Bazenheid · 2. Liga Interregional - Group 1 · Midfielder · #0 · Switzerland · 33 yrs
Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah has been called up to England's World Cup squad after Newcastle United full-back Tino Livramento was ruled out of the tournament. Livramento suffered a calf injury during training on Sunday. England begin their World Cup bid against Croatia on Wednesday.
Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento has been ruled out of England's World Cup campaign with a calf injury, with Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah called up to replace the full-back. Livramento suffered a calf injury during training on Sunday. England begin their World Cup bid against Croatia on Wednesday.
Uruguay were utterly dominant against Saudi Arabia in their World Cup opener, but had to come from behind to salvage a late 1-1 draw. The post ‘We had to win this game’ – Bielsa rues Uruguay’s lapse in standards during Saudi draw appeared first on SoccerNews.
Every manager who works with Bukayo Saka ends up saying the same thing: "We have to be careful." During his time as England boss, Sir Gareth Southgate repeatedly talked about tailoring Saka's programme and avoiding unnecessary load. In the 2023-24 campaign - the heaviest season of his career - Saka played 59 matches, logged 4,756 minutes and completed 26 full games.
Bukayo Saka says winning the Premier League with Arsenal has given him "even more hunger" to achieve similar success with England at the World Cup. The 24-year-old played 31 times as the Gunners ended their 22-year wait for a league title, and is expected to start for the Three Lions in Wednesday's Group L opener against Croatia. Saka only started 25 Premier League matches across the campaign and had his minutes managed as he recovered from hip and Achilles issues during the run-in.
During 101 minutes of action in Los Angeles, Iran were finally able to focus on football. The buildup, of course, had been unprecedented, messy and chaotic. But then, in the aftermath of an entertaining draw with New Zealand, Iran’s captain, Mehdi Taremi, described their World Cup as a “disaster”, explaining how Fifa president Gianni Infantino went into their dressing room to hear their concerns, and head coach Amir Ghalenoei labelled them the “most oppressed” team at the tournament after being forced to return to Mexico after the game.A charter flight from LAX was scheduled for 11pm local time. It was a lively end to a relatively drama-free occasion, despite pre-match protests and an underlying anxiety around how the team would be greeted by their own supporters. What, really, were the emotions flowing through their veins as they took to the pitch? A few hours earlier Donald Trump, in France before the G7 summit, said a peace deal had been signed after almost four months of war. Infantino, who in effect recently admitted he is powerless to prevent the chaos that continues to plague Iran’s preparations and overshadow their participation, was up in the VIP seats. Continue reading...
