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Michael
Schumacher has been forced to abandon a training
session with Manchester United on Wednesday after
picking up an injury - playing football.
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The
six-time Formula One World Champion has been ordered
to rest by doctors for a couple
of weeks after sustaining a knee injury.
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Football-mad
Michael Schumacher, who plays
for a local team at home
in Switzerland, was due to train
with the United squad at their
Carrington headquarters
before visiting Old Trafford to take part
in a penalty competition.
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Schumacher's
Ferrari team and Manchester United are both sponsored
by mobile telephone giants Vodafone.
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Schumacher
picked up the niggling
injury after colliding with the opposing
goalkeeper while playing for
his Swiss-side FC Echichens and
was advised by his doctor
to be cautious.
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"I
am very disappointed because
I was really looking
forward to training with the
United players," said
the German. "But if I trained with
them I would not be able to give it 100 per cent so
have had to postpone it."
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Schumacher
plans on taking on a break from driving before resuming
testing in January and beginning preparations for
his bid for a seventh drivers' crown.
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