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• Cech went under the knife immediately after czech republic ' s world cup elimination and is closing in on a return to training some 10 days quicker than had initially been expected
  在世界杯上，捷克被淘汰后，切赫马上立即进行了肩部手术。想最初预期的那样，他在几十天后立即回到了训练中。