Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has been ruled out for at least six weeks with an ankle injury. Defoe hurt his right ankle during England's 3-1 victory over Switzerland on Tuesday. Tottenham will now have to cope without Defoe for their opening Champions League group stage matches, and he will also miss England's European Championship qualifier against Montenegro next month.

Defender Patrice Evra appeared Thursday before the French federation's appeals commission in a bid to overturn his five-match ban from the national team. Evra was suspended for his role in the French players' training strike at the World Cup, where France was eliminated in the first round without winning a match.