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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jacob Steinberg

West Ham’s Michail Antonio expected to be out for at least a year after car crash

Michail Antonio has been at West Ham since 2015 and has played in every league game this season.
Michail Antonio has been at West Ham since 2015 and has played in every league game this season. Photograph: MI News/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Michail Antonio is expected to be out for at least a year after the West Ham striker underwent an operation on a broken leg sustained in a horrific car accident on Saturday afternoon.

Antonio, who was airlifted to hospital after crashing his Ferrari in Epping, faces a long recovery after having surgery yesterday. It remains unclear if the 34-year-old’s injuries will force him to retire from football. But it is almost certain that Antonio will not play again this season and there are fears that the best-case scenario is at least a year of rehabilitation.

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