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Winger Andre Ayew has been ruled out after hurting his groin on international duty with Ghana this week, and Marseilles team is further depleted because defender Nicolas NKoulou and midfielder Alaixys Romao are both suspended.Marseille also needs Gignac to find his form again. After netting 10 times in his first 10 league games, Gignac has not scored in his past five for club and country.LAURENTS LAMENT: PSG coach Laurent Blanc is worried the international break left some of his players leg-weary. Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani is one of the high-profile internationals at PSG, and he had a long flight back to Paris after playing in Chile on Tuesday.Blanc did not get all of his players back until Thursday, effectively giving him one full training session before facing Metz.Its not the best way to prepare, but we have to put up with it, he said.PSG has another short turnaround before taking on Ajax at home in the Champions League on Tuesday.We have six matches to play before the holiday break, Blanc said. We intend to take as many points as possible.IBRAHIMOVIC BACK AT TRAINING: After being rested during Swedens 1-0 loss to France on Tuesday in a friendly, PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has resumed training and is expected to play against Metz.Ibrahimovic has already missed seven weeks of action this season with a heel injury. He returned as a substitute against Marseille then scored for Sweden last week in a 1-1 draw with Montenegro in a Euro 2016 qualifier.He feels very good. He came back with some muscular aches after his match with Sweden but has enjoyed a good recovery since, Blanc said.Ibrahimovics return could help to compensate for some key absences, with midfielder Blaise Matuidi doubtful with a hand injury and Marco Verrati sidelined with a groin lesion.BRANDAOS SUSPENSION UPHELD: The French football federation has upheld Bastia striker Brandaos six-month ban for head-butting PSG midfielder Thiago Motta after a league match.Provisionally suspended since Aug. 22, Brandao wont be able to play until February.After Bastias 2-0 loss to PSG, Brandao waited for Thiago Motta in the tunnel for 20 minutes and butted him in the face before running away. Mottas nose was broken, and PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi called for Brandao to be banned for life.BLANC SADDENED BY CORRUPTION: PSG coach Blanc used to play for Nimes and Marseille, two clubs at the centre of the financial and match-fixing cases rocking French football.This week, French police detained Marseille president Vincent Labrune as well as the club director general and two former club presidents — Jean-Claude Dassier and Pape Diouf — as part of an investigation into past transfers of players. In the second division, Nimes is suspected of fixing or attempting to fix matches as it avoided relegation last season.Im sad for football, but you cant be a fool. As soon as money is involved, youll find people without scruples entering the system, Blanc said on Thursday. And its appalling to see that even these things happen at the highest level. Vapormax 2 Flyknit Clearance . A broadcast source said the deal is for five years. 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He made it to the semifinals at the All England Club for the first time and was two wins away from becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam mens singles title. However, his effort Friday against Roger Federer left him disappointed. The Swiss star broke Raonic in the first game en route to a comfortable 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 victory. "Looking at the big picture, the last two weeks have been in a lot of ways very successful," Raonic said. "I won consecutive matches and put myself into position of the final four here. There are a lot of good things to take from it. "If you had asked before the start would I sign to make the semis, I would have signed. But when you get to this point the greed of human nature takes over. You want so much more and theres nothing wrong with that." Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., appeared nervous at the start of his first Grand Slam semifinal appearance, on the showcase centre court to boot. Federer, a seven-time Wimbledon champion, looked as relaxed as ever. Federer, who owns 17 major titles, broke once in each set and won 61 of 80 points on serve to make it back to a Slam final for the first time since winning Wimbledon in 2012. "I know I can do better," Raonic said. "I was not expecting to play my best, but I was expecting much better. I didnt deal with the situation well today, thats what I can learn from if I reach this situation again. "The worst would be to feel the same way as I do right now." Federer will play Novak Djokovic of Serbia for the mens crown on Sunday. Djokovic, the top seed, ran off six of the final seven points in the tiebreaker to beat Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) to advance to his third Wimbledon final in four years. Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., will play Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the womens final on Saturday. Bouchard hopes to become the first Canadian womens singles player to win a Grand Slam title. In addition, Vancouvers Vasek Pospisil and American Jack Sock will play Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States in the mens doubles final. And defending mixed doubles champions Daniel Nestor of Toronto and French partner Kristina Mladenovic will take on Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Hao-Ching Chan of Taiwan in semifinal play. Federers dominance against the eighth-seeded Raonic was total. Raonic had 17 aces but also had four double faults and conceded seven break points. Federer was clinical throughout and saved the only break point he faced. "I didnt put in the serves that I needed," Raonic said. "I usually serve better, but he came with the right shots every single time. He hit returns that didnt allow me to get into the match." Before this tournament, the last Canadian to reach a singles semifinal at a major was Robert Powell at Wimbledon in 1908, according to Tennis Canada. Montreal native Greg Rusedski reached the U.S. Open final in 1997 but he was representing Great Britain at that time. Raonic will rise three positions to a career-best ranking of No. 6 when the new ATP rankings are released Monday. He had not been past the second round in each of his three previous appearances at Wimbledon. "I would havee liked to have had more experience on centre court before the semifinals," Raonic said. Cheap Off White Vapormax. "But it was not the physical things that bothered me. It was knowing the opportunities that lie ahead. I put too much pressure on myself." It will be Djokovics 14th Grand Slam final — and 10th in his last 13 majors. Djokovic won the 2011 Wimbledon title and lost in last years final to Andy Murray. The 32-year-old Federer will be playing in his ninth Wimbledon final. If he wins, he will hold the outright record for mens titles, which he currently shares at seven with Pete Sampras and William Renshaw. Federer would also become the oldest mens Wimbledon champion since the Open era began in 1968. The Swiss great has slipped in the rankings the past two years and failed to get to any Grand Slam finals. This could represent his best chance for another major title. Federer, who has lost only one set and been broken just once the whole tournament, was asked how much it would mean to lift the Wimbledon trophy once more. "A lot," he said. "I must say Im unbelievably proud every time I can walk the grounds here and keep on playing this tournament. I know I dont have 10 left, so Ill try to enjoy it as much as I can. Clearly, the first one was unbelievably special in 2003. "And that I was able to play so successful for so many years here at Wimbledon has been an unbelievable thrill and that I get another chance to go through these kind of emotions is great." Federer holds a career 18-16 advantage against Djokovic, but this will be only their second meeting in a major final. Federer beat him for the U.S. Open title in 2007. Overall, Federer has a 6-5 edge in Grand Slam matches. Theyve faced each other only once before at Wimbledon, with Federer winning in four sets in the 2012 semifinals. "We know each others games," said Djokovic, who will move to No. 1 in the rankings with a victory, replacing Rafael Nadal. "We played many matches on different occasions. We played so many times in semifinals and finals of Grand Slams, different surfaces, big matches over the years. They were very exciting. "And, of course, most of the matches we play against each other went the distance. So Im going to be, of course, physically ready and fit to go the distance this time." The final matchup means that one of the so-called "Big Four" in mens tennis — Federer, Nadal, Djokovic or Andy Murray — will walk away with a Grand Slam trophy for the 36th time in 38 majors. One of the four has won Wimbledon title the past 11 years, seven for Federer. Djokovic, who has lost in his last two major finals and three of the past four, is going for his seventh Grand Slam title. "Of course, there is plenty of motivation from my side to win this Grand Slam final after losing last three out of four," he said. "I want to try to get the title. It would mean a lot mentally for me." The 11th-seeded Dimitrov, with his girlfriend Maria Sharapova watching from his guest box on Centre Court, came in with a 10-match winning streak and had been seeking to become the first Bulgarian to advance to a major final. He pushed Djokovic to the limit but hurt his chances with eight double-faults — including three in a row in one game. ——— With files from The Associated Press. ' ' '