Etxeberria blow for Athletic
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
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News round-up: Struggling Athletic Club Bilbao have suffered another setback with forward Joseba Etxeberria being sidelined for a month.
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Athletic Club Bilbao
The Luxembourg Football Federation has announced that Guy Hellers' national team will take on Belgium in a friendly international at the Josy Barthel stadium on 1 March. The two countries have failed to qualify for both UEFA EURO 2004™ and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Bulgarian league leaders PFC CSKA Sofia will be missing striker Stoyko Sakaliev for at least six weeks after the 26-year-old suffered the recurrence of a knee injury. Sakaliev will therefore be out of contention when the Premier League season resumes on 4 March.