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Iran & Bayern's 'Wizard of Tehran' Ali Karimi Out For Up To Eight Weeks With Injury

Submitted by Scott Harkness on Sun, 05/03/2006 - 23:49.

Iran midfielder Ali Karimi, also known as 'the Wizard of Tehran', has suffered an ankle injury in Bayern Munich's 2-1 home defeat by Hamburg SV on Saturday and will be out for six to eight weeks, Bayern Munich have said in a statement.

The Bundesliga match, played amid heavy snowfall, saw midfielder Karimi injured in the second half of the match. Karimi is expected to wear a cast on his right ankle for the next 10 days, but will be out of action for Iran's early World Cup preparations.

Iran have been drawn in Group D in the World Cup Finals and face Mexico, Angola and Portugal in June's tournament.


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