Spaniard Alexia Putellas, the current Ballon d’Or, suffered a serious injury during training on Tuesday due to a torn ACL in her left knee and is out of Euro 2022.
“A test carried out today, 5 July 2022, on a Spanish player from the Spanish national team at the King Edward VII Hospital in London confirms that the captain of the Spanish women’s team suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the left knee,” the Royal Federation said today. Spanish football. in a statement.
Spain are in England to take part in the Euro 2022 final, entering Group B along with Germany, Denmark and Finland, against whom they will make their competition debut next Friday in Milton Keynes, a city 70 kilometers from London. .
Alexia Putellas’ injury represents a major setback for Spain, who are one of the contenders for the title that starts on Wednesday and ends on July 31 with 16 teams including the host country, England and the Portuguese. caught at the last minute after Russia was withdrawn from the competition due to the invasion of Ukraine.
This is the second time England have hosted the competition since Germany won in 2005, but the current title holder is the Netherlands, who won the last final in 2017 at home.
