Other than LeBron James' impending free agency (oh you didn't hear?) the biggest story in sports the last few weeks has been Algeria's World Cup roster.
Wait, what? That might be a slight exaggeration but I wouldn't be doing my self-appointed job if I didn't tell you that your boy Algerian midfielder Mourad Meghni won't be playing in South Africa in a few weeks.
The 26-year-old hadn't recovered enough from a left knee injury so the Algerian soccer federation decided that he needed surgery.
Meghni was one of several players in coach Rabah Saadane's preliminary squad with dual nationality who played youth internationals for France but switched allegiance after FIFA removed the age restriction last year.
Algeria is in Group C with England, Slovenia and the United States. Algeria faces the U.S. on June 23.
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