Pieters out for season, in danger of missing Euro 2012

 　　THE HAGUE, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Netherlands and PSV defender¹ Erik Pieters will miss the remainder of this season and is in danger of missing out on Euro 2012, an examination of his ankle injury showed on Monday.

　　The 23-year-old left back injured himself in last Wednesday's league match against RKC Waalwijk. His right foot was put in plaster the next day. Earlier this season Pieters was already out for months after suffering a fracture in his right foot.

　　On Monday Pieters was re-examined in the Amsterdam AMC hospital, which revealed there might be a hairline in his right foot. His foot will remain plastered for three weeks, followed by a reassessment.

　　"It is very disappointing that it happened," said Pieters on the PSV website. "I will stick to the program given by the medical staff. In three weeks there is more clarity and I will give everything to get back two hundred percent fit."

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n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。