The best players have been overloaded due to a packed fixture calendar leaving them prone to injury, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said ahead of the Old Trafford side’s Europa League opener against his boyhood club Twente on Wednesday. Last season, England recorded the highest number of domestic back-to-back matches, 87, among top European…
The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) has postponed all football matches in its affiliated tournaments after Israel struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah targeted military facilities in northern Israel on Tuesday. Lebanese authorities said 558 people were killed and 1,835 were wounded after overnight airstrikes, with tens of thousands fleeing to safety amid increased…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta bristled at suggestions his team used “dark arts” in the feisty English Premier League match at Manchester City, saying he preferred to look at “facts” rather than opinions. Arteta said there were “a few players” who will be unavailable for the League Cup third-round match against Bolton on Wednesday, one of…
Thomas K. Cherian will captain India during the AFC U-20 AFC Cup qualifiers, head coach Ranjan Chaudhuri announced at a press conference ahead of his team’s first match in Laos. “We have a great responsibility from our nation, and we’ve prepared well for it. The mindset of the boys is extremely good, and we just…
The Friedkin Group has reached an agreement with Blue Heaven Holdings over the terms of the sale of Farhad Moshiri’s majority stake in Everton, the Premier League club said on Monday This comes just two months after Friedkin Group abandoned its plans to buy a majority stake in the Merseyside club after being granted a…
Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann said news of Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s serious knee injury came as a major shock after the Barcelona goalkeeper underwent an operation that is expected to sideline him for at least eight months. Ter Stegen suffered a rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee, Barcelona said on Monday. The…
PREVIEW Defending champion Real Madrid will host Deportivo Alaves in the La Liga 2024-25 match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday. Real is coming into the match after completing a 4-1 comeback win against RCD Espanyol on Sunday while Alaves beat Sevilla in its previous match. After six games, Carlo Ancelotti’s side is second in…
Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has undergone a successful surgery on Monday after suffering a complete rupture of the patella tendon in his right knee, the La Liga club said. The 32-year-old Germany international picked up the injury during Barcelona’s 5-1 win at Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday. “Ter Stegen has undergone a successful…
Newcastle United’s League Cup third-round match against fourth-tier AFC Wimbledon has been moved to St James’ Park and rescheduled to October 1, the Premier League club said on Monday. The match initially scheduled for Tuesday at Wimbledon’s Plough Lane had to be postponed due to pitch damage following extensive flooding in South London. 📆 Our…
Atalanta’s Italian top flight game against Como has been postponed after heavy rain made the pitch unplayable, Serie A officials said on Monday. Players took to the pitch for a warm up in northern Italy but huge puddles had formed and the surface was deemed unplayable by the match referee and the two captains. “The…
