RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Brazil forward Robinho faces an extended spell on the sidelines after scans revealed a broken bone in his back on Thursday.
The 33-year-old Atletico Mineiro player suffered the injury during Brazil's 1-0 friendly victory over Colombia on Thursday, a match that raised money for victims of the Chapecoense air disaster.
"Robinho suffered trauma in his back - a small fracture in the third vertebra," Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on Thursday.
"It's similar to the one that Neymar had at the [2014] World Cup, but this is a little different because it's an incomplete fracture without any deviation," Lasmar added.
Robinho is expected to miss most or all of Atletico Mineiro's Campeonato Mineiro campaign, which begins on Saturday.
Georgia's G. Kvilitaia (Back) vies with Latvia's K. Gorkss during the friendly football match between Georgia and Latvia in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 28, 2017. Georgia won 5-0. (XinhuaKulumbegashvili Tamuna)
DUSHANBE Mats Zuccarello Womens Jersey , Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan's best football player of 2014 will be named Friday at an award ceremony to be held here at the state complex Kohi Vahdat.
Tajikistan's Football Federation (TFF) said that the winners of other nominations will be announced at the ceremony.
The team winners of the premier league, youth championship and professional futsal league will also be honored at the event.
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