Meireles absent for Fenerbahçe

Fenerbahçe SK midfielder Raul Meireles will miss both of his side's UEFA Europa League fixtures against AEL Limassol FC after suffering a thigh injury on international duty.The 29-year-old picked up the problem during Portugal's 1-0 FIFA World Cup qualifying loss in Russia on Friday and is out for a month. That means Meireles will not travel to Cyprus on 25 October or play in the home return a fortnight later as Fenerbahçe look to maintain their good start in Group C, where they have taken four points from two games.Available against AEL next week will be right-back Gökhan Gönül, who left the Turkey squad on Sunday with a thigh problem but is fit to play against Bursaspor this weekend. Mehmet