Ribery likely to miss play-off tie with Ireland

Midfielder Franck Ribery looks set to miss France’s World Cup play-off against Republic of Ireland with a knee injury.

Thu, 22 Oct, 2009 - 11:00

Midfielder Franck Ribery looks set to miss France’s World Cup play-off against Republic of Ireland with a knee injury.

The Bayern Munich player is likely to be sidelined for a month after consulting professor Jean-Henri Jaeger in Strasbourg.

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