Captain Vincent Kompany will miss Manchester City s crunch Premier League clash against Arsenal but the full extent of his latest injury is not yet known.
Kompany was substituted during the early stages of Wednesday s 1-0 Champions League semi-final defeat to Real Madrid having suffered the fifth injury of a heavily disrupted season.
The 30-year-old s problem on this occasion appeared to be a groin strain as opposed to a recurrence of the calf injuries that have dogged his progress and called into question whether he can continue to hold a prominent role in the City squad under Manuel Pellegrini s successor Pep Guardiola next season.
City expect to know how severe the latest setback is for Kompany on Monday, with the centre-back also poised to skipper Belgium at …
When it comes to their star names, Sevilla s historic Europa League successes have come at a heavy cost.
Captain Ivan Rakitic delivered a man-of-the-match display in the final win over Benfica two years ago and a transfer to Barcelona was sealed within a month. A year later, Aleix Vidal collected another winners medal before following suit.
And if Kevin Gameiro – who scored the winning penalty in 2014 and featured last year – can fire Sevilla to victory over Liverpool on Wednesday, the Camp Nou vultures may be circling again.
Like Rakitic, Gameiro has caught the eye of Barca after his best season with Sevilla to date, having scored 28 times in all competitions. Like Rakitic, Gameiro has regularly produced at the biggest moments, scoring five times across…
According to , Aston Villa have begun talks about the prospect of signing Gent s Lovre Kalinić, and they are hoping to agree personal terms with the goalkeeper ahead of a proposed move in January.
Kalinić used to stand between the posts for Hajduk Split, but he also had loan spells with Junak Sinj, Novalja and Karlovac. He moved to Gent in 2017. He has been capped 14 times for Croatia, and he was a member of the squad which saw the former Yugoslav republic reach the World Cup final this year in Russia.
Villa have been hunting for Kalinić for a long time. The Championship side tried to acquire his services in 2016 but failed to secure him a work permit, and then again in 2017 when their efforts were thwarted by the failure to earn promotion to the Premier League.
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Joachim Low is hopeful Germany will seal top spot in Confederations Cup Group B and spare themselves another gruelling leg of travel within Russia.
The world champions are back in Sochi on Sunday, where they defeated Australia 3-2 in an entertaining opener, to face Africa Cup of Nations winners Cameroon.
The side finishing top of Group B Chile are Germany s most realistic rivals for that distinction after the sides shared a 1-1 draw in Kazan on Thursday will also play their semi-final in the Black Sea resort, which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Sochi and Kazan have both been excellent, perfect conditions for a football match, said long-serving boss Low.
A draw would be sufficient against Cameroon but we would like to win the group. We always play to …