{"id":3877,"date":"2026-05-12T21:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3877"},"modified":"2026-05-12T21:05:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:05:33","slug":"arsenals-ben-white-to-miss-world-cup-with-england-due-to-mcl-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3877","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal&#039;s Ben White To Miss World Cup With England Due To MCL Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Arsenal defender Ben White is out of contention for the World Cup after sustaining medial ligament damage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The Premier League leader confirmed the injury on Tuesday and said the England international would be out for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;Our medical team are now managing Ben\u2019s recovery and rehabilitation program,&#8221; Arsenal said in a statement. It said the aim was for White to be ready for the start of its preseason preparations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>This means White will also miss the upcoming UEFA Champions League final against PSG.<\/p>\n<p><span>LONDON, ENGLAND &#8211; MAY 10: Ben White of Arsenal is treated for an injury before being substitut during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at London Stadium on May 10, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill &#8211; AMA\/Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>White was injured in the first half of Sunday&#8217;s 1-0 win against West Ham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>He returned to the national team in March following a near four-year absence after walking out on the squad midway through the last World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>He played in friendly games against Uruguay and Japan and was in contention to be part of coach Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s squad for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>White is one of a number of high-profile players to sustain injuries ahead of this year&#8217;s tournament staged in June and July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Arsenal defender Ben White is out of contention for the World Cup after sustaining medial ligament damage. The Premier League leader confirmed the injury on Tuesday and said the England international would be out for the rest of the season. &#8220;Our medical team are now managing Ben\u2019s recovery and rehabilitation program,&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3876,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}