Arsenal have lost yet another player until next season as defender Gabriel Magalhaes will play no part in the rest of the games this season following a hamstring injury. The Brazilian went down on the turf in the first half of the Gunners’ 2-1 win against Fulham on Tuesday and he was replaced immediately. “Gabi will undergo a surgical repair procedure to his hamstring in the coming days, and immediately begin his recovery and rehabilitation programme, with the aim to be ready for the start of next season,” Arsenal said in a statement. The north London club were already without…
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Hansi Flick cooled off talk of a potential treble side after his Barcelona team booked a date with rivals Real Madrid in the final of the Copa del Rey – after they defeated Atletico Madrid in Wednesday’s semi-final. The Catalan giants are unbeaten in 21 games across all competitions and are the only team in Europe’s top five leagues yet to lose in 2025. However, Flick remains grounded about their chances of winning the treble and has rallied his players to sustain a game-by-game mentality with tiny margins for error. “I know everyone wants us to talk about the final,…
Barcelona players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor will be allowed to play for the club until the end of the season after Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) upheld an appeal filed by the duo. LaLiga had reduced Barcelona’s wage cap on Wednesday after it said the club’s recently revised accounts are not a match with the end-of-year figures from its past auditor. The former accounts had proceeds from the sale of VIP seats in the renovated Camp Nou which granted Barca the opportunity to comply with LaLiga’s Financial Fair Play rules and extend the registration of Olmo and Victor. However,…
Ruben Amorim admitted he will not be given much time to change the fortunes of Manchester United, as his side fell to yet another defeat, this time at Nottingham Forest. Former Manchester United forward Anthony Elanga netted an early goal to give the hosts the victory at City Ground. Tuesday’s defeat takes Amorim’s United to within one shy of their record of 14 league losses in the 2023-24 campaign as they sit 13th on the log. “In Manchester United, you don’t have the time,” Amorim said. “I will not have the time. We have to get it right fast. “In…
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was pleased with the mission accomplished from his side by reaching the final of the Copa del Rey after coming from two goals down to snatch a 4-4 draw against Real Sociedad to scale through 5-4 on aggregate. The Italian shrugged off questions regarding a poor performance by his charges, praising his players for their efforts in what he labelled an entertaining affair. “We have achieved our goal today which was to reach the final and there is not much time to think about it,” Ancelotti said in a press conference. “It was an entertaining…
Lionel Messi’s bodyguard Yassine Cheuko has been banned from the touchline from protecting the Argentine superstar during live matches. Cheuko – who is a former Navy SEAL – has been on the end of wide popularity after social media videos showed him keenly watching the crowd to intercept pitch invaders from potentially harming the Inter Miami forward. The Major League Soccer has now decided to take total control of matchday security and Cheuko will now only be permitted to access locker room and mixed zones. “They don’t allow me to be on the field anymore,” the bodyguard said to Spanish…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot revealed Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the Merseyside derby against Everton on Wednesday. However, the Dutchman insisted the defender remains committed to the Reds despite reports of an agreed free transfer to Real Madrid upon the expiration of his contract at Anfield. “His situation is unfortunately that he is injured, otherwise people would have probably spoken about him that he had one or two brilliant performances for the England team. “But he’s injured and for him that means he is fully focused on his recovery and for us that means we are trying to help him to…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has sounded out the readiness of Bukayo Saka to return to competitive action after three months out with a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old has not featured for Arsenal since the 5-1 triumph at Crystal Palace on December 21. “Bukayo is ready to go,” Arteta ahead of match against Fulham on Tuesday. “All the careful things are already done so now it’s about putting him on the grass in the right moments. But he’s pushing because he really wants to. “We have respected the timeframe and we have done everything and we had to hold him back,…
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick confirmed he will be without two key players in the rearranged LaLiga clash against Osasuna on Thursday. Raphinha and Ronald Araujo — who were involved in the South American World Cup qualifying games this week — will be given a rest so as to recover from the games and their journey back to Spain. Barcelona were unsuccessful in their appeal not to play the match this week after it was initially moved from March 8, when the club doctor passed away. “They will not play, they are not in the team, they have a long…
FIFA have revealed that the winners of this year’s 32-team Club World Cup in the United States of America will earn up to $125 million. Football’s governing body had earlier announced this month, a total prize pot of $1 billion for the event which takes place from June 14 to July 13. “FIFA will neither retain any funding for this tournament, as all revenues will be distributed to club football, nor will it touch FIFA’s reserves, which are set aside for global football development through the 211 FIFA Member Associations,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said in a statement. About half…