Barcelona have confirmed teenager sensation Lamine Yamal will spend sometime on the sideline due to injury. The 17-year-old has now been revealed by the club to have suffered a thigh strain – after he was released by Spain following their Nations League win against Denmark. Spain’s medical staff detected an “overload”, which has now been reiterated by Barcelona. The Catalan giants announced: “The tests carried out this morning on Lamine Yamal have confirmed that he has an overload in the hamstring of his left thigh. “The time of his return to training will depend on his progress.” Yamal is now…
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Borussia Dortmund fans have expressed anger after former coach Jurgen Klopp was appointed as head of football operations as Red Bull. Red Bull – an energy drink company, which owns Dortmund’s Bundesliga rivals RB Leipzig alongside teams in New York and Salzburg – made the announcement on Wednesday while also stating he will begin his new role in January. Klopp was an absolute fan favourite and hero in Dortmund as he lifted two Bundesliga titles, a German Cup and was UEFA Champions League finalist in 2013, in his seven years at the club. With the latest development, the Dortmund fanzine…
Manchester United have once again received unfavourable news with regards to fitness of one of their players as Noussair Mazraoui is set to be out on the sidelines. The 26-year-old has undergone a corrective heart procedure after experiencing palpitations. The Moroccan — who is expected to be available in the next few weeks per team sources — withdrew from his nations double header Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against the Central African Republic billed for Saturday and Tuesday. Mazraoui has started nine out of 10 of United’s games this season and all seven of the Premier League games since his…
Wojciech Szczesny made the recent decision to reverse his retirement and join Barcelona, but the Polish goalkeeper is not ready to reverse other traits of his personal life, including smoking. After a serious knee injury to Marc-Andre ter Stegen which is set to keep him out long term, Barça convinced the former Juventus keeper to sign as a free agent. However, the 34-year-old is of the opinion that his business off the pitch remains a concern of no one else but him. “There are things that I don’t change in my personal life and it’s nobody’s business if I smoke.…
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…
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…