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Vol. 5 Num 1051 Thu. May 17, 2007  
   
Sports


Schweini might miss qualifiers


German international midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has been forced to postpone his comeback from injury and could miss his country's two Euro 2008 games in June, Bayern Munich said on Tuesday.

Schweinsteiger had been hoping to return to the Bayern lineup for their final match of the season against Mainz 05 on Saturday, but a knee injury that has kept him out of action for five weeks has failed to heal.

The 22-year-old could also miss Germany's Euro 2008 qualification matches against San Marino on June 2 and Slovakia on June 6.

Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld told the club's website that the most important thing was that Schweinsteiger was "fit again for the start of preparations for the new season."

Reigning champions Bayern are set to finish fourth in the Bundesliga, missing out on Champions League qualification and making it a disastrous season by their standards.

Club bosses have promised a shakeup and new signings.