10 Ukraine players hit by food poisoning expected to recover by opening Euro 2012 match
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KIEV, Ukraine – European Championship co-host Ukraine expects 10 players who have fallen ill with food poisoning to recover in time for its opening match against Sweden on Monday.
Ukraine’s team spokesman says the players’ health was improving after they were placed on a special diet to help them shake off the sickness, the cause of which has not been established.
“Some of the players were still feeling weakness this morning, but they all took part in a light team run,” the spokesman, Oleksandr Glyvynskiy, told The Associated Press by telephone Wednesday.
Team doctor Leonid Mironov told reporters Tuesday’s match against Turkey, which Ukraine lost 2-0, was almost cancelled after the players had come down with the bug that was causing some of them to vomit. The main concern is over Ukraine’s most-capped player, Bayern Munich midfielder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, who Glyvynskiy said was still feeling weak Wednesday.
Ukraine’s 2-0 loss to Turkey was its second in a row after losing to Austria 3-2 on Friday. The two defeats broke a run of six games without loss. Ukraine, playing at its first European Championship, is in a tough Group D, which also features England and France.
