Raúl Jiménez has been out of action since suffering a fractured skull in a win over Arsenal in November. After he was unconscious for 10 minutes, he was quickly rescued and attended by professionals. He underwent surgery, began his recovery and after three months of rest, he returned to the training facilities.
El Real Madrid ha recibido un golpe en la recta final de la temporada, ya que la lesión que sufrió Raphaël Varane el fin de semana, en el partido contra Osasuna, revela que el central de 28 años no formará parte de la plantilla de los blancos que viajará a Londres para el partido de vuelta de las semifinales de la Liga de Campeones ante Chelsea.
Tobin Heath’s season at Manchester United is over, manager Casey Stoney confirmed on Friday, a disappointing end after a second Tobin Heath injury for the USWNT winger.
Heath had four goals and two assists in eight matches with United since joining (along with Christen Press) in September. She hasn’t played since Dec. 20, a two-goal performance against Bristol City.
América avanzó a los cuartos de final de la Liga de Campeones Concacaf, pese a caer sorpresivamente ante el CD Olimpia. Las Águilas no jugaron bien y tendrán mucho que mejorar a la hora de enfrentar a Portland Timbers en la siguiente fase, pero por ahora la conversación sigue enfocada en el duelo de anoche contra los hondureños. Específicamente, en el juego brusco y violento empleado por el equipo centroamericano, el cual dejó a varios americanistas magullados y a Antonio "Chucho" López con una fractura en el peroné derecho.
Real Madrid viajó a Inglaterra para enfrentar a Liverpool con la misión de aguantar la victoria por 3-1, conseguida en el partido de ida de los cuartos de final de la Champions League. Pero entre lesiones y el diagnóstico positivo por Covid-19 de Sergio Ramos, Zinedine Zidane también tenía un rompecabezas: "¿cómo armar la defensa?". Zizou finalmente tuvo que improvisar un poco y puso al uruguayo Federico Valverde como lateral derecho.
DeAndre Yedlin might be second-guessing his decision to play in Turkey right about now. The American fullback has had a rollercoaster start to time at Galatasaray and it took a dip with a gruesome-looking Yedlin injury against Fatih Karagümrük on Saturday.
MADRID - An Athletic Bilbao fan endured more than just heartbreak as his side were beaten 1-0 in last Saturday's rearranged Copa del Rey final by rivals Real Sociedad, with local media reporting he suffered a punctured lung after jumping off a traffic light pre-game.
La historia del Atlético de Madrid esta temporada se parece cada vez más a la de un grupo de jóvenes cuyas vacaciones en una casa frente al lago se transforman en una película de terror. Al principio, todo bien, alegría y un camino al título que iba a destinado a convertirse en la experiencia de sus vidas. Sin embargo, a medio camino las cosas comenzaron a torcerse. La ventaja de la que alguna vez gozaron se evaporó y hoy los monstruos, Barcelona y Real Madrid, le respiran en la nuca.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola criticized the lack of rest this season and said that UEFA and FIFA are "killing the players."
"It's too much. They are human beings, not machines. I know some of them are sad because they always want to play every game, but that's not possible," said Guardiola, who made six changes to his side in Saturday's win over Leicester City.
"To be good in all competitions this year without spectators, in the shortest season in history, if you don't rotate your players you can't compete and you couldn't be in the position we're in," he added.
MADRID - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has ruled out playing Eden Hazard in Tuesday's home Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Liverpool, saying he will not risk another injury setback for his club's record signing.
Belgian Hazard, ravaged by injuries since joining Real from Chelsea in 2019, returned to training on Friday ahead of schedule from his latest muscle problem but played no part in Saturday's 2-0 win over Eibar.