Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has voiced cautious optimism that Tomas Rosicky will be back in action before Christmas but admitted that the Czech midfielder s injury has been far more complicated to treat than first anticipated.
Rosicky, the captain of the Czech Republic s national team, missed the second half of last season and Euro 2008 after limping off in a Premier League match against Newcastle in January.
Eight months later, Wenger cannot say with any certainty when the 27-year-old will return and Czech media have started to speculate that his career may be over.
He is not close to playing again and he has not had any real setback, but the evolution (of his injury) is very slow, Wenger admitted.
The recovery process is slower than we expected a…
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Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur will lock horns with each other in the Premier League this coming weekend. The match between the Bees and Spurs will be held at the Gtech Community Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 2pm UK time on Sunday.
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Brentford are fast becoming an established club in the Premier League who are going places. Although the Bees do have the fan following or history of the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, they are a very progressive club and are hugely appealing to any players.
The Bees did extremely well last season. Brentford finished as high as ninth in the Premier League table last season with 59 points from 38 matches. The Londo…
Chapecoense s stirring response to the tragedy that decimated their team has been honoured at the Laureus Awards.
The Brazilian club were travelling to Medellin for the first leg of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana final against Atletico Nacional when their plane crashed, killing 71 people including the majority of the first-team squad.
A truly remarkable comeback from such unimaginable adversity and heartache culminated in qualification for the preliminary rounds of the 2018 Copa Libertadores and Laureus gave Chapecoense its Best Sporting Moment of the Year award at the charity s annual gala in Monaco on Tuesday.
Chape began 2017 by winning the Campeonato Catarinense, before being defeated in an emotional Recopa Sudamericana by Atletico, the club whose graciousness in…
Following some exciting weekend action in top football leagues, Champions League football returns in midweek as eight teams are vying for four places in the 2017/2018 quarter-finals.
Liverpool vs FC Porto
This tie is already done and dusted after Liverpool enjoyed a 5-0 triumph in Portugal and with the Reds having since recorded two comfortable wins in the Premier League, odds of .
As far as team news are concerned, the hosts will be without Georginio Wijnaldum and Ben Woodburn, with Nathaniel Clyne doubtful, whereas Alex Telles, Danilo, Soares and Moussa Marega are missing for the Dragons.
PSG vs Real Madrid
Having failed to turn their dominance into goals in the first leg, conceding two late goals to suffer a 3-1 defeat, PSG appear to have …
Newcastle target Mathieu Debuchy is hoping to complete a move from Lille to the Premier League club before the transfer window closes.
Newcastle had a fresh bid for the France international rejected earlier this month, with Lille coach Rudi Garcia declaring that Debuchy is not for sale.
But the 26-year-old, speaking to Canal+ after his side s 2-1 victory over Saint-Etienne, stated: I don t want to talk about my future.
I heard what the chairman said. The transfer window is open until September 4 (in France). I still want to go. We will see.
Newcastle are pursuing Debuchy after enjoying great success with the capture of Yohan Cabaye from the 2010/11 French champions, with the midfielder proving key to their fifth-place Premier League finish.
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Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins has revealed that the Premier League club have agreed terms with Celtic to sign Ki Sung-Yueng.
The Welsh outfit have reportedly had an offer of around five million pounds accepted by the Scottish Premier League champions.
The 23-year-old has been the subject of speculation throughout the close season, with Arsenal and QPR among the other parties rumoured to be interested.
But it now appears that Ki is headed to the Liberty Stadium.
Jenkins told STV: We have agreed a fee with Celtic for Ki. We are currently holding discussion with player and agent over personal terms.
We are aware of other clubs interest but we are hopeful we can conclude a deal in the next 24 hours. We feel he is a very exciting young player who…
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Looking to make up some ground at the top of the La Liga table, Barcelona will make the trip to the José Zorrilla when they face off against Real Valladolid on Tuesday night.
Starting with the hosts, while Real Valladolid might have opened the 2020/2021 campaign in a hugely worrying fashion, Pucelanos certainly find themselves enjoying their brightest run of the season so far. Putting in a spirited display away at European outfit Sevilla over the weekend, Head Coach Sergio González saw his side snatch a late point on the road and they now find just their goal difference keeping them in the drop zone. Along with managing to extend on their Copa del Rey adventure after landing a routine 5-0 romp against lower league Can…
Manchester City booked an EFL Cup semi-final spot and piled more pressure on Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta with a resounding 4-1 win at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
Arteta, who was Pep Guardiola s assistant at City before taking charge of the Gunners a year ago, has faced questions over his future after a dismal start to the season has left his side languishing in 15th in the Premier League.
He did not find any respite against his former club, with City – who have won the competition in each of the last three seasons – easing through to the last four after second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Aymeric Laporte.
Alexandre Lacazette had earlier given the hosts hope of ending a run of three straight home defeats to City when he cancelle…
The Principality Club are keen to bring back midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from Chelsea, according to a report from .
The French international joined the Stamford Bridge outfit in 2017 but struggled to cement his place in the starting line-up and could be allowed to move back to his homeland once the current season comes to its end.
The 23-year-old has not started a single match for Chelsea since the Watford game in which he was shown a red card and is continually failing to convince Antonio Conte of his ability.
Brought as a direct replacement for departing Nemanja Matic who moved to Manchester United, Bakayoko failed to find his place in the Italian manager’s system.
Bakayoko was one of many players to leave AS Monaco following the season Principality …
Former United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann let his disappointment over missing the 2018 World Cup be known.
Klinsmann, who was sacked in November 2016 after a poor start to the final CONCACAF qualifying round, did not have a lot of kind words about the country s future in international football.
It s been set back by several years, Klinsmann said via German site Kicker.
That was a huge disappointment. The qualification really was never in doubt, but then the lads had a blackout versus Trinidad and Tobago. They only needed a point, were too sure of that and underestimated that final match.
After implementing a more international-based team during his time as USA coach, Klinsmann softened his stance on MLS.
Sure, there are a lot of things to c…