da poker： The Israel Football Association have hit back at claims from Chelsea that midfielder Yossi Benayoun suffered a serious Achilles injury while away on international duty.
da premier bet： The 30-year-old has been ruled out for up to six months due to a torn Achilles, with Blues head coach Carlo Ancelotti adamant that his staff had not missed anything when they scanned the initial problem.
The Italian commented:"We are sure that when he left England they didn't have a tear on his tendon. We are sure of this.
"He had a calf problem. The MRI showed this problem, but the tendon was clear.
"He had a problem at the start of the season with inflammation on his tendon, had treatment and came back to play for us and the national team.
"I don't know what happened after he left England. I trust my doctor at this club and we are sure. I can say this – he didn't have a tear on his tendon when he left England."
However, IFA spokesman Gil Lebanony responded by saying:"When Yossi Benayoun came to Israel he didn't practise with us, even for a single second.
"He came with pain in his Achilles tendon and with a diagnosis from Chelsea that it was only a small tear.
"But our doctor said immediately that it was a very serious problem and sent him for an MRI scan. The MRI doctor diagnosed the big tear immediately.
"We're sorry that he is injured because Yossi is so important for us, as he is for Chelsea, but we're not to blame for the injury."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email