French winger Franck Ribery is likely to miss next months World Cup playoff against Ireland because of a knee injury.

Ribery, who didnt play in Bayern Munichs 2-1 Champions League loss at Bordeaux on Wednesday night, has been hampered by persistent left knee tendinitis this season.

According to LEquipe, Ribery saw knee specialist Jean-Henri Jaeger in Strasbourg on Wednesday and learned he will be sidelined for at least for one more month.

France meets Ireland in a two-leg playoff on Nov. 14 and 18 for a spot at next years World Cup.

Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by admin
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