Sunday, 06 June 2010

Dutch sweat on star winger

Champions League star Arjen Robben has had his World Cup thrown into doubt. This comes after the Bayern Munich winger suffered a hamstring strain during Holland’s 6-1 win over Hungary on Saturday in a friendly international. Robben came on as a half-time substitute in the rout at the Amsterdam ArenA. He is due undergo a scan on the injury on Sunday. "I would rather lose this match and have Arjen stay fit," Dutch coach Bert Van Marwijk said afterwards. "He felt a sharp pain. That does not bode well. But I do not lose hope." Robben, who moved from Real Madrid to Bayern last summer, was instrumental is steering the German giants to the final of this year’s Champions League.