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Barcelona's Araujo Says Thigh Surgery 'Best Option'

Football - LaLiga - Cadiz v FC Barcelona - Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla, Cadiz, Spain - September 10, 2022 Barcelona's Ronald Araujo during the warm up before the match. (Reuters)
Football - LaLiga - Cadiz v FC Barcelona - Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla, Cadiz, Spain - September 10, 2022 Barcelona's Ronald Araujo during the warm up before the match. (Reuters)
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Barcelona's Araujo Says Thigh Surgery 'Best Option'

Football - LaLiga - Cadiz v FC Barcelona - Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla, Cadiz, Spain - September 10, 2022 Barcelona's Ronald Araujo during the warm up before the match. (Reuters)
Football - LaLiga - Cadiz v FC Barcelona - Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla, Cadiz, Spain - September 10, 2022 Barcelona's Ronald Araujo during the warm up before the match. (Reuters)

Uruguay's Ronald Araujo has denied putting club before country after the Barcelona defender opted for surgery on his injured thigh less than two months before the World Cup.

Araujo picked up the injury on Friday in Uruguay's 1-0 defeat by Iran in a friendly, leaving the pitch after only five minutes.

Barca said the 23-year-old had suffered a tendon injury in his right thigh and that he would undergo surgery on Wednesday, a decision which casts doubt on his availability for the World Cup.

"I love my country and I love my national team," Araujo posted on Twitter.

"After consulting with several professionals, we decided that the best option is surgery. It's not about choosing one or the other, it's about health and getting back to 100% as soon as possible."

Uruguay will face Portugal, Ghana and South Korea in Group H at the Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup in Qatar.

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PSG Set to Meet Tottenham in UEFA Super Cup 

Football - UEFA Super Cup - Final - Paris St Germain v Tottenham Hotspur - Preview - Udine, Italy - August 12, 2025. People pose for photos in front of an image of Paris St Germain lifting the trophy after they won the Champions League. (Reuters)
Football - UEFA Super Cup - Final - Paris St Germain v Tottenham Hotspur - Preview - Udine, Italy - August 12, 2025. People pose for photos in front of an image of Paris St Germain lifting the trophy after they won the Champions League. (Reuters)
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PSG Set to Meet Tottenham in UEFA Super Cup 

Football - UEFA Super Cup - Final - Paris St Germain v Tottenham Hotspur - Preview - Udine, Italy - August 12, 2025. People pose for photos in front of an image of Paris St Germain lifting the trophy after they won the Champions League. (Reuters)
Football - UEFA Super Cup - Final - Paris St Germain v Tottenham Hotspur - Preview - Udine, Italy - August 12, 2025. People pose for photos in front of an image of Paris St Germain lifting the trophy after they won the Champions League. (Reuters)

Paris Saint-Germain get back on the hunt for trophies in the UEFA Super Cup against Tottenham on Wednesday.

It's the annual early-season match between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League and PSG starts as the big favorite.

Coming off winning the treble, including the Champions League for the first time, the Qatari-backed team from the French capital will look to bounce back from losing to Chelsea in the final of the Club World Cup in the United States.

Facing them at Stadio Friuli in Udine is another London club in Tottenham, which ended a 17-year wait for silverware by winning the Europa League by beating Manchester United in the final.

Spurs have a new manager in Thomas Frank but also some big absentees, with attacking midfielders James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski injured and long-time star Son Heung-min recently sold to LAFC.

It is Tottenham's first appearance in the Super Cup. PSG has played in it once, losing 9-2 on aggregate to Juventus over two legs in 1996.

PSG's players have just returned to training after the Club World Cup, which extended last season to mid-July. Tottenham should be more match-sharp, having played a raft of friendlies including against Arsenal and Bayern Munich.