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…
Bayern Munich offered a positive update on Harry Kane s status after the striker sustained an ankle injury against Bayer Leverkusen.
The England captain, who did not register a single shot during Saturday s 1-1 draw despite Bayern dominating, was injured in a collision late on at the Allianz Arena, where Aleksandar Pavlovic cancelled out Robert Andrich s earlier effort.
Bayern coach Vincent Kompany was hopeful Kane would be fit to feature against Aston Villa in the Champions League on Wednesday.
On Sunday, Bayern released a statement confirming tests run on Kane had revealed no significant damage, and that the 31-year-old would continue to receive appropriate treatment , though they did not confirm whether the forward will be fit to face Villa.
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Italy wrapped up a wonderful Group A campaign on Sunday as they overcame Wales 1-0 in Rome.
The win ensured Italy finished top of their Euro 2020 group, while Wales claimed second place ahead of Switzerland, who eased past Turkey 3-1 in the day s other game.
Vladimir Petkovic s Swiss side will have to wait until the group stage finishes on Wednesday to know if they progress to the last 16 as one of the best third-placed finishers, but a fine display in Baku has put them in a strong position.
Using Opta data, Stats Perform takes a look at some of the best facts from the two games.
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Jason Kenny delighted Team GB fans by winning a sixth career Olympic gold medal on Tuesday, but the controversy in the keirin final caught the ire of Monaco striker Radamel Falcao.
Kenny etched his name among the pantheon of British Olympic greats when he matched Chris Hoy s national record of six gold medals by sealing victory in contentious circumstances in the velodrome.
The race had to be restarted twice, and on the first instance Kenny was faced with the threat of disqualification for overtaking the derny bike before it left the track.
However, the 28-year-old was cleared of wrongdoing and, after a failed second attempt, Kenny finally took the win ahead of Matthijs Buchli of the Netherlands and Malaysian Azizulhasni Awang.
But Falcao, who is well k…
Day four of the Euro 2008 tournament saw Russia lose 4-1 to Spain and defending champions Greece lose 2-0 to Sweden.
Spain looked very impressive with a hat-trick from David Villa and a late goal from substitute Cesc Fabrigas. Russia were really not in the game at all and scored only a consolation through Roman Pavlyuchenko.
I don t want to sound anti-Greek but the talk before the tournament was that they would be more expansive than they were in 2004. They weren t. They were very, very, very boring. I didn t mind who won but I cheered when Sweden scored!
With the first round of matches completed it is time to look at who is hot and who is not, so far in the competition. We will revisit this after each round of matches and the quarter-finals, semi-finals and f…