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Broken rib may keep goalkeeper Adler out of World Cup

Germany's first-choice goalkeeper Rene Adler could be in danger of missing June's World Cup after breaking a rib in a Bundesliga match last weekend.

Broken rib may keep goalkeeper Adler out of World Cup
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The 25-year-old Bayer Leverkusen star is German coach Joachim Löw’s first-choice goalkeeper, but broke a rib in last Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Stuttgart.

The injury throws his World Cup place into question with the tournament set to start on June 11, but Adler is staying optimistic.

“The doctors say the fracture is expected to heal pretty quickly, so I am cautiously optimistic,” said Adler, who is set to miss Saturday’s Bundesliga clash against Hannover, in a Leverkusen press release on Tuesday.

Adler won the first of his nine caps in October 2008 and along with Schalke’s Manuel Neuer and Bremen’s Tim Wiese was set to travel to South Africa to battle for Germany’s Number One shirt.

Germany have drawn Australia, Serbia and Ghana in Group D and play warm-up matches against Malta on May 13, Hungary in Budapest on May 29 and Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 3.

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VIDEO: Spain’s La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

Spain's La Liga on Monday said it was reviewing a video of a child making racist insults towards Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior during the 2-2 draw with Valencia at the weekend.

VIDEO: Spain's La Liga reviews video of boy racially abusing Vinicius

“We’re in the process of studying and analysing the facts from a legal standpoint to see what we can and should do,” La Liga sources said.

In a video published by a journalist for ESPN Brasil, and picked up by Spanish media, a boy sitting in a woman’s lap can be heard calling Vinicius a “monkey”.

The Brazilian scored twice for Madrid as his team recovered from two goals down at Mestalla on Saturday.

Vinicius raised his fist in a “Black Power” salute after the first of his two goals at a ground where he was racially abused last season. Valencia subsequently banned three people from the stadium for life.

The 23-year-old has become a symbol of the fight against discrimination in Spanish football after suffering racist abuse on many occasions, and he was jeered repeatedly by home supporters on Saturday.

Jude Bellingham was sent off after the final whistle against Valencia for protesting after the referee blew the final whistle right before the England midfielder headed home what he thought was the winning goal.

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