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Mohamed Salah gives Egypt hope for World Cup with news over injury

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Salah damaged his shoulder under challenge from Sergio Ramos
Mohamed Salah damaged his shoulder in a challenge by Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will be fit to play some part at the World Cup, the Egyptian Football Association says.

Salah, 25, injured his shoulder during Liverpool's Champions League final loss to Real Madrid on Saturday, prompting concerns he might miss the tournament.

But Egypt's national team doctor has met with Salah and in a subsequent tweetexternal-link the country's FA said his absence "will not exceed" three weeks.

Egypt's opening World Cup fixture is against Uruguay on 15 June.

They meet hosts Russia on 19 June and conclude the group stage against Saudi Arabia on 25 June.

Salah also met with Egyptian FA president Hany Abu Rida on Wednesday.

"After the meeting of Abu Rida and the doctor of the national team in Spain today, the Football Association reaffirms Salah in the World Cup, God willing, will not exceed the absence of three weeks," the Egyptian FA tweeted.

Salah struck a 95th-minute penalty in the final qualification game to send Egypt to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.

But in the Champions League final - the last fixture of a season in which he scored 44 goals for his club - he left the pitch in tears after landing heavily on his shoulder following a challenge by Sergio Ramos.

At the time Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp described the injury as "really serious".

However, the Egyptian FA has since said that Salah's x-ray showed he had a "sprain in the shoulder ligaments" and that it was "optimistic" he would be fit for the World Cup.

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  • Comment posted by zool08, at 17:05 30 May 2018

    I hope Egypt meet Spain and knock them out as revenge

  • Comment posted by Dazzler, at 17:02 30 May 2018

    Good news, he deserves to go after the season he's had!

  • Comment posted by BRYAN666, at 17:03 30 May 2018

    Great news - he's a top player and a fine man.

    Good luck to him and the Pharaohs this summer.

    So excited for the tournament.

  • Comment posted by CarlosReel, at 17:04 30 May 2018

    I hope its not rushed which then aggravates the injury in the future. Such a shame he got injured in the final. The difference between him being on the field and off in that game was mind blowing.

  • Comment posted by RetroGirl, at 17:06 30 May 2018

    Great news - I hope Egypt wipe the floor with their group and pulverise Spain in the knockout stages, with Ramos scoring a brace of own goals off his backside.

  • Comment posted by dave, at 17:39 30 May 2018

    Why do people say Ramos is a "hardman" he isn`t , he is really sneaky, not hard, see how easy he goes to ground, gets others booked for nothing tackles, holds his face when untouched, wether folk like him or not, wether they think he`s great or not, can we please stop portraying him as hard.

  • Comment posted by DaveP1982, at 17:12 30 May 2018

    I don't like Liverpool but this guy is class and I hope he has a great world cup

  • Comment posted by CitizenX, at 19:49 30 May 2018

    I didn't want Liverpool to win but that dirty cynical move by Ramos changed it for me. Ramos has 278 cards in his career. Its the highest number for any player in all the major European Leagues. It speaks for itself. Ramos knew what he was doing and it meant clearly that he felt that Real couldnt win without an unfair advantage. Ramos deserves the backlash.

  • Comment posted by User0451965125, at 17:32 30 May 2018

    Arrives in Spain for treatment on shoulder? Really! Or is it to thrash out a deal with Madrid for a move in the summer. Not sure why he needs to go to Spain for a bruised shoulder.

  • Comment posted by No1, at 19:25 30 May 2018

    I remember Suarez faked injury to get Rodwell sent off in a Derby (rescinded, as he didnt touch him). I remember the youtube video, 'Gerard the hypocrite', google it. (faking man if ever walked the earth) I remember Souness, Tommy Smith, Steve McMahon, snapping players all over the gaff. I remember it but all the crying red noses have suddenly got short or selective memories. LOSE WITH DIGNITY.

  • Comment posted by Mr Red, at 17:02 30 May 2018

    Great news

  • Comment posted by U16681038, at 17:38 30 May 2018

    It would seem that the injury is nowhere near as bad as Klopp and or the media (convinced by Klopp) said it was then.

  • Comment posted by ronjackson78, at 17:04 30 May 2018

    Excellent News!

  • Comment posted by mark, at 19:00 30 May 2018

    Nice touch by LFC. They have donated 20 thousand WE VE WON IT 6 TIMES T SHIRTS to oxfam.

  • Comment posted by D1710801509063, at 17:05 30 May 2018

    This is great news for Egypt, they deserve to have this world class player in the team. Bad news for the lawyer who's trying to sue Ramos for a billion Euros.....

  • Comment posted by Guernsey Red, at 18:40 30 May 2018

    Is he playing under the condition no one is allowed to tackle him in case he gets injured again?

    I'm no Ramos fan but the nonsense from the last week has been beyond laughable

  • Comment posted by D1679569457150, at 17:28 30 May 2018

    Holding goes on in every match. Every corner, every cross. To think that Ramos engineered this injury is a joke.
    Yes he was holding but then they both went over.
    He could have had a yellow but that's it.
    Few people got away with more fouls than Carragher.
    Nobody want to see injuries but with millions in the bank and a couple of weeks off these players need to man up.

  • Comment posted by Dave F, at 17:43 30 May 2018

    When you look at the challenge without emotion it is highly unlikely Ramos injured him deliberately. Ramos pulled his arm and Salah pulled back with arms interlocked. Ramos goes to ground pulling Salah down to stop him getting to the loose ball. Cynical, yes. Intent to injure unlikely. And given what people are saying, whishing injury on Ramos you are even worse people than Ramos. Its only a game.

  • Comment posted by mark, at 18:38 30 May 2018

    By the way congrats to Jurgen on your 6 IN A ROW.

  • Comment posted by jamois, at 17:04 30 May 2018

    Delighted.

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