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Bordeaux captain Lamine Sane out for up to 7 weeks

BORDEAUX, France -- Bordeaux captain Lamine Sane will be out for up to seven weeks after surgery on his right knee on Wednesday.

Sane was hurt a month ago in a 2-1 win over Evian in the French league, and was operated on in Marseille by orthopedic surgeon Jean-Pierre Franceschi.

The club said the Senegal centre-back will be sidelined "between five to seven weeks."