Manchester City will be without midfielder Rodri for the rest of the 2024-25 season with the Spaniard suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, its manager Pep Guardiola confirmed on Friday. “Unfortunately Rodri got the worst outcome. He got surgery this morning, ACL and some meniscus. This season is over for Rodri. Next season, he…
Kylian Mbappe is expected to miss his first big domestic match since joining Real Madrid when the defending champion plays at Atletico Madrid without its injured striker in La Liga on Sunday. Mbappe will be sidelined for an unspecified period after he hurt a hamstring, the club said this week. His injury came after the…
India went down 0-1 to Iran in its second match of the AFC Under 20 Asian Cup qualifiers in Vientian, Laos on Friday. India looked good for a point against the three-time champion before it conceded a goal in the 87th minute. The defeat leaves India on three points from two games. India won its…
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) banned Barcelona on Friday from selling tickets to fans for its next away game in the Champions League for “racism and/or other discriminatory conduct” during a game at Monaco. The disciplinary sanction will apply on November 6 when Barcelona plays at Red Star Belgrade. UEFA did not specify…
Al Nassr will host Al Wehda in a Saudi Pro League 2024-25 match on Friday at the Al -Awwal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Currently, Al Wehda, with one win out of four, is fourteenth in the Saudi Pro League standings, whereas Al Nassr, with two wins and two draws, is in fifth place. ALSO…
Atletico Madrid picked up momentum ahead of the derby against Real Madrid with a 1-0 victory over Celta Vigo thanks to Julián Álvarez’s 90th-minute winner on Thursday in La Liga. Álvarez poked home a cross by Antoine Griezmann to give Diego Simeone’s team the win in Vigo. “What matters are the three points,” said Álvarez,…
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said Dominic Solanke is gradually reaching the levels expected of him after the striker scored one and set up another in its 3-0 Europa League victory over Azerbaijan’s Qarabag on Thursday. Solanke, signed from Bournemouth in a deal worth up to 65 million pounds (USD 87 million), has had a…
Last season, there was considerable buzz surrounding Kwame Peprah’s performance in the Indian Super League. At just 22, the Ghanaian forward (above, No. 14) joined Kerala Blasters in August 2023, but seemed to lack confidence in front of goal and made several mistakes, frustrating many fans. Meanwhile, Dimitrios Diamantakos was in red-hot form, eventually winning the ISL’s…
Peñarol had a goalless draw at home against Brazil’s Flamengo to secure a spot in the Copa Libertadores semifinals for the first time in 13 years. The Uruguayan club had won the first leg 1-0 via a Javier Cabrera goal. Peñarol will next play Botafogo, which beat Sao Paulo on penalties in an all-Brazil quarterfinal…
Spanish and European champion Real Madrid was unstoppable last season, unless it was facing city rival Atletico Madrid. The only two defeats Los Blancos suffered were inflicted by Diego Simeone’s side, which hosts Real Madrid on Sunday in a spicy La Liga derby clash. Atletico was the last team to beat Madrid in the top…
