French top-division football club Monaco revealed Monday that Japanese midfielder Takumi Minamino has ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, most likely ruling him out of the World Cup kicking off next June.The 30-year-old suffered the injury during Sunday's French Cup clash with Auxerre and was substituted midway through the game.The club did not say when Minamino was expected to return, but the typical timeline for an ACL injury would see the former Liverpool and Salzburg player unavailable for the World Cup hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.Minamino has ma…READ FULL ARTICLE
