England midfielder Jude Bellingham was ruled out of Real Madrid’s LaLiga clash against Valencia with a shoulder injury.
The in-form 20-year-old, who has scored 13 goals in 14 Real appearances since his £88.5million summer switch from Borussia Dortmund, suffered a dislocated shoulder during last Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano.
Bellingham was this week included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.
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A Real Madrid statement issued on Saturday said: “After the tests carried out today on our player Jude Bellingham, he has been diagnosed with anterior instability of his left shoulder, a consequence of his…
Thomas Tuchel lamented the same story as always as his disjointed Chelsea side fell to a surprise 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.
The Blues have been off the pace in the Premier League and their underwhelming start to the season continued on Wednesday as Mislav Orsic s first-half goal proved the difference.
Orsic poked past Kepa Arrizabalaga after escaping the attentions of new arrival Wesley Fofana, with Chelsea unable to break down a resolute Dinamo defence in the second half.
That resulted in a third straight away defeat for the first time under Tuchel, with the Blues last suffering such a run under Frank Lampard in December 2020.
Tuesday s visit to Croatia was Tuchel s 100th game in charge of Chelsea; in his first 50 matches the…
Brazil head coach Tite said the Selecao are pursuing excellence after booking their ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Lucas Paqueta s second-half strike secured a 1-0 win over Colombia on Thursday and Brazil s Qatar 2022 qualification with five games to spare.
Paqueta broke the deadlock 18 minutes from time in Sao Paulo, where he linked up with Neymar to guide Brazil to their 12th match without defeat in the CONMEBOL section of qualifying.
Brazil have now won their last 11 home games in World Cup qualifying – the longest winning streak of any team in CONMEBOL history.
Despite Brazil s World Cup berth already certain, Tite and the five-time world champions are refusing to rest on their laurels ahead of Tuesday s showdown against bitter rivals Argent…
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Looking to mark their return from the international break with another statement, PSG will welcome Nice to the Parc des Princes on Saturday night.
Starting with the hosts, managing to reclaim their Ligue 1 title last season, PSG have once again opened the 2022/23 campaign with another real flurry in the French capital. Last seen heading into the international break with a 1-0 victory away at Lyon, it is no secret that Christophe Galtier s men are tipped as a landslide pick to defend their domestic crown. Marking their return to action on Saturday night holding a two-point buffer over the chasing pack, the ex-Nice boss has continued to gain a string of plaudits since arriving at the Parc des Princes this summer. Along with opening this…
The possibility of Gareth Bale remaining at Real Madrid is impossible because of his relationship with Zinedine Zidane, according to the club s former president Ramon Calderon.
Bale was an unused substitute as Madrid wrapped up a poor LaLiga campaign with a 2-0 loss at home to Real Betis on Sunday.
The Wales forward scored a brace to help deliver Zidane s third consecutive Champions League title at Madrid a year ago, but his days at the club now look numbered.
Calderon indicated Zidane would have preferred to have sold Bale rather than Cristiano Ronaldo, a club decision widely reported to be central to the Frenchman s shock resignation after they beat Liverpool in the Champions League final in Kiev.
Bale has played a bit-part role since Zidane s retur…
Manchester United s starting XI to face Chelsea on Sunday was the youngest named by any team on the opening weekend of the 2019-20 Premier League campaign.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has showed he is ready to build United in his baby-faced image, with no team putting a younger collection of players on the pitch this weekend.
United s team had an average age of 24 years and 227 days, with Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Scott McTominay, Andreas Pereira, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw and debutant Aaron Wan-Bissaka all 25 or younger.
The exceptions were David de Gea, the oldest starter at 28, Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba and Harry Maguire, pulling on the United shirt for the first time.
24y 227d The average age of Manchester United s starting XI against Che…
Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann reiterated his desire for Robert Lewandowski to stay at the club amid ongoing speculation over his future.
Lewandowski has scored 33 goals in the Bundesliga this season, 12 more than nearest rival Patrick Schick, to fire Bayern to a record-setting 10th straight league title with three games to spare.
The Poland international has found the net once every 81 minutes in the top flight this campaign, while no player has managed more than his 48 goals across all competitions in Europe s top five leagues.
However, questions persist as to the future of Lewandowski, who is entering the final year of his contract at the Allianz Arena with Barcelona reportedly preparing to swoop for the 33-year-old.
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Liverpool maintained their charge for a first Premier League title with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth, keeping just a third top-flight clean sheet of the season in the process.
The Reds remain eight points ahead of Leicester City, who saw off Aston Villa 4-1 to make it eight league victories in a row – their best winning run in their top-flight history.
But defending champions Manchester City are now 14 points adrift of top spot after tasting defeat in their derby showdown with a rejuvenated Manchester United.
Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho made it three league wins out of four as Tottenham thrashed Burnley to close to within six points of fourth-placed Chelsea, who lost 3-1 at Everton.
There were also wins for Newcastle United and Sheffield United, against Sout…
Atletico Nacional supporters packed their Estadio Atanasio Girardot home to pay tribute to the players and staff of Chapecoense that died in an air crash before their Copa Sudamericana final.
The flight was carrying members of the first-team squad as well as a number of journalists when it came down in Cerro Gordo, Colombia, killing 71 of the 77 people on board.
Of the survivors, goalkeeper Jackson Follman had a leg amputated as a result of the injuries he sustained, while defender Alan Ruschel had surgery on his spine.
Chapecoense were travelling to Colombia to face Atletico in the first leg of the second-tier continental final. Atletico have requested for their opponents to be crowned champions by CONMEBOL, South America s governing body, as a mark of respec…
Unai Emery was left frustrated and disappointed after Arsenal s winless Premier League run extended to three games with a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves.
Raul Jimenez s header with 14 minutes to go means Arsenal have only won one of their past five games in all competitions, against Vitoria Guimaraes in the Europa League.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s 50th Arsenal goal had put the Gunners ahead but they dropped points having taken the lead once more.
Last weekend saw Arsenal go 2-0 up in the first 10 minutes at home to Crystal Palace, only for Emery s men to throw away their lead, and the full-time whistle was again met with boos from Gunners fans on Saturday.
Yes, it s disappointing, Emery told a post-match news conference.
I think the players tried …