The terrible-looking arm injury suffered by Carles Puyol in Tuesday's UEFA Champions League match against Barcelona appears to not be as bad as first feared.
According to multiple reports in Spain, Puyol is set to miss eight weeks with a dislocated elbow. The injury will not require surgery, which will allow the veteran defender to return in an astonishing two months.
Puyol suffered the injury when he fell awkwardly onto his own arm as he skied for a header late in Barcelona's 2-0 victory. The injury initially looked like it might be a broken arm, but Puyol's arm bent at the elbow, limiting the injury to a dislocation.
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ZAMORA RIPS JOL
Former Fulham striker Bobby Zamora, now with Queens Park Rangers, said in published report that "the vast majority" of ex-Cottagers didn't get along with coach Martin Jol. He suggested that Jol is the reason for the departure of several key players in the recent past, including American Clint Dempsey.
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