Tottenham s nightmarish week plunged new depths as Hugo Lloris was taken off on a stretcher with a serious arm injury after gifting away a goal in the third minute against Brighton and Hove Albion.
The Spurs skipper was left in agony and received oxygen from medical staff following an awkward landing on his left arm in Saturday s Premier League match at Amex Stadium.
His injury occurred after goalkeeper Lloris caught but then dropped a routine cross from Pascal Gross.
He stumbled backwards and attempted to use his arm to cushion his fall, only for it to buckle under his weight.
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Neal Maupay nodded in the loose ball from point-blank range to give Brighton a 1-0 lead and compound Tottenham s mise…
Mohamed Salah will miss Saturday s Merseyside derby after limping out of Liverpool s Champions League victory over Manchester City on Wednesday.
The Egypt international continued his sensational campaign with the opening goal in Liverpool s 3-0 quarter-final first-leg win, but he was substituted seven minutes into the second half with a groin injury.
Jurgen Klopp told his pre-match media conference the Reds were trying everything to get the 25-year-old, who leads the Premier League scoring charts with 29 goals, fit to feature at Goodison Park.
However, he has not recovered in time to make Liverpool s matchday squad, placing his chances of making the second leg against City on Tuesday in doubt.
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Everton forward Richarlison has refused to rule out the possibility of leaving the club in the future, though he admits he feels happy where he is at the moment.
The 24-year-old Brazil international was reportedly the subject of an £85 million bod from Barcelona in January 2020 which the Toffees rejected, and the rumours about the interest from the Catalan giants still haven t gone away despite the financial struggles they are going through at the moment. Paris Saint-Germain are also believed to be interested as they contemplate the possibility of losing Kylian Mbappe on a free transfer next summer, and unlike with Barcelona, there should be no financial issues there.
Richarlison told Argentinian outlet that he is always careful when thinking about the future. He expr…
Pep Guardiola insists he has had no significant influence over Mikel Arteta s fledgling managerial career.
Arteta spent three and a half seasons working as one of Guardiola s assistants at Manchester City before leaving to take the top job at Arsenal in December 2019.
City travel to Emirates Stadium on Sunday looking to extend their record-breaking winning run of 17 matches in all competitions.
Thursday s 1-1 draw against Benfica in the Europa League means Arsenal have only won once in their past five games but Guardiola nevertheless expects a tough test from his former understudy, who he does not believe has been getting much luck of late.
What I see the last month or two months, every game Arsenal plays better than the opponent, he said.
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Sydney FC are hopeful the full-time appointment of Frank Farina will spark a period of stability for the club.
Sydney FC are hopeful the full-time appointment of Frank Farina will spark a period of stability for the club.
After helping save the Sky Blues season from oblivion, Farina was rewarded with a new two-year deal on Thursday that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2014/15 campaign.
Farina becomes Sydney s seventh head coach in eight years of the A-League, following on from Pierre Littbarski, Terry Butcher, Branko Culina, John Kosmina, Vitezslav Lavicka and Ian Crook.
Since taking over from Crook in late November, Farina has taken Sydney from the bottom of the ladder into the top six with just four losses from 12 games in charge.
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Mark Hughes has been named new manager of Stoke City.
Hughes has signed a three-year deal to replace Tony Pulis, whose seven-year stay with the English Premier League club ended on May 21.
Pulis reign was ended by mutual consent after Stoke finished 13th in the English Premier League this season, six points clear of the relegation zone.
The 55-year-old took the Staffordshire outfit to the Premier League in 2008 and has kept them in the top-flight comfortably, even embarking on a UEFA Europa League campaign in the 2011-12 season.
Former Fulham, Blackburn and Manchester City manager Hughes has been out of a job since being sacked by QPR in November 2012.
Having replaced Neil Warnock in January of that year, the London club snatched unlikely Premier League…
Luka Modric hopes he has to console Croatia team-mate Ivan Rakitic once El Clasico is over on Sunday.
Real Madrid meet Barcelona in world football s biggest match at Santiago Bernabeu, with Zinedine Zidane s side sitting three points clear of their rivals at the top of LaLiga with a game in hand.
Modric is yet to win the league with Madrid since signing in 2012 and thinks this is the season to end that run.
The midfielder revealed he has not been in conversation with his friend Rakitic in the build-up to the game, but plans to chat after the match, by which point he hopes Madrid have taken a huge step towards title glory.
I have not spoken to Rakitic, we are all preparing for the game in peace, Modric told Sportske novosti.
We will hug and ta…
Inter Milan midfielder Felipe Melo has revealed that he had an opportunity to join Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in the past.
Following a successful spell at Juventus, the Brazilian was on the radar of top European clubs and he was among the players requested by the then PSG sporting director Leonardo.
Javier Pastore, Salvatore Sirigu and Jeremy Menez all arrived at Parc des Princes in the summer of 2011 as the new project was just getting started, but Felipe Melo eventually decided to move to Galatasaray.
The Brazilian reveals that he was also in contact with Manchester City, but the offer from Turkey was too good to refuse.
“Honestly, it was not easy to agree to join Galatasaray,” Melo confessed to Sport Mediaset. “There was Manchester …
International Champions Cup: Guardiola meets Mourinho again as Barcelona take on Ronaldo-less Real M
El Clasico, the Manchester derby and the meeting of Serie A s top two are among the highlights of the International Champions Cup calendar in North America.
Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham join Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Manchester City, Juventus and Roma in the United States for the glamourous pre-season tournament.
Roma and holders PSG kick off the event in Detroit on Wednesday, with neither side having enjoyed an encouraging few weeks in the transfer window.
For all the talk of spectacular swoops for Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and Alexis Sanchez, the arrivals of full-backs Dani Alves and Yuri Berchiche have been the extent of PSG s signings.
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Spanish giants Athletic Club have completed the deal for Eibar midfielder Dani Garcia, it has been revealed.
Los Leones announced the news via their official website, revealing the player had signed a contract until June 2022 that contains a €70 million release clause.
Dani Garcia arrives at Estadio San Mames on a free transfer with his contract at Eibar set to expire at the end of the month.
The 28-year-old had helped Eibar achieve back to back promotions to reach the elite division in 2014 and went on to make 137 La Liga appearances.
Dani Garcia now has a chance to prove his worth at Athletic Club and get a taste of European football at San Mames.
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