BALE OUT OF AZER QUALIFIER; KAZAKHSTAN SATURDAY, KICK-OFF 4PM.TOTTENHAM defender Gareth Bale Gareth Frank Bale (born July 16, 1989) is a Welsh football player, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. In December 2006 he won the Carwyn James Award for the BBC Wales Young Sports Personality of the Year [1] Schooldays is out of Wales' World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan in Baku on Saturday. The 19-year-old, who won his 20th cap for Wales in Friday's 1-0 friendly win over Estonia, has a mystery cartilage injury and will not be on today's flight. The Football Association of Wales would not confirm how the injury came about but insist he did not pick up the problem during Friday's game. Bale was at home in Cardiff with his family on Sunday, and he was not able to travel to the team hotel in Slough yesterday. The loss is a bitter blow to boss John Toshack John Benjamin Toshack OBE (born 22 March 1949) is a football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Welsh national football team. Life and playing career , whose squad is already missing several key players through injury. Craig Bellamy For the rugby league football coach and former player, see . Craig Douglas Bellamy (born July 13 1979 in Canton, Cardiff) is a Welsh international footballer. He currently plays for West Ham United in the Premier League. , James Collins, Simon Davies and Jason Koumas were already ruled out, and Tosh has now also lost Manchester City striker Ched Evans and Hull defender Sam Ricketts. And there is also a doubt over 20-year-old West Ham midfielder Jack Collison, who limped off late in the second half of the Estonia game. CAPTION(S): MYSTERY INJURY Wales youngster Bale |
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