Arsenal midfielder Fredrik Ljungberg may miss Sweden's opening World Cup match against England because of a mysterious hip injury.

The Swedish medical staff can't find any specific signs of injury, but confirms that Ljungberg is in pain. He missed a good chunk of Arsenal's double winning season with injury, and played the last games with painkiller injections for a back strain.

According to Swedish newspapers, Ljungberg had felt the pain for a week but had nevertheless wanted to play in the 1-1 draw against Japan on Saturday.

More at Reuters.

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