Spurs and England suffer Defoe blow

09 September 2010 13:19
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has been ruled out for at least six weeks with an ankle injury sustained while playing for England on Tuesday.[LNB] Defoe could be seen on crutches and wearing a protective boot on his right foot at Spurs' training ground on Thursday.[LNB]"Even if it's a bad sprain, you're still talking about six weeks or so, because it's a nasty one," Spurs manager Harry Redknapp said.[LNB]Defoe was hurt in England's 3-1 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday, just days after Tottenham team-mate Michael Dawson suffered a knee injury in the England win over Bulgaria that will rule him out for eight weeks.

Source: Team_Talk