Mark Milligan has been released from the Socceroos squad for the upcoming international friendly matches against France and Canada due to injury.
Mark Milligan has been released from the Socceroos squad for the upcoming international friendly matches against France and Canada due to injury.
Milligan arrived in Paris on the weekend with a pre-existing knee-injury and assessed by Socceroos medical staff.
After monitoring his condition over the first three days of camp it became apparent that Milligan would not be suitably fit to face either France or Canada.
Socceroos Head Coach Holger Osieck, in consultation with the Socceroos medical staff, then determined that Milligan should return to Australia on the next available flight to allow him to continue his injury rehabilitation back in Australia.
No additional players will be added to the Socceroos squad at this time.
The international friendly match against France will be played at the Parc de Princes, Paris on Friday 11 October 2013 (kick-off at 9:00pm CEST (6:00am AEDT, Saturday 12 October) and the match against Canada will be played at Craven Cottage, London on Tuesday 15 October at 8:00pm BST (6:00am AEDT, Wednesday 16 October).
This will be the fourth match between France and Australia at senior men-s international level and the ninth match between Canada and Australia.
Both Socceroo matches against France and Canada will be broadcast live and exclusive on FOX SPORTS.
Upcoming Match Details
France v Socceroos Friday 11 October 2013 Parc de Princes, Paris, France Kick-off: 9.00pm CEST (6:00am AEDT)
Time Zone CEST: Central European Summer Time (UTC + 2) AEST: Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC + 10)
Socceroos v Canada Tuesday 15 October 2013 Craven Cottage, Fulham, London, England Kick-off: 8.00pm BST (6:00am AEDT)
Time Zone BST: British Summer Time (UTC + 1) AEST: Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC + 11)