Injuries

Christian Pulisic expected to ‘be out for a couple of months’ says Chelsea boss Graham Potter

U.S. men’s national team star and Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic is expected to miss at least two months of action due to a knee injury.

Christian Pulisic Knee Injury

Pulisic’s injury came during Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Manchester City on Jan. 5. In the first half Pulisic had his shot blocked by John Stones. Pulisic would go down injured and be substituted out minutes later.

Dortmund's Sébastien Haller ready for comeback after 6-month battle with testicular cancer

BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund forward Sébastien Haller is back in team training and ready to make his competitive comeback following surgery and treatment for testicular cancer.

The striker was diagnosed during a pre-season training camp in July and had been signed only weeks earlier by Dortmund for an initial fee of $33.24 million.

Christian Pulisic forced to exit Man City game early after suffering injury (it’s not his nuts this time)

Christian Pulisic had to be substituted out in the first half of Chelsea’s 1-0 Premier League defeat to Manchester City on Thursday after picking up an injury. The Pulisic injury happened in the 16th minute when John Stones put in a perfect tackle to deny the American a clean shot on goal.

Pulisic tried to continue playing but was replaced by Carney Chukwuemeka in the 22nd minute.

Gignac acaba en el hospital luego de recibir un violento pelotazo en la nuca

André-Pierre Gignac acabó en la cama de un hospital luego de recibir un terrible pelotazo en la nuca durante un amistoso entre Tigres y Santos Laguna.

Hacia el final del encuentro, que terminó igualado 1-1, un rechace del defensor Félix Torres se estrelló de manera violenta en la cabeza del capitán y talismán de los felinos, dejándolo tendido en el piso.

Gignac al hospital tras pelotazo

Wild videos from Argentina parade shows fan trying to jump on the team bus from a bridge but missed

Argentina’s World Cup victory parade became a bit of a nightmare as an estimated 4 million fans packed the streets of Buenos Aires to celebrate the return of the champions. Argentina’s players had to leave their bus and board helicopters after the bus couldn’t move past the mass of people.

Video also showed several injuries including one Argentina fan falling from a bridge after he tried to jump onto the team bus.

Cold virus hits France ahead of World Cup final against Argentina

DOHA - Several France players have caught colds, the French Football Federation said, as they prepare for the World Cup final against Argentina, with Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konate the latest to fall ill on Friday.

Centre back Dayot Upamecano and midfielder Adrien Rabiot missed Wednesday's 2-0 semi-final win over Morocco with the illness.

Cold virus hits France ahead World Cup final

Coach Didier Deschamps refused to panic after Wednesday's game and said they were being careful to ensure the illness did not spread.

¿Se queda o se va? Raúl Jiménez retorna a los Wolves en medio de un futuro incierto

Raúl Jiménez está de regreso con los Wolves. Luego del fracaso de México en el Mundial de Catar 2022, el delantero tuvo la posibilidad de tomarse unos días de vacaciones, pero prefirió regresar a entrenarse con el club inglés, donde enfrenta un futuro incierto.

En el aire se siente que tanto el jugador como el Wolverhampton llegaron a un punto de encrucijada. Del lado de Jiménez, la pregunta es si se queda o se va. Mientras que en el club seguro se cuestionan si vale mantenerlo en el plantel o dejarlo partir.

Brazil coach Tite delivers one-word answer when asked if Neymar's fit to face South Korea

AL RAYYAN, Qatar - Brazil forward Neymar will train later on Sunday and is set to play for the five-times champions in their World Cup last-16 match against South Korea after recovering from an ankle injury, coach Tite said.

Neymar suffered the injury in Brazil's opening 2-0 win over Serbia, which ruled him out of their 1-0 win over Switzerland and the shock defeat by Cameroon, one of a series of injury problems within the squad.

"Neymar will train today in the afternoon and if he trains well he will play," Tite told a news conference.

OFFICIAL: Christian Pulisic cleared to play vs. Netherlands on Saturday

The U.S. men's national team said Friday that forward Christian Pulisic will play in Saturday's Round of 16 World Cup match against the Netherlands in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

The hero of Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Iran to advance out of Group B and into the knockout stage, Pulisic had been counting on playing all along. The team confirmed in a social media post on Friday afternoon that he, indeed, would play.

USA receives good news on the injury front with Pulisic and Sargent improving

The U.S. men's national team officially lists Christian Pulisic as day-to-day for Saturday's Round of 16 World Cup match against the Netherlands in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

But if the hero of Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Iran to advance out of Group B has his way, he'll play.

"(I'm) doing everything in my power to be able to be out there on the field on Saturday," Pulisic said at a news conference Thursday in Doha.

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