Vieira throws the towel.France faces England without her stars

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After Benzema and Henry, France lost Vieira too for the match againstĀ  England from Wednesday.The captain of the french anounced today that he won’t be able to play in this friendly.The 31 year old midfielder suffered a muscle stretch at his left tigh, which prevented him of playing in the last two games for his club, Inter.vieira.jpg

“I am feeling better , but not so well to get on the pitch.I am sorry, I would have liked to play , beacause I need as many games as I can get.But I don’t want to risk anything” , declared Vieira.He will remain in the Clairefontaine cantonment for treatment though. “I feel frustrated, but I am restless for the Euro perspective.”

Van der Sar is uncertain for Saturday

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The Dutch goalkeeper of Man Utd got himself injured in the first half of the game against Portsmouth,0-1 in the FA Cup quarter finals.van-der-sar.jpgVan der Sar felt the injury from the firts minutes of the game after a kickoff.At the break,Ferguson and Queiroz decided to substitute him so it won’t get any worse.

If the 37 year old goalkeeper can’t be recovered until Saturday,the “reds” will use the 3rd goalkeeper, Ben Foster, against Derby County.

Taylor suspended only 3 games?!?

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The English Federation will suspend Martin Taylor(Birmingham City),the defender that broke in two pieces the foot of Eduardo,only 3 games.They made their decision after they judged by the roughness of the attack and not by the consequences,the Croatian player sitting on the bench 9 months.

Taylor has been threatened by Arsenal fans with 27.000 messages in which they promised him he will be killed.Eduardo got out off the hospital yesterday after he had surgery.He was saved by Gary Lewin,the team doctor,who gave him first aid on the pitch.316-9216-eduardo1.jpg