The Premier League football community and football world at large received bad news after a shock news of death. Former Sheffield United defender George Baldock was found dead at his home in Greece, per reports from Greek media. Aged just 31, Baldock was seen dead in his swimming pool in his house in Glyfada — there were no other details on the circumstances of his death. Baldock left England in the 2024 summer window to join Panathinaikos in the Greek Super League – after a seven-year journey with Sheffield United, appearing both in the Championship and Premier League. The Greek…
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Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is set for a spell on the sidelines, potentially ruling him out for key games against Chelsea and Arsenal. The 32-year-old sustained a hamstring injury in the 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace last weekend and is set to be out for up to six weeks. British media are reporting the Brazilian is unlikely to be available until after the November international break. The Reds are scheduled to face Chelsea on October 20 and Arsenal the following week, with their Champions League games against RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen in between. Caoimhin Kelleher is expected to fill…
France head coach Didier Deschamps gave his stance on the situation of Paul Pogba. Pogba, on Friday, saw his four-year ban for doping reduced to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “There is this light that turns on again,” Deschamps said on the French Football Federation (FFF) website. “He will have stages to go through but it is excellent news. He will be able to play again from March.” The 31-year-old World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone in August 2023 after a match between Juventus and Udinese in Italy. Pogba, who has 91 caps for…
France captain Kylian Mbappe has received criticism for snubbing the upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Israel and Belgium despite being fit to play for Real Madrid. The 25-year-old suffered a muscle injury a month ago but returned to the pitch as he came off the bench in the Champions League loss at Lille last Wednesday. In his squad announcement on Thursday, France gaffer Didier Deschamps left Mbappe out of the squad, saying he lacked preparations, after playing less number of matches. The forward also started the Los Blancos’ game against Villarreal on Saturday. “Either you’re injured, and you don’t…
Real Madrid bounced back from their loss in the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Villarreal in LaLiga on Saturday, but it came at a cost. Defender Dani Carvajal confirmed he will undergo surgery after suffering a cruciate ligament injury. The 32-year-old was stretchered off in injury time after a duel with Yeremy Pino led to him spraining his right knee in an unnatural manner. “Serious cruciate ligament injury confirmed, I’ll have to undergo surgery and be off the field for a few months. “Looking forward to starting the recovery process and coming back like an animal. Thank you…
Inter Milan gaffer Simone Inzaghi has demanded more focus from his side and better defensive discipline after their narrow win against Torino on Saturday. A hat-trick from Marcus Thuram helped the defending champions to a 3-2 win after their visitors went a man down following a red card to Guillermo Maripan. The win increased Inter’s winning run to three games but Inzaghi was not particularly pleased with his side’s performance. “Clearly, we need to improve in some aspects, we pay a heavy price for every tiny distraction,” he said. “We worked really hard on details that need to be whittled…
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has bounced suggestions Chelsea are ready to match the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal, although admitting that the Blues are improving. The London side finished 12th in 2022-23 campaign and sixth last season as they missed out on Champions League football but they have began this term in good form as they are fourth with 13 points from six games. Maresca is mainly tasked with getting Chelsea back to Europe’s premiere competition after he replaced Mauricio Pochettino in June. “I don’t think we can compete with City and Arsenal. City have worked with the same…
Paul Pogba was provisionally suspended for four years due to doping by Italy’s national anti-doping organisation [NADO Italia] in September 2023 after testing positive for DHEA — a banned substance which raises testosterone levels. The 31-year-old — who denied any wrong doing — has now seen the suspension cut from the initial four years to 18 months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS]. “The suspension is now 18 months, starting September 11th, 2023,” said CAS director general Matthieu Reeb to Reuters. “Finally the nightmare is over. Following the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, I can…
Retired Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has slammed Marcelo Bielsa, saying his coaching style has split the national team leading to some players intending to quit playing for the country. Suarez – who is Uruguay’s all-time top scorer – retired from international football in September – revealed Bielsa’s tactics and changes since he took over last year has caused stirred negativity in the team. “I will ask the fans not to take it out on the players when things go wrong. Bielsa has divided the whole group because of the way he trains,” Suarez said to DSports in an interview. “The…
Real Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 loss in the Champions League at Lille on Wednesday, and manager Carlo Ancelotti believes the criticisms is a valid one due to the performance of his side. Lille picked up maximum points courtesy of Jonathan David’s penalty in first half stoppage time, handing a first loss in all competitions to Los Blancos since January. The 15-time winners just have three points after two games following their opening win over VfB Stuttgart. “Everything was pretty bad. We did badly with the ball, although the team was quite compact in the first half, it was difficult…