Andros Townsend of Tottenham has been ruled out of England's World Cup roster with an ankle injury.

Townsend will undergo surgery on the ankle.

"Following further examination and consultation, Andros Townsend is to undergo surgery on his left ankle on Thursday (tomorrow) after damaging ligaments during  our fixture against Stoke City last Saturday," read a Spurs statement. "The injury is likely to sideline the young winger for up to ten weeks."

Theo Walcott could miss the beginning of the 14-15 season despite his recovery from a knee injury progressing according to schedule.

Walcott was ruled out of the remainder of Arsenal's campaign and the World Cup for England when he ruptured the ACL in his left knee in January.

"I want to be back quickly, of course -- but safely, too," said Walcott. "I want to try and be back for the early part of next season. That is the goal, so there will be a lot of hard work throughout the summer and during the World Cup.

"It has nearly been four months now, and my recovery has been on track so far. At the moment I'm working on muscle strength and building muscle in my quad.

"I don't see any point in being down in the dumps about the injury because it has already happened -- and there are a lot of people with worse problems in the world."

Thiago Alcântara has returned to training with Bayern Munich just four weeks after suffering a knee injury.

Alcântara was expected to miss six to eight weeks, but he has made good progress in his rehabilitation and could return before the end of the season.

Alcântara's status for the World Cup with Spain had been in doubt.

Gonzalao Higuain had to be stretchered off in Napoli's draw with Inter on Saturday.

Marco Andreolli leapt to block one of Higuain's efforts late in the match.

There were initial fears that he might not be able to recover in time to appear in the World Cup this summer for Argentina, however, reports coming out of Italy suggest nothing is broken and that it is simply a minor sprain.

"Gonzalo Higuain has a trauma to the right ankle, which will be evaluated over the next few days," the club said in a statement.

Real Madrid will have Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema in the lineup on Tuesday against Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League tie.

Ronaldo was the only one of the three to start Saturday's 4-0 rout of strugglers Osasuna in La Liga at the Bernabeu after stating he was in "perfect condition" before the game.

Bale has continued to be fighting flu-like symptoms.

The attacking trio have the nickname of The BBC.

Michael Bradley has undergone a previously scheduled minor procedure on a nerve issue in his foot.

Bradely had been bothered by the issue for some time.

“It just means he’s just got to get off it (the foot) for a week,” said manager Ryan Nelsen. “This was always planned, to do it at this time when we have a couple of weeks off.”

Bradley, who did not look himself against Dallas, had missed the previous game against Colorado due to quadriceps and groin issues.

Cristiano Ronaldo is in the starting XI for Real Madrid after missing the previous four matches.

But Gareth Bale will begin the match on the bench with the flu.

Real Madrid XI: Casillas, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrão, Ronaldo, Benzema, Alonso, Carvajal, Modric, Di María, Isco.

Bayern XI: Neuer; Rafinha, Dante, Boateng, Alaba; Lahm, Schweinsteiger; Ribéry, Kroos, Robben; Mandzukić.

Kevin Mirallas will miss the remainder of Everton's season with a small groin tear.

The Belgian forward will be unavailable for Everton's remaining matches against Southampton, Manchester City and Hull as they attempt to qualify for the Champions League.

Mirallas has scored eight goals for Everton this season, including three in the last four games.

Petr Cech has suffered a dislocated shoulder during the opening minutes of Chelsea's Champions League match against Atlético Madrid.

Cech grabbed the top of the goal and landed awkwardly on an Atleti corner.

Mark Schwarzer will start for Chelsea in their critical match this weekend against Liverpool. He also will likely start in the Champions League return leg.

David Silva will be out up to three weeks with an ankle injury.

There were initially fears that Silva would miss the rest of Manchester City's season and also miss the World Cup after being stretchered off the pitch on Monday.

City's medical staff are hopeful Silva will be able to return before the end of the season, saying he is likely to be out for two to three weeks.