Vieira doubtful for France's Euro 2008 qualifiers

MILAN, May 19 (Reuters) France captain Patrick Vieira is a major doubt for June's Euro 2008 qualifiers after doctors assessed a knee injury sustained in Thursday's Italian Cup final.

His club Inter Milan said he had suffered damage to a ligament in his right knee and although they failed to say how long he would be out for today, his participation against Ukraine on June 2 and Georgia on June 6 looks under threat.

Vieira left the pitch in some pain during the first half of Inter's Cup final second leg with AS Roma on Thursday.

Inter, who lost 7-4 on aggregate to Roma, have two games left of the Serie A season but have already wrapped up the title.

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