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Euro 2008 News :: Cannavaro out of Euro 2008 for Italy

Posted on 2008-06-03 by Gooner

Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro has been ruled out of UEFA EURO 2008 after rupturing ligaments in his left ankle during the Azzurri's first training session in Austria yesterday.

The 34-year-old Real Madrid centre-back, capped 116 times, sustained the injury following a tackle by fellow defender Giorgio Chiellini and was carried off the field on a stretcher.

Italy doctor Paolo Zeppilli said he feared that the injury was "not minor" and so it proved as hospital tests confirmed the extent of the damage.

Coach Roberto Donadoni reacted by calling in the ACF Fiorentina defender Alessandro Gamberini who joins up with the squad having won two previous caps.

Sourced From : UEFA website

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