Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham has spoken of his frustration at a muscle injury he sustained in training via his account on social media website X.
According to reports, it is expected to keep the 21-year-old out of action until at least the end of September.
That means he will miss his club s next three matches along with Lee Carsley’s opening two fixtures as England’s interim manager.
In an official statement, Real Madrid said, “Following tests carried out today [Friday] on Jude Bellingham by Real Madrid’s medical team, the player has been diagnosed with an injury to the plantaris muscle in his right leg. His progress will be monitored.”
On his enforced time off, Bellingham tried to find the positives despite admitting his frustr…
The curse of Chelsea’s number nine shirt claimed its latest victim after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s unhappy 21-game spell was ended by a move to Marseille.
The last dozen players to wear the shirt have struggled to make a prolonged impact – including three club-record signings up front, but also a holding midfielder and a certain Dutch defender.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the “Curse of Khalid Boulahrouz”.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 2022-23
# 9
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC)
“It’s cursed, it’s cursed, people tell me it’s cursed!” said then-manager Thomas Tuchel last summer, adding: “There was not a big demand for number nine, nobody wants to touch it.”
Aubameyang was not deterred but, after arriving with a b…
In a showdown that was largely one-way traffic on Saturday evening, Manchester City punched their FA Cup semi-final spot as they secured a 2-0 victory against Newcastle.
While both of Bernardo Silva’s deflected efforts might have been fortunate to have found a route past Martin Dubravka in the first-half, Pep Guardiola’s men dominated on either side of the interval.
Not really having to get out of third gear here and cruising their way to this season’s final four, the Sky Blues should have their sights set on completing another domestic romp this season.
Putting in another dominant display at the Etihad and tipped as a standout contender to get their hands on a eighth FA Cup crown in 2024, Guardiola’s men have also not suffered a single defeat across any…
“It’s not expected from being on loan at Bristol Rovers to going straight into the first team, and to do as well as I did. That’s where the surprise came from.”
Quansah made his debut in Liverpool’s late 2-1 win at Newcastle in August, coming on as a substitute for the injured Joel Matip after Virgil Van Dijk was sent off.
He also had a goal disallowed in the Reds’ 3-2 Europa League defeat in Toulouse last week, while Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones and Trent Alexander-Arnold have all offered words of wisdom.
He said: “They just say enjoy it. It sounds so simple and cliche but it is easy for young centre-halves to not play their game, play safe and not do what they do at other levels just because it is a step up.
“Them saying that relaxes you…
After a frantic group stage, Euro 2016 paused for breath on Thursday, with no matches played.
However, that did not stop players and their teams from going online and keeping fans engaged with a variety of pictures, videos and statistics.
Some sides were resting, others were preparing for the next round, and a few were offering teasing comments ahead of those forthcoming fixtures.
Here, we take a look at some of the highlights seen on social media during the day:
One Direction s Niall Horan basked in the Republic of Ireland s progression.
Unbelievable scenes !! Congratulations to .. Very proud to be Irish , have goosebumps as a write this .. COYBIG
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial)
Germany s Sami Khedira made the most of his res…
Arsenal are interested in signing Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig in the summer of 2025, according to . The report has claimed that Arsenal were keen on a deal for Sesko in the summer of 2024 and are considering a move for the striker at the end of the season.
Sesko is one of the best young strikers in Europe and has been superb in recent years. The Slovenia international striker has been on the books of Leipzig since 2023. The 21-year-old has given one assist in four Bundesliga matches and has scored one goal in one UEFA Champions League game so far this season. Sesko scored 14 goals and gave two assists in 17 Bundesliga starts and scored two starts in four UEFA Champions League starts for Leipzig last season.
Arsenal are fourth in the Premier League table at the moment…
Sergio Aguero says he could leave Manchester City for a return to boyhood club Independiente when his contract expires in 2019.
The Argentina international joined City from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and became the club s all-time leading scorer when he netted his 178th goal against Napoli last week.
And Aguero has revealed he always had designs on turning out for his former club again, claiming a move back to Argentina may not be far away.
It came out that Milan and Real Madrid wanted me and I don t know where I read it but they said: They just spoiled Independiente s dream , he told reporters on international duty.
But the idea was always to go back to Independiente when my contract with City runs out in 2019.
I have an option to extend one m…
Five-time Ballon d Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has backed Kylian Mbappe to win the award this year, tipping Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Lamine Yamal to provide his competition.
Al-Nassr forward Ronaldo, like his great rival Lionel Messi, was left off the 30-man shortlist for the 2024 edition of world football s most prestigious individual honour.
It is the first time since 2003 that neither man has featured among the nominees, having shared the prize among them exclusively from Ronaldo s first triumph in 2008 to his last in 2017.
With a first-time winner guaranteed, Ronaldo has provided his backing to Mbappe, who finished third in the voting last year, behind Messi and Haaland.
Mbappe scored 44 goals and provided 10 assists in all competitions th…
Germany coach Joachim Loew said Wednesday that he expects his team, third at this summer s football World Cup, to peak at the 2014 tournament in Brazil.
We have a hard core for the future. There are a lot of changes to make and this team should evolve to its maximum potential for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Loew told Sport Bild magazine.
After the withdrawal of Michael Ballack, Simon Rolfes and Heiko Westermann because of injuries before the South African tournament, Loew lined out with a young and inexperienced side which made a big impression.
Newcomers Manuel Neuer, Mesut Ozil, Sami Khedira and Thomas Muller, the top scorer and best young player of the tournament, blended with veterans such as Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski and Per Me…
Some of the usual heavyweights rub shoulders with surprise packages in the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup, which get under when France take on Uruguay in Nizhny Novgorod on Friday.
That mouth-watering clash is followed by another packed with prime talent as Brazil face a Belgium team on the other side of their great escape against Japan.
On Saturday, with their penalty shoot-out hoodoo slain for now, England meet Sweden in Samara before hosts Russia aim to extend their dream run against perennial dark horses Croatia.
Along with the eight teams, five of our reporters remain in Russia. Here s who they think will go all the way.
Harry West – Brazil
We re at the business end of the World Cup now and I haven t seen a stronger side than Brazil. …