RIO out?

[notnowbernard]

Heard just a snippet about a tournament-threatening injury (was on another car's radio at a traffic light!)

Haven't bothered to look on Web yet

Anyone know anything?

You couldn't make it up could you.
There will be grown men sobbing tonight into their beer.

IS it confirmed then? That he's out?

Bloody hell. I might sob in my beer, if only I could drink some [pregnant and resentful]

Just looked on BBC news site

Knee injury - on crutches

"Likely to miss tournament"

Oh wunderbar (Not that he'd had a season, anyway). But he's got international experience and is the Captain!

Steven Gerrard will step up, apparently

Got tackled by Emile Heskey. Bloody marvellous.

Heskey?! Oh God

He's definitely out (just read update online)

And Drogba is very doubtful after breaking his arm, so poor Ivory Coast...