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St Etienne player diagnosed with H1N1 virus

Sat Oct 31, 2009 9:59pm IST
 
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ST ETIENNE, France (Reuters) - An unnamed St Etienne player has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, the Ligue 1 club said on Saturday.

"A St Etienne player... is being rested at home and currently being treated", St Etienne said in a statement on their website (www.asse.fr) without elaborating.

St Etienne entertain arch-rivals Olympique Lyon at home later on Saturday (2000GMT).

(Reporting by Andre Assier, writing by Julien Pretot; editing by Pritha Sarkar; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)