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from ManUtd.com: "Vidic has got a calf muscle injury, which means he'll be four to five weeks. It's longer than we thought. Meanwhile, Rio's injury isn't as bad as we thought and he could be ready for our game against Arsenal. I don't think he'll be ready for Monday. It's amazing how circumstances can change in a few days. "Last week we thought ...

via ManUtd Sir Alex Ferguson is preparing to reshuffle his defensive pack as his squad's strength in depth is put to an early test. Both central defensive pillars Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand were substituted in Sunday's 2-1 win at West Brom while right-back Rafael had previously joined left-back Patrice Evra on the sidelines after ...

Manchester United's 21-year-old defender Rafael da Silva dislocated his shoulder for the second time in two years during training on Thursday. Rafael, who dislocated the same joint in July 2009, had it popped straight back into place, and was sent back to the specialist to see if surgery is required and to find out how much of the new season he is ...

The telegraph is reporting that Albion manager Roy Hodgson, his technical director Dan Ashworth and their medical staff met Owen Hargreaves on Tuesday. Hodgson said: “He didn’t go through a stringent medical, but he was looked at by our doctor, Mark Gillett, who is quite an eminent person in his field. We had all the test results that he ...

via Besiktas According to Beiktas JK club doctor Devrim Uygun, Portuguese winger Bebe, who sustained an injury in his nations U21 game against Slovakia, will be out for at least 6 months. “ Unfortunately, his torn ligaments need a surgery, which will take at least 6 months to recover. But he is a strong lad and will probably recover sooner than ...

Patrice Evra has been declared unfit for France's friendly against Chile on Wednesday after he suffered a knee injury playing for Manchester United in the Community Shield. Pretty sure this is one of those precautionary things ahead of the season opening this weekend, definitely will be something to watch though. [via :: image]

Following scans and consultation with an independent groin specialist, Steven Pienaar underwent groin surgery this morning (Tuesday, August 9). The South Africa international was forced off with the injury in the first half of Saturday's pre-season friendly against Athletic Bilbao and is expected to be sidelined with the injury for up to six weeks.

from ussoccer.com: U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has added Robbie Rogers to the roster for the match against Mexico. Rogers replaces Maurice Edu, who suffered a left calf strain Aug. 6 in the first half of Rangers friendly against Chelsea. btw :: therobbierogers.com :: @RobbieRogers image by Matt Mathai