Saturday August 4, 2007
Coupet out for four months after damaging knee ligament
PARIS: France goalkeeper Gregory Coupet will be sidelined for four months after damaging a knee ligament in training with his Olympique Lyon club on Thursday, the six-time French champions said.
Coupet, who tore a left knee ligament after his foot got caught in the net, will undergo surgery on Monday.
The injury is a severe blow for Lyon, who start the Ligue 1 season by welcoming Auxerre tomorrow, and also for France.
Coupet will miss at least four Euro 2008 qualifiers and notably the next one, a potentially-decisive match against world champions Italy on Sept 8 in Milan.
“That’s life,” Coupet told his club’s television channel, OL-TV.
“It’s not the end of the world.
“I heard a crack and I feared it could be much worse.
“The good side to it is that we have a rugby World Cup coming and I’ll be able to enjoy every bit of it.”
Number two Remy Vercoutre will deputise in the Lyon goal. – Reuters
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