STOCKHOLM, March 24 (Reuters) - Sweden defender Erik Edman will miss Euro 2008 after sustaining a bad knee injury playing for English Premier League Wigan Athletic on Saturday.
Edman told the Swedish daily Expressen's Web site (www.expressen.se) he would need an operation after tearing cruciate ligaments in Wigan's 3-1 defeat at Blackburn Rovers.
Sweden are in Euro 2008 Group D along with holders Greece, Spain and Russia. The tournament, co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland, starts in June.
uk.reuters.com
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