Here at The18, we don't condone small shin guards (the tibia is more exposed than Leeds United's backline), but we certainly enjoy the roguish wild cards who risk it all in the name of comfort.
Napoli celebró su flamante título en la Serie A derrotando 1-0 a Fiorentina junto a su gente, en el Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. La jornada fue una verdadera fiesta, aunque no del todo perfecta: Hirving Lozano sufrió una lesión de rodilla que no solo preocupa al campeón italiano, sino que también a la Selección Mexicana.
England were handed another devastating blow after forward Fran Kirby said on Tuesday she will undergo knee surgery and miss the women's World Cup, adding to a growing list of players sidelined with knee injuries.
— Fran Kirby (@frankirby) May 2, 2023
In a match best described as barely-believable, Liverpool took a 3-0 lead over Spurs inside 15 minutes on Sunday before Tottenham stunned Anfield with three of their own, culminating in Richarlison's equalizer at 90+3'.
But Diogo Jota earned all three points for Liverpool at 90+4', and in the ensuing bedlam manager Jürgen Klopp twanged his hamstring while pointedly celebrating the goal in the fourth official's face.
Warning: If you've pulled your hamstring before, this clip will conjure painful memories. You can almost feel this video.
Fulham captain Tim Ream's season ended prematurely on Sunday as he suffered a broken arm in the 2-1 home defeat by Manchester City in the Premier League.
The American defender, who conceded a penalty to allow City's Erling Haaland to score early on, fell awkwardly after slipping and went off with his arm in a makeshift sling.
"It looked clear Tim Ream will not play for us this season, broken his arm," Fulham manager Marco Silva said.
Veinte meses después, Alan Pulido se reencontró con el gol.
El delantero mexicano anotó en la victoria 3-0 del Sporting Kansas City sobre Tulsa Athletic en la U.S. Open Cup y terminó con una larguísima y maldita sequía de alegrías.
Pulido llegó al equipo estadounidense proveniente de Chivas, en 2019, a cambio de 9,5 millones de dólares y su aporte en principio no fue menor: 15 goles y ocho asistencias en 36 apariciones. Sin embargo, una serie de molestias y una operación de rodilla a principios de 2022 lo borraron de escena.
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes probably had to deliver the most difficult team talk of her career after training on Wednesday. Looking ahead to tomorrow's Champions League semifinal second leg against Barcelona, she had to convince her team to forget about Caroline Graham Hansen's exceptional strike at Stamford Bridge, giving Barça a 1-0 advantage, then she had to prepare her team for the vociferous cauldron of noise they're about to face inside the Camp Nou.
Wolverhampton se prepara para decirle adiós a Raúl Jiménez. O al menos esa es la lectura lógica de lo que vive el delantero mexicano, quien lleva cuatro partidos sin siquiera ser convocado a la banca de suplentes.
Una situación insólita y que la esposa del jugador, Daniela Basso, ha calificado como un serio acto de deslealtad.
Jiménez no está lesionado y su ausencia se explica solo como una decisión técnica del entrenador del equipo, Julen Lopetegui.
England captain Leah Williamson said she will miss the Women's World Cup after her club Arsenal confirmed she had suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in a Women's Super League match against Manchester United.
Williamson, 26, went down in pain 12 minutes into their 1-0 loss to United on Wednesday and she was helped off the pitch by medical staff before limping down the tunnel.
Do you miss Neymar? Well, here's a non-soccer-related update: he's going to be a father.
The Brazilian started the 2022-23 campaign flying high, scoring, assisting and bringing a good dose of football champagne for PSG. Some even argue that he was making a solid case to be considered for fancy awards like the Ballon d'Or. However, injuries returned to haunt him during the World Cup and then ended his season by mid-February.
Way too early!
Since then, the player has been mostly playing video games online and losing sponsored money in poker.