Chelsea and Portugal defender Jose Bosingwa is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury and will miss the World Cup, his club confirmed on Friday.
The fullback had been back in light training after surgery but has now been told he needs another operation.
The news is a further blow to Chelsea’s hopes of winning a Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League treble in the the wake of the loss of first-choice goalkeeper Petr Cech, who will be sidelined for a further two weeks at least with a torn calf muscle.
Chelsea are also currently without two other first-choice players, Michael Essien (knee) and Ashley Cole (broken ankle).
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