Former Barcelona star Andres Iniesta will be sidelined for four months after injuring his thigh while playing for Vissel Kobe in the final stages of the Asian Champions League.Iniesta, 36, underwent successful surgery in Barcelona after tearing a tendon in his right thigh, his club said, and recovery time was expected to be four months.The rupture occurred in last week’s quarter-final against Suwon Bluewings in Qatar which went to a penalty shootout before the Japanese side progressed.Iniesta was absent when...
Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 2-0 win over 10-man Lorient on Wednesday, keeping the...
Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min wants to end his career at the Premier League club but talks over a contract extension have been hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic, manager Jose Mourinho said.Son has been in top form this season, scoring 13 goals in 21 matches in all competitions, and his current deal at Spurs expires in June 2023.The 28-year-old was named South Korea’s Player of the Year for a record-extending fifth time, and the second year in succession, on Tuesday.When...
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has become the third player to go past the 250-goal mark in the German competition,...
Roberto Firmino’s 90th-minute header sent Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham...
AFP, Barcelona :Barcelona will hold presidential elections on January 24 after the managerial committee which has run the club since Josep Maria Bartomeu’s October resignation agreed on the date.“The Management Committee has agreed to call elections for the club’s presidency and Board of Directors. Voting will be held on January 24, 2021,” the body said in a statement.The final approval comes after Barca reached an agreement with the Catalan regional government two weeks ago....
AFP, Milan :Juventus president Andrea Agnelli said Monday the Italian champions were awaiting an answer from Argentina forward Paulo Dybala on a contract offer which would make him “among the 20 highest paid footballers in Europe”.Dybala scored his first Serie A goal in five months on Sunday during a 3-1 win over Genoa, telling journalists afterwards he had received no news on an extension to his current deal which expires in June 2022.“So many things that aren’t true have been...
Lionel Messi, Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo said Monday they felt honored to be named in the greatest team of all...
Cristiano Ronaldo converted two late penalties on his 100th appearance for Juventus in all competitions as the Serie A titleholders...
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) surrendered top spot in Ligue 1 after losing 1-0 at home to Lyon on Sunday but potentially...
AFP, Paris :After a volatile Champions League group stage, a familiar collection of Europe’s football giants are in the draw for the knockout rounds in Switzerland on Monday, although one titan looms over all the others.Of the 16 teams who will go into the two pots at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon for the draw at 1100 GMT, four are German and four are Spanish.There are three clubs each from Italy and England with two-time winners Porto and last season’s...
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti outwitted his former player Frank Lampard as his side put on a superbly organised performance to...