Japan's World Cup medical concerns deepened Wednesday with defensive midfield linchpin Wataru Endo seriously injuring his left ankle while playing for Liverpool in the English Premier League.Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he expected the 33-year-old to be out "for a long time" after he was taken off on a stretcher during his team's 1-0 win away to Sunderland."Yes, it is a serious one, but how serious we don't know yet," said Slot, as quoted by the Reds' official site.Endo, who has regularly worn the captain's armband for the Samurai Blue, injured his right ankle in December and was out fo…READ FULL ARTICLE
