Soccer-Turkey’s Altintop doubtful for Euro 2008

Turkey midfielder Hamit Altintop suffered a muscle injury in training on Friday and could miss the Euro 2008 finals, his club Bayern Munich said on Saturday.

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Güncelleme: 02:16 ET 02 Haziran 2008 Pazartesi

GELSENKİRCHEN - Altintop only made his comeback last Sunday in a friendlyagainst Uruguay after a two-month layoff due to a broken bone in his foot, the Bundesliga club said in a statement on its Website (www.fcbayern.de).

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The 25-year-old was examined by the Bayern doctor and could miss Turkey’s opening Group A match against Portugal in Geneva next Saturday, the statement said. Co-hosts Switzerland and the Czech Republic make up the group.