Heartbreak for El Nino

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres is out for the rest of the season after undergoing the knife on Sunday to try and clear up his chronic knee problem. The 26-year-old will miss all of the Reds remaining games and is a major doubt for the World Cup. His rehabilitation is expected to take six weeks. Spain open their campaign for global glory in South Africa on 16 June against Switzerland. Their manager Vicente del Bosque is monitoring the situation closely and has vowed to give Torress every opportunity to recover and star in the World Cup. Torres has scored 22 goals in all competitions for Liverpool this season, despite carrying various injuries throughout the campaign.