Japan Football Association confirms capatain Wataru Endo will withdraw from the national team due to injury..
2025-10-08 01:37
The Japan Football Association announced on its official website on Tuesday that its national team captain, Liverpool defensive midfielder Wataru Endo, will withdraw from this month's national team squad due to injury.
According to the Japan Football Association's official statement, Endo informed Liverpool's team doctors of leg discomfort the day before his departure and underwent a scan.
Although the scan results are still pending, Endo decided to follow the team doctor's instructions and stay for treatment as a precaution.
Since the scan results are still pending, neither the Japanese national team nor Liverpool's team doctors can currently confirm how long Endo will be sidelined, but he is expected to be out for several weeks.
For now, one can only hope that his injury isn't too serious and will exacerbate the Liverpool team's already decimated injury situation.
Endo becomes the 10th Liverpool player to be injured, following Giovanni Leoni, Alisson Becker, Hugo Ekitike, Jayden Danns, Ibrahima Konaté, Andy Robinson, Federico Chiesa, Trey Nyoni, and Will Wright.
Endo has continued his crucial role as a super substitute for the reigning Premier League champions this season, having played a crucial role last year. He recently came on as a late substitute in the Reds' 2-1 loss to Chelsea, but unfortunately was unable to help Liverpool end their losing streak.
