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Dani Alves: My soul left my body when I knew I'd miss the World Cup

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The PSG defender has seen a knee injury rule him out of this summer's showpiece in Russia, but he says he remains a "happy motherfucker"

Dani Alves described the heart-breaking moment that his "soul went out of [his] body" as he injured his knee to crush his dreams of playing at the World Cup this summer with Brazil.

The Paris Saint-germain full-back limped out of a Coupe de France final victory over Les Herbiers and knew immediately that he would play no part for his country in Russia this summer.

Original reports suggested that the 35-year-old may be out for around three weeks, but ligament damage has left him facing much longer on the sidelines .