'Tottenham Hotspur captain' Cristian Romero (28) could not avoid humiliation on the street.
Spain's Marca reported on the 14th (KST), "a day after the injury Romero's appearance was revealed. Walking with bandages, he remained calm despite provocative remarks."
Romero collapsed with an injury in the away match at Sunderland in the 32nd round of the 2025-2026 Premier League season (0-1 loss) held on the 12th. He was pushed by second-half opposing forward Brian Brobbey and collided with goalkeeper Antonín Kinský. It was a dizzying situation where Romero's knee and Kinský's head struck each other.
Romero could not get up easily from the turf, and his teammates signaled toward the bench that he could no longer play. In the end he could not return to the game and withdrew to the bench in tears. Tottenham, having lost their captain, lost the match and fell to 18th, in the relegation zone.
Tottenham now have six matches remaining. But Romero is likely to end his season like this and will probably be unable to add strength to Tottenham's bid to escape relegation.
The BBC reported, "Romero is expected to be out for the season with a knee injury. Tests show he has a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of the knee and is expected to miss up to eight weeks. Romero's absence is a big blow to new manager Roberto De Zerbi as he tries to keep Tottenham up."
At least it was fortunate that Romero was walking on both feet the day after the injury. Marca reported, "Romero was spotted walking on the streets of London, which gave fans some relief. He was wearing a hoodie, brown shorts and white trainers, and the bandage that almost covered his injured leg was especially noticeable."
However, Romero could not avoid mockery. As he was limping slightly while looking at his phone, a fan of a rival club threw a provocative joke, "good luck in the Championship (second division)," Romero, understandably, did not look pleased, but he did not react and walked on.
Meanwhile, Romero is expected to be able to participate in the 2026 World Cup. Argentina's TyC Sports said, "Romero avoided the worst-case scenario before the World Cup," adding, "Romero will receive immobilization treatment in the early stages of rehabilitation, and it is certain he will not return to the Premier League this season. He will not be able to contribute to the team's fight to escape relegation."
But the Argentina national team could breathe a sigh of relief. The outlet said, "Romero generally needs a recovery process of 6 to 8 weeks," and added, "Argentina play their first match against Algeria on June 16 in Kansas City, so it seems possible he could participate in the World Cup. However, he is expected not to play in the friendlies against Honduras on June 6 and Iceland on June 9."
Of course, the fact that his match sharpness will inevitably decline is bad news. TyC Sports noted, "With only 59 days left until the World Cup opener, time is very tight. Romero will have to fight against time to reach peak condition and must consider the issue of lacking match rhythm."
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