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    Thigh injury Nasi rules out of France squad

    Tuesday, August 19, 2008

    Samir Nasri has been ruled out of France's friendly with Sweden on Wednesday because of a thigh strain. The Arsenal midfielder was called into Les Bleus' squad on Monday following the withdrawal of winger Hatem Ben Arfa, who injured his adductors at the weekend. But Nasri will not board Tuesday's flight to Gothenburg, the French Football Federation confirmed on their website. The former Marseille playmaker has been struggling with a thigh injury for the past couple of weeks, although he was a ...

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