Barcelona have confirmed Lamine Yamal suffered a left hamstring strain while on international duty with Spain.
The 17-year-old limped off in the 93rd minute of their Nations League clash against Denmark on Saturday before returning to Barcelona to undergo further tests.
He was one of La Roja s brightest players in the 1-0 victory, having five of their 25 shots, the most by a Spain player in the competition this season.
However, he is now set for an undetermined spell on the sidelines, though he is likely to miss their LaLiga match against Sevilla on Sunday.
Yamal has started 11 of Barca s 12 games in all competitions so far, and Hansi Flick will be hoping he is not set to endure a long layoff, with matches against Bayern Munich in the Champions League and…
Spain s triumph at Euro 2012 proved to be the final flourish for one of the greatest ever international sides, with La Roja winning three consecutive international tournaments.
Prior to victory in Euro 2008, Spain had not won an international competition since 1964 and had been perennial underachievers.
But that swiftly changed with the Euros win followed up by World Cup success in South Africa in 2010 before the successful defence of their continental crown.
The triumph in 2012 was the end of an era, however, with Spain eliminated in the group stages of the 2014 World Cup, bowing out at in the last 16 at Euro 2016 and then losing to hosts Russia on penalties at the 2018 World Cup.
However, a turn in fortunes was shown at Euro 2020, played in 2021 du…
Rangers made a disappointing start to their Scottish Premiership campaign as they drew 0-0 with Hearts at Tynecastle.
This poor result rather compounded a lacklustre pre-season, despite manager Philippe Clement signing a contract extension on Friday.
Hearts made a quick start, with debutant James Penrice going close as he burst into the box and forced Gers goalkeeper Jack Butland into a fine stop at his near post.
The hosts continued piling on the pressure as Yan Dhanda struck the crossbar with a stylish effort.
Rangers looked more assured after the break with Cyriel Dessers heading against the corner of the crossbar and post early on after a delicious left-footed cross from Tom Lawrence, who then went close himself with a dipping volley from outside the …
Richarlison has revealed he rejected a move to the Saudi Pro League and wishes to stay at Tottenham for the coming season.
The Brazil international joined Spurs from Everton in a deal worth a club-record £60million in 2022, only to struggle throughout his debut season in North London.
He scored just once in 27 Premier League games in 2022-23 but enjoyed a resurgent 2023-24 under Ange Postecoglou, netting 11 times in 28 matches, only 18 of which were starts.
However, with Tottenham reportedly interested in a move for Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, who has a £65m release clause in his contract, Richarlison s future has been called into question.
In an interview with ESPN Brazil, the 27-year-old revealed he received a substantial offer from an unname…
Joe Ledley has been doing some light ball work in Wales training as he aims to make their Euro 2016 squad despite suffering a broken leg this month.
The Crystal Palace midfielder sustained a fractured fibula during a 2-1 win over Stoke City but was still named as part of Chris Coleman s 29-man squad for a pre-tournament training camp in Portugal.
And he has taken another impressive step in his attempt to prove his fitness before Coleman cuts his squad to 23 for what is Wales first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup.
Coleman said: Joe has done as much as anyone to get us there and he s important to us on the pitch and off the pitch. He s just a top lad.
That s the biggest decision I m going to have to make in the 23. It s not like I m thinking if…
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Looking to get back to winning ways following a disappointing start to the season, Fluminense will host Internacional. The match will be played in Rio de Janeiro at the famous Maracana where the fans will cheer for the hosts second win this term.
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From reigning supreme in the Southern Emisphere following an empathic win of the Copa Libertadores in 2023 to the bottom of the Brazilian Serie A table, Fluminense s fall resembles a horror movie script. Although the hosts were a force to be reckoned with Worldwide just a year ago, the financial problems dropped the team to the bottom of the pit.
While the Brazilian and Argentinian clubs have been feeding European football s top teams with youn…
Atlanta United are not concerned by their winless run in MLS, so says Caleb Wiley.
The Five Stripes have not won in four MLS games, ahead of a home meeting with Minnesota United on Saturday.
Wiley, however, believes Atlanta’s attacking play has been such that it is only a matter of time until results start turning.
“It will come,” said Wiley. “We are creating so many chances. I know it is frustrating, but the goals will come. We are not worried because we have the talent to do that [score goals].
“We know that it is still early in the season. We still have a lot more games to go. We have so much more to learn. That is what we are all excited about; that is what I am excited about for this team. We have so much more to do, and to show everybody.�…
Gary O Neil believes Wolves 5-3 defeat against Brentford was his worst game as a coach as the visitors remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.
Nathan Collins second-minute header was cancelled out by Matheus Cunha soon after, only for in-form Bryan Mbeumo to put the Bees in front from the penalty spot.
Jorgen Strand Larsen levelled the game once again, but the hosts then raced into a 4-2 lead by the break thanks to efforts from Christian Norgaard and Ethan Pinnock.
The final two goals of an enthralling encounter came in the closing stages, with Fabio Carvalho scoring Brentford s fifth before Rayan Ait-Nouri netted a late consolation.
Wolves are now winless in their first seven games of the 2024-25 Premier League season (D1 L6), their w…
It will be up to Qatar to decide if they want to share 2022 World Cup matches with neighbouring countries, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke announced on Thursday.
It s Qatar who must express their wish and it will be Qatar who will make the decision in the first instance. Qatar must decide and then seek the authorisation of the (FIFA) executive committee, said Valcke, who is in Abu Dhabi ahead of this weekend s Club World Cup final.
We have bids like those of Spain and Portugal (for the 2018 World Cup), with a well-defined distribution of matches, and others where it is less so.
In the weeks to come an agreement will be signed between the local organisers and FIFA and more details can be determined.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter revealed last week …
Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong said he is eyeing a return at the start of next Premier League season after undergoing knee surgery.
The midfielder who had been on-loan at Wolves suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the clash with QPR last weekend which has ruled him out for the remainder of this season.
The Ghanaian has now had an operation on his right knee and hopes he can once again return from a serious injury after experiencing the same damage to his left knee in 2010.
The 20-year-old told Footy-Ghana: I had my surgery today (Wednesday) and I m happy everything went well.
I understand it is going to be a long layoff but I have proved I can come back from a big injury as I did the last time.
I hope to get back playing fo…