Christian Eriksen made his first professional appearance on Saturday for Brentford eight months after collapsing from a cardiac arrest during the Euros. In the 52nd minute of Brentford’s game against Newcastle the entire crowd inside Brentford Community Stadium stood on its feet to welcome Eriksen back to the field.
Americans tuning in to Juventus’ 1-1 draw with Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday watched in horror as the Old Lady’s young American limped off injured in the 81st minute. The Weston McKennie injury is a broken foot, according to reports, putting into doubt his ability to participate in vital World Cup qualifiers for the USMNT next month.
Juventus is an odd club at the moment. The Old Lady, owner of a record 36 Scudettos, isn’t the same side that won nine straight Serie A crowns from 2011-2020. Talent is there, but not everywhere.
DORTMUND - Borussia Dortmund captain Marco Reus played a part in five goals as his side hammered his former club Borussia Mönchengladbach 6-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday to stay in touch with leaders Bayern Munich.
Reus, who switched from Gladbach to Dortmund just over a decade ago for $19 million, scored two goals and provided three assists. But he opted not to take a penalty his side were awarded in added time, with Emre Can stepping up and converting to complete the drubbing.
No le dedicó una canción ni le escribió un poema, pero Xavi Hernández elogió públicamente a Hirving Lozano en la previa del duelo que enfrentará a Barcelona y Napoli en la Europa League.
Después de tragar bilis porque el Barcelona no está en la burbuja mágica de la Champions - "Me da rabia escuchar la música y no estar ahí", dijo -, Xavi habló del equipo italiano, con un par de líneas especiales para Lozano y un tono innegable de alivio, considerando que el delantero mexicano será una de las grandes ausencias del conjunto napolitano.
Christian Eriksen's inspiring return to the pitch took a massive step forward Monday as the midfielder made his first appearance since suffering an on-field cardiac arrest and recorded an assist in Brentford's friendly victory over fifth-tier club Southend United. To make things even better, Eriksen was celebrating his 30th birthday.
After being fitted with a heart-starting device known as an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Eriksen terminated his contract with Inter Milan back in December while continuing to work on his fitness with former club Ajax.
Santiago Solari respira. El Club América rompió una racha de 112 días sin triunfos, luego de vencer a domicilio a un cada vez más debilucho Santos Laguna.
El partido ofreció una amplia gama de emociones, con cinco goles y hasta un par de ásperos momentos que quedaron marcados especialmente en la cara del mediocampista Álvaro Fidalgo
El jugador español de Las Águilas recibió un fuerte codazo de Alan Cervantes en la primera mitad del encuentro. La acción - que apenas se castigó con tarjeta amarilla - fue dura y le abrió el labio.
LIVERPOOL - Liverpool beat a young Cardiff City side 3-1 in the FA Cup on Sunday at Anfield to advance to the fifth round, with second-half goals from Diogo Jota, Takumi Minamino and Harvey Elliott.
While Jürgen Klopp named a strong Liverpool team, four academy graduates started for Cardiff with manager Steve Morison making several changes due to injuries and with one eye on the Championship relegation battle where they are 20th.
Brentford manager Thomas Frank said on Thursday Christian Eriksen could be the club's "greatest signing" ever and he hoped the Danish midfielder would be able to make his Premier League debut within a few weeks.
The 29-year-old player joined Brentford as a free agent on Monday, seven months after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch during a European Championship match.
Eriksen's former club Inter Milan ended his contract in December because he is not permitted to play in Serie A due to the presence of a heart starter device (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator).
Son pocos los puntos positivos que dejó la victoria de México sobre Panamá en las Eliminatorias Catar 2022. Sí, el Tri ganó y quedó más cerca del Mundial, sin embargo, la imagen de juego que dejó el equipo del Tata Martino es alarmante. Da la sensación incluso de que los jugadores no están disfrutando de lo que hacen.