Monaco confirmed on its official website that Colombia
star Radamel “El Tigre” Falcao tore his ACL in
Wednesday’s Coupe de France victory over fourth-tier Chasselay Monts d’Or Azergues, and he is likely to
miss this summer’s showcase. For what it’s worth, Monaco did not provide a
clear injury timeline stating that Falcao would miss the tournament. He is slated to have surgery
to repair the ACL in the coming days, but with the World Cup less than five
months away and ACL tears typically taking longer than that to heal, it would
be nothing short of outrageous to expect a comeback that soon.