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WORLD CUP INJURY LIST

As next month's World Cup edges ever closer, the nerves are starting to set in among those still on the treatment table.

First-choice England right-back Reece James limped off with what appeared to be a knee injury during Chelsea's 2-0 triumph in Milan, while Argentina and Juventus veteran Angel di Maria left the pitch in tears after sustaining a thigh problem against Maccabi Haifa.

Forget Chelsea's clash with Aston Villa on Sunday or Juventus' trip to Torino on Saturday. The pair would have been asking themselves one simple question: does this rule me out of Qatar?