Soccer-Ipswich's Luongo ruled out of Australia return by ankle injury
Ipswich Town midfielder Massimo Luongo has withdrawn from Australia's World Cup qualifiers against China and Japan next week due to an ankle injury, Football Australia announced on Sunday. Luongo did not play in the Premier League club's 4-1 loss to West Ham United on Saturday and is joined on the sidelines by fellow midfielder Connor Metcalfe,