The Spanish Football Federation have confirmed arthritis will force David Villa to miss next week's FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers and will be replaced by Michu, who earns his first senior call-up for La Roja.
Source: Michu replaces arthritis victim Villa (http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=2191569/index.html?cid=rssfeed&att=)
That is sad news for the player and national team. They'll have to find a gud replacement and move on.