Puyol not ready for international retirement

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol is still hoping to reach 100 appearances for Spain despite acknowledging he is almost certain to miss this summer’s European Championships due to a knee problem.

Barca announced yesterday that Puyol will undergo an arthroscopy on May 12 after feeling discomfort in his right knee following Saturday’s 4-0 defeat of Espanyol and that is set to sideline the centre-back for around six weeks.