http://forum.fxopen.com/ Sport news from around the world en Sat, 25 May 2013 03:05:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forum.fxopen.com/images/misc/rss.png http://forum.fxopen.com/ http://forum.fxopen.com/showthread.php?93196-Dortmund-s-Goetze-out-of-Champions-League-final&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 18:01:38 GMT Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mario Goetze will miss Saturday's Champions League final against Bayern Munich due to a thigh muscle injury, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday.

The versatile 20-year-old German international, who will join Bayern next season, was injured in the second leg of the semi-final against Real Madrid on April 30 and had been battling to get fit for the final at Wembley.

"That final was my goal, I've struggled hard to be fit in recent weeks and I am incredibly sorry for not being able to help the team in this important game," Goetze said on the Dortmund website (www.bvb.de).

"I will of course travel to London to support the guys."

Goetze stunned his colleagues when he announced at the beginning of the month, after both Borussia and Bayern had qualified for the Champions League final, that he was joining Bayern next season.

That raised the unusual prospect of him playing against his new club in the final, but the injury has ended that prospect.

Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said last week he expected Goetze to recover in time but the player trained with his team mates on Tuesday and complained of pain. ]]> Sport kaitokid http://forum.fxopen.com/showthread.php?93196-Dortmund-s-Goetze-out-of-Champions-League-final http://forum.fxopen.com/showthread.php?93195-Mourinho-Ronaldo-get-two-match-bans-for-Cup-final-reds&goto=newpost Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:14 GMT Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo were handed two-match bans in the King's Cup after they were sent off in last week's final at the Bernabeu, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Wednesday.

Mourinho was dismissed for vigorously disputing a refereeing decision in the 75th minute of Friday's 2-1 final defeat by Atletico Madrid.

The Portuguese will not serve his punishment in next season's Spanish cup competition as he agreed to leave the club by mutual consent on Monday. Media speculation has linked him with a possible return to Chelsea.

Portugal forward Ronaldo was sent off with a straight red card in the second half of extra-time for kicking out at Atletico captain Gabi and appearing to catch him in the face.

He received a one-match ban for violent conduct and another for the accumulation of cards, having received a yellow earlier in the game.

La Liga runners up Real have two games left this season, at Real Sociedad on Sunday and home to Osasuna on June 1st. ]]> Sport kaitokid http://forum.fxopen.com/showthread.php?93195-Mourinho-Ronaldo-get-two-match-bans-for-Cup-final-reds