Mexico facing double Dos Santos blow

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Former Tottenham Hotspur forward Giovani dos Santos is threatening to pull out of Mexico’s World Cup squad after manager Javier Aguire omitted his younger brother Jonathan.

The pair's father Zizinho, a former professional player, revealed that his eldest son had been left devastated by his siblings snub for this summer's South Africa showpiece.

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“Gio is very hurt and he wants to be at home with us," he said. “He is there now and he’s not well. We don’t know if he will play or not.”

“Jonathan told me he is going to quit the Mexican team and I don’t want him playing for them anymore anyway,” he said.

“We are tired of how he has been treated. This is not the first time it has happened and it's enough for us. Jona won't ever play again for Mexico.”

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Gregg Davies
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Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.