Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett has been the subject of death threats after being blamed by the Uruguay FAns for putting Luis Suarez’s World Cup at risk.
The South American striker faces a desperate race against time to face England at the finals in Brazil after tearing a knee ligament during training with his country on Wednesday.
Following the training ground injury, which came when Uruguay did an indoor session because of bad weather, the Liverpool star underwent keyhole surgery yesterday morning, and will now pursue a hi-tech rehabilitation in a bid to face England on June 19, despite the odds against him.
Dummett suddenly found himself the subject of a concerted campaign, with tweeters in Uruguay attacking him after the nation’s FA directing the finger of blame his way, and their media even claiming he crocked Suarez intentionally to help England.
In a statement issued by the AUF - the Asociacion Uruguaya de Futbol - they suggested “the player received a blunt trauma to his left knee in the final game of the premier league.
Dummett was sent off for a challenge on Suarez in that game, but the decision was later rescinded, with the FA deciding it was a 50-50 contact.
The conspiracy theory was perpetuated by the Uruguay media, with sports website Tenfield.com even suggesting that substitute Dummett was “sent on with the intent to commit willful and criminal injury to the Uruguayan striker to help England”...even though the defender is a Wales U21 international!
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