Espinoza out of World Cup 2014 qualifiers

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Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza will miss his national team, Honduras’ World Cup 2014 qualifying matches on Friday 12 October against Panama and Canada on Tuesday 16 October with a right ankle injury.

A month out

The player sprained his ankle in Sporting Kansas City's 1-1 Major League Soccer draw at Columbus and will be sidelined up to a month according to a statement from the team after conducting an MRI and X-rays on the player.

Espinoza is, however, expected to be back in time for the MLS playoffs for Sporting Kansas City, which leads the Eastern Conference.