Altintop A Doubt For Turkey Ahead Of Euro 2008

Bayern Munich and Turkey's Hamit Altintop suffered a muscle injury in training on Friday and may subsequently miss Euro 2008 this summer, according to his club's medical staff...

Hamit Altintop of 1. FC Kaiserslautern
The midfielder made his comeback for his country last Sunday against Uruguay, having been out for two months with a broken bone in his foot.

However, according to Bayern's official website, the 25-year-old was examined after the match and could miss Turkey's opening game against Portugal in Geneva on Saturday.

Co-hosts Switzerland and the Czech Republic make up the rest of Group A.

Chet Winter, Goal.com
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