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Last Updated: Thursday November 20 2008 15:17 GMT

Footie star can't play for months

Theo Walcott in action for Arsenal

There's more bad news for Arsenal and England player Theo Walcott - he'll be out of action for three months after having surgery on his injured shoulder.

The 19-year-old dislocated his right shoulder during training with the England squad ahead of Wednesday's friendly with Germany.

It's the latest in a series of shoulder injuries he's had during his career.

His boss at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, said it would take Theo a while to use his shoulder again.

"After three months he can play, but it takes longer to be completely competitive," he said.

Theo's not expected to make it back onto the pitch until next year, which means he'll miss the rest of Arsenal's Champions League group campaign as well as at least seven Premier League matches.