@xs font-weight-bold@xs\">\u201cI accept\u201d<\/span>you accept the deposit of cookies by external services and will thus have access to the content of our partners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-xl@xs text-s@xs\">More information on the Cookie management policy page<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"mx-auto@xs flex@xs items-center@xs justify-center@xs gap-xxs@xs c-btn c-btn--primary cmp-button\">I accept<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As soon as he left the field, coach Arne Slot spoke of \u201ca serious injury\u201d for his player, who left the pitch in tears. \u201cI don&#8217;t know what to say about this, because with the World Cup approaching, it&#8217;s very, very difficult for him, and I send him my thoughts,\u201d said his partner Ibrahima Konat\u00e9, dejected.<\/p>\n<p>The setback is terrible for the former PSG player, who had exploded in a season and a half at Eintracht Frankfurt before being transferred to Liverpool for 90 million euros last summer. Amid the ghosts Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, he has so far been the only offensive rookie to hold his place, with 17 goals scored in 45 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>All the news from the Champions League<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, he made his mark with the French team, with eight selections since last September. Starting against Brazil in March (2-1), he scored a goal and showed his complementarity with Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 on the attacking front. Didier Deschamps had made no secret of the fact that he was very satisfied with himself, and his place seemed assured for the trip to the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The images left little room for doubt. And unfortunately for Hugo Ekitik\u00e9, the dreaded diagnosis is indeed confirmed. According to The Parisian et The Teamthe Liverpool striker, struck down by an innocuous action during the quarter-final return of the Champions League between his club and PSG (0-2), Tuesday evening, suffers from a ruptured Achilles tendon. 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