Rodrygo: 'Life has been cruel' as ACL injury ends World Cup hopes

Real Madrid confirmed that tests showed Rodrygo has suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament and a rupture of the external meniscus of the right leg. The injury occurred just 11 minutes after he entered the pitch against Getafe, his knee buckling after a feint.

He had returned from a month-long absence with tendonitis, managed to finish the game in visible pain, and the diagnosis has ended his season and abruptly halted his domestic campaign. The blow also deprives him of a place at the 2026 World Cup. On Instagram he described the moment as "one of the worst days of my life", saying "how much I always feared this injury… maybe life has been a little cruel to me lately… I don’t know if I deserve this, but what can I complain about?

How many wonderful things have I experienced that I also didn’t deserve." He added that "A major obstacle has arisen in my life, in my career, preventing me from doing what I love most for a while.

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