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Roma defender Vermalen may have a sports hernia
The former Arsenal mainstay began life in Italy very badly, being sent off against Porto as the Giallorossi crashed out of the Champions League qualifiers.
Having since spent most of his time on the bench, many feared that he'd been dropped down the depth chart. Reports are now emerging, however, that the Belgian international may have something far worse: a sports hernia, the same injury which plagued Patrick Vieira when he moved to Juventus, not to mention Mario Balotelli last season.
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