Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne fractured his nose and a bone around his left eye socket in Saturday's Champions League loss to Chelsea, the 29-year-old said on Sunday.
The Belgium international had to go off on the hour mark with a concussion injury in City's 1-0 defeat at Porto's Estádio do Dragão after an accidental clash with Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger left him on the ground.
As much as people love to hate on 2020 for being a crappy year, the sad truth is that as the calendar turns to 2021, our problems won’t magically go away. It’ll be many months — years even — until the Covid-19 vaccine can be fully administered to the global population. Most of the world’s governments are still doing everything in their power to ignore climate change. And let’s not forget police officers are still shooting unarmed Black men with near impunity. But one thing the change in year will bring about is more games on the 2021 USWNT schedule.
Watch out NWSL: Alex Morgan is on fire and the league’s long-dormant potential powerhouse is awakening. There might be no stopping the Pride — at least until the Olympics roll around.
Before the NWSL match between N.C. Courage and Orlando Pride on Saturday, Courage coach Paul Riley said his Pride counterpart was still adjusting to the American league. Marc Skinner arrived in Orlando from England, where Riley said the pace is far slower.
A Clint Dempsey Nations League crossover is on the cards for viewers. The on-air talent team for the Concacaf Nations League dropped and has a plethora of familiar faces and former USMNT members.
CBS Sports Sets Concacaf Men’s Nations League Finals Announcer Lineup, Featuring Former USMNT Legendshttps://t.co/kDKJoF50VU pic.twitter.com/HrZHmiKYGx
England's Steph Houghton, Ellen White and Lucy Bronze were included in Britain's 18-member women's soccer squad for the Tokyo Olympics announced on Thursday, Team GB said.
Scotland's Caroline Weir and Kim Little along with Wales' Sophie Ingle were the only non-English players selected.
Welcoming our women's football squad for #Tokyo2020 ⚽
La Federación Mexicana de Fútbol lleva años pidiendo a sus aficionados que se abstengan de utilizar un grito homófobo muy popular en sus estadios, tanto en sus partidos de la Liga MX como a nivel internacional, cuando juega la selección nacional. Ahora está recibiendo la ayuda de la FIFA.
Se juegue en Argentina, Estados Unidos o en el País del Nunca Jamás, la Copa América está a la vuelta de la esquina. Uno de los partidos más atractivos de la fase de grupos será el que mida a la selección anfitriona con Chile, el próximo 13 de junio, en el Monumental de Buenos Aires. El duelo aún trae esquirlas de las ediciones 2015 y 2016 y tendrá a Messi enfrentando a uno de los peores demonios que viven en su cabeza.
On Monday Gregg Berhalter announced the 23 players that will represent the USMNT in Denver at the CONCACAF Nations League finals. The list comprised of four players from Major League Soccer and the other 19 scattered across Europe.
Here's the full roster.
Goalkeepers:
Zack Steffen (Manchester City)
Ethan Horvath (Club Brugge)
David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake)
Defenders:
John Brooks (Wolfsburg)
Tim Ream (Fulham)
Matt Miazga (Anderlecht)
It could be a busy summer of international soccer in the United States this summer, with a report out of South America that the delayed Copa America tournament could find its way north.
#CopaAmérica in USA picking up momentum!
Brasil y Venezuela jugarán su primer partido de la Copa América este 14 de junio. El duelo es de dos selecciones nacionales con recorridos muy diferentes en la historia de esta competición.
La Vinotinto busca dar la sorpresa y comenzar el torneo de la mejor forma posible, venciendo al actual campeón y claro candidato a ganar el título. Por su parte, Brasil quiere seguir su excelente racha y obtener el bicampeonato de la mano de su entrenador.