World Cup qual - James out of England qualifiers

Eurosport - Tue, 19 May 12:17:00 2009

David James will undergo a shoulder operation this week that will rule him out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Andorra.

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James, who has played all five of England's qualifers so far, missed Portsmouth's home match against Sunderland on Monday and his club said he would have an operation this week.

"He has had a long-standing shoulder injury which needs to be corrected," said Portsmouth manager Paul Hart.

"He goes into hospital on Wednesday to have it sorted out. We hope if he goes in now he has a good chance of starting next season.

"He will be out for the summer. David is a very strong-minded person. He has made a decision so he is fit for next season.

"He has weighed it up. It has to be done and there has to be a sacrifice."

Until Monday, the 38-year-old had played every minute of Portsmouth's Premier League season and helped them avoid relegation.

With Manchester United's reserve keeper Ben Foster also unavailable after surgery on his thumb, England coach Fabio Capello could turn to West Ham United's Robert Green or former England first choice Paul Robinson.

England, who lead Group Six with a maximum 15 points, play Kazakhstan away on June 6 and are at home to Andorra on June 10.

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  1. Hope yer shoulder gets better Calamity, but not too­ soon

    From stewart, on Sat 27 Jun 6:04PM
  2. Good - he's a liability!

    From cameron w, on Wed 20 May 12:51PM
  3. poor im premier league;bye bye

    From Nath, on Tue 19 May 7:21PM
  4. Perhaps Richard Wright could do a good job on the­ bench, after a good season with Ipswich. Admittedly,­ Green is in the box seat for first choice keeper, with­ what there is available.

    From a_sainsbury_uk, on Tue 19 May 5:09PM
  5. Good! He's getting on abit now, chance to either­ give Paul Robinson his chance back. Finally give Rob­ Green a chance! And dont forget Chris Kirkland, injury­ prone :( but solid keeper!

    From Christopher W, on Tue 19 May 4:47PM
  6. THIS IS EVEN BETTER NEWS THAN ENGLAND'S BID TO HOST­ THE 2018 WORLD CUP!!! AHAHAH

    From Vítor, on Tue 19 May 4:36PM
  7. Got to bring in Rob Green, he has been ready for a call­ up for about three seasons now. He is our best keeper,­ with consistency and the ability to control his area­ and a great shot stopper.

    From Stephen, on Tue 19 May 1:41PM
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    From stub1, on Tue 19 May 12:20PM
  10. mercer 1675;; Joe Hart was Man City no 1 until Given­ arrived. Also he is a brilliant goalkeeper.

    Joe Hart­ is apparently linked with Villa, we will see.
    Anyway it­ was just an opinion

    From ken.treherne1, on Tue 19 May 11:56AM
  11. arslivman, take him in where??

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 19 May 11:56AM
  12. Why dont we use David Seaman as a goalkeeping coach and­ get him in there PDQ

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 19 May 11:54AM
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    take Almunia in

    From neville, on Tue 19 May 11:49AM
  14. scouse hater.... your right again mate the players who­ play for England should play for free! just the fact­ that your representing your country is more than enough­ payment pride and passion should compensate payment. If­ i was asked to represent my country at anything id give­ it everything i had blood sweat and tears just to wear­ that precious 3 lions is a major honour people take for­ granted now, but i dont think capello will have­ slackers in our team no more like previous managers. I­ hope not anyway..

    From paul y, on Tue 19 May 11:46AM
  15. It must be Green he has been ok of late and James is­ sooo unreliable let Greeno have a go

    From PETER, on Tue 19 May 11:44AM
  16. doing good scousehater, hows yourself.
    Comment 39 is a­ bit below the belt, what have you said to deserve­ that??????????

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 19 May 11:41AM
  17. How many times have we been told that England are going­ to win a major competition and how many times has it­ actually happened. We dont even get as far as the­ finals. A major trophy is long overdue and the­ disappointment level is rising.

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 19 May 11:38AM
  18. scouse hater!! at 5'11 and 16 stone your obviously­ a fat c**t ;]

    From blueeighter818, on Tue 19 May 11:31AM
  19. this crisis has been looming for a few years and we­ cant rely on James being ready or fully fit and able if­ as a keeper he is having a shoulder op and at 38 and in­ the twilight of his career, the op make take longer to­ heal than expected, we cant "wait and see",­ we have to have a couple of other keepers available and­ ready. If Ben Foster is fit he must be given a chance­ but who else is up for the job. None of the keepers we­ have tried have been consistent and even James himself­ is nicknamed "calamity". Most of the ­ keepers in the EPL are foreign so Capello will have to­ look in the Championship, something he should be doing­ anyway

    From the silent assassin, on Tue 19 May 11:24AM
  20. England will not win the world cup. Our prime time has­ come and gone and now we're left like chickens­ scratching around in the dirt. Too old or too young­ now. Potential - yes. But needs time to gel and there­ is no time with the Premier season so long and cramped.­ 1966? Who cares? Wasn't in my lifetime, so it means­ nothing to me. It's just a piece of history. Derby­ won the FA Cup in 1946 - who gives a @#$%? I only care­ about what they do now.

    England goalkeeper? Gods­ knows. Give Sir Alex dual-nationality after living here­ so long and chuck him in there. If he can deflect shots­ as well as he can deflect questions, we'll have no­ problem.

    From Jim H, on Tue 19 May 11:24AM
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