Jerome Boateng to 'fight' for World Cup place after season-ending injury

Jerome Boateng's Bayern Munich season is over after he sustained a thigh injury, but the defender is going to "fight" to be fit for Germany's World Cup defence. The former Manchester City man suffered the problem in the first half of Bayern's 2-1 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday, forcing his withdrawal in the 34th minute. Boateng is reported to be facing between four and six weeks out as a result, with Germany's first World Cup game taking place on June 17 against Mexico in Moscow.