Holland striker Babel injured, out of Euro 2008

Striker Ryan Babel has been ruled out of the Euro 2008 tournament starting next week after sustaining an injury in training, Dutch football officials said on Saturday.

The Liverpool forward is thought to have ruptured his Achilles’ tendon.

Coach Marco van Basten has yet to name his replacement.

Holland - who won the tournament 20 years ago - open their Euro 2008 campaign against Italy on June 9 and will play France four days later.

Source:Soccer News

More On:Euro 2008 Ryan Babel


Thank you for reading this post. You can now Leave A Comment (0) or Leave A Trackback.

Post Info

This entry was posted on Sunday, June 1st, 2008 and is filed under General.

Tagged with: ,

You can follow any responses to this entry through the Comments Feed. You can Leave A Comment, or A Trackback.



Previous Post: Scolari plays down Chelsea speculation »
Next Post: Robben, Sneijder see off Wales in Dutch tune-up »

Read More

Related Reading:



Leave a Reply

Note: Any comments are permitted only because the site owner is letting you post, and any comments will be removed for any reason at the absolute discretion of the site owner.



Live Coverage of Pakistan Long March