Del Piero ruled out for two weeks
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ROME, Italy -- Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero has been ruled out for two weeks with an Achilles tendon injury. He will miss the Serie A match against Udinese this weekend, and is a major doubt for Italy&#39;s
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Adrian Mutu has been handed a seven month ban by the Football Association for failing a drug test last month. The Romanian striker, who has since been sacked by Chelsea, will therefore be unavailable for almost the rest of this season.
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David Beckham could be sidelined up to six weeks after cracking a rib during England's 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Wales in which he scored a goal and drew a suspension for the next game.
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MADRID, Spain -- Los Angeles Galaxy-bound soccer star David Beckham could be out for up to two months after injuring his knee during a Spanish league game.
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Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Macedonia and is a doubt for Wednesday's match in Croatia.Comment
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Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar expects to be back playing again within two weeks.
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Trauma made another painful visit to Jonny Wilkinson yesterday when the England captain was ruled out of action for &quot;several weeks&quot; with an upper arm injury.
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The influential skipper fractured a metatarsal bone in his left foot during the 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on Monday evening, and is expected to be out for two months.
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Real Madrid's David Beckham will be out of action for up to four weeks with broken ribs.
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Suns forward Grant Hill was scheduled to undergo an appendectomy Wednesday evening and is expected to miss at least two weeks.
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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has rejected newspaper reports that he will be ruled out until Christmas. Gerrard broke a bone in his foot during Monday night&#39;s defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford
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Sparta Prague captain Karel Poborsky is set to return to the side after being sidelined for three weeks with a back injury. Central defender Rio Ferdinand will be missing for Manchester United after being
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England captain David Beckham will be out of action for up to a month because of broken ribs, Real Madrid said on Wednesday. &quot;The player will be out for between three to four weeks,&quot; said club doctor Juan Carlos Hernandez.
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England midfielder Steven Gerrard could be back in Liverpool&#39;s lineup against Middlesbrough on Saturday after being sidelined for two months with a broken bone in his foot.
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Marcello Lippi potrÃ  contare anche su Alessandro Del Piero nel match di sabato contro la Norvegia. Il capitano dela Juve ha superato definitivamente il problema al polpaccio che ne aveva condizionato la preparazione in questi giorni.
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Magic forward Grant Hill is expected to miss at least two weeks because of a sprained knee.
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LONDON, England -- Arsenal have suffered a major setback ahead of important domestic and European games as defender Sol Campbell has now been ruled out for a further three weeks with an Achilles injury.