Jermain Defoe fears he may be out for eight weeks with ankle injury

Jermain Defoe fears he may be out for eight weeks after suffering ankle ligament damage during England's 3-1 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday. The injury means the striker will miss the majority of Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League group games and England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro next month. Defoe hurt his ankle midway through the second half of Tuesday night's game. It is incredibly bad timing for Defoe, who had gone some way to cementing his place alongside Wayne Rooney in England's attack with a hat-trick in the 4-0 win over Bulgaria in the opening qualifier last Friday. Defoe's absence will also be a particular source of frustration for the Tottenham manager, Harry Redknapp, who had already lost the defender, Michael Dawson, for eight weeks after he twisted his knee against Bulgaria.