Tottenham star receives brutal injury update after leaving pitch in tears as World Cup hopes hangs in balance

Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero has been ruled out for the remainder of the campaign after suffering a partial tear to his medial cruciate ligament during Sunday's 1-0 loss at Sunderland.

The 27-year-old Argentine sustained the injury in an unfortunate collision with his goalkeeper, Antonin Kinsky, at the Stadium of Light.