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U.S. men's schedule, results
Hobbled Friedel still sensational for Rovers who upset Arsenal 2-1.
Keller, Friedel continue to roll, while Reyna sinks in England.
Walker apparently OK after scary collision in Universidad de Católica goal.
Bayer Leverkusen is considering Donovan recall to revive sagging fortunes.
Keller, Hotspur best Friedel and Rovers 2-1 on fluke goal.
Keller posts shutout despite strained strained calf; Reyna enjoys Sunderland success.
Sanneh, Stewart lead European clubs with key goals for second straight week.
Keller is top-ranked goalkeeper in England's Premier League; Friedel is rated sixth.
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Americans Abroad Reyna must wait for diagnosis on potentially serious knee injury.
By Robert Wagman
(Tuesday, October 29, 2002) -- Midfielder Claudio Reyna will have to wait a while to get a diagnosis of his injured left knee. A scan of the knee today proved inclusive and the United States national team captain will have to wait for the swelling before undergoing further tests and receiving a diagnosis. Ligament damage is feared. Reyna, 29, went down in the first half of Sunderland's 1-1 road draw with Bolton Wanderers last night, a match between the two clubs at the bottom of England's Premier League. "Claudio has been in for a scan, but it did not show the full extent of the injury,'' Wilkinson. "We need to wait until the knee settles down," Black Cats manager Howard Wilkinson told soccer365. "He will go in for further tests when that happens so, at the moment, we're not really much further forward.'' Sunderland had already seen goalkeeper Thomas Myhre go out with a thigh strain in the 27th minute. With regular starter Thomas Sorensen already out with an elbow injury, Austrian Juergen Macho was called into service. Still, Sunderland (2-6-3, 9 points), which is in 19th place in England's Premier League, one point ahead of Boton (2-6-2), was playing with commitment until 10 minutes later, when Reyna, the team's midfield leader, fell awkwardly and hurt his left knee after a seemingly harmless challenge by Youri Djorkaeff. Reyna was treated on the field and then carried off on a stretcher. His left leg was put in a protective cast and he was taken immediately to a local hospital. Bad news has come in bunches for Sunderland. On the day Reyna, who has grown to become probably the team's most powerful creative force since being acquired in December from Scotland's Glasgow Rangers, went down for possibly an extended period of time, 36-year-old striker Niall Quinn consulted a specialist over the long-standing back problem he fears could bring an end to his career.
Robert Wagman is a SoccerTimes senior correspondent and can be
e-mailed at bobwagman@soccertimes.com.
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