Karimi has torn ligaments in his right ankle

[...] The margin between advancing far in the World Cup and an early exit is so slim that the loss of a key player or two can make all the difference. The past couple of days we have seen this with a pair of teams in Group D. Portugal received awful news when it learned that defender Jorge Andrade will miss the World Cup with a knee injury. Fans in Iran held their collective breathes when they heard that star midfielder Ali Karimi tore ligaments in his ankle. Fortunately for Team Melli, he will only be out until the end of April. [...]

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While it is sad to see him injured, Karimi plays for himself and not for the team so, perhaps, it is not such a great loss.

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