Ousmane Dembele will need surgery on the knee injury he suffered while on duty with France at Euro 2020.
The Barcelona winger was hurt after coming on as a substitute for Les Bleus in the 1-1 draw with Hungary, managing just 30 minutes on the pitch before being replaced by Thomas Lemar on Saturday.
After undergoing scans, France confirmed on Monday that Dembele would be unable to play any further part in the tournament.
His club have carried out further tests on the issue, revealing a dislocation of the biceps tendon in his right knee. In a statement on Tuesday, Barca announced the player will require surgical treatment.
While no timetable was provided for his recovery, reports in the Spanish media suggest he could be sidelined for three to four mont…
Aston Villa have opened talks with Jack Grealish over a new contract, according to . Meanwhile, Manchester City are preparing an offer of £100 million for his services.
There has been a lot of talk about the Villa captain lately, with many in England critical of national team boss Gareth Southgate not starting him in the first two matches of the ongoing European Championship. Southgate succumbed in the end, and the 25-year-old attacking midfielder was named in the starting XI of their final group game, helping them beat the Czech Republic by 1-0.
Manchester City are working hard on rebuilding their attacking line, following the departure of Sergio Aguero. They ve already had a £100m bid refused for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane and they re expected to continue …
Nigeria s Olympic football team will play in a four-nation invitational tournament in Morocco next month according to the Nigerian Football Federation.
The team is under the tutelage of coach Austin Eguavoen and will engage in the tournament ahead of campaigning in the eight-nation CAF under-23 competition, where three African representatives will emerge to play at the London 2012 games.
It is Nigeria’s last hope to secure representation at an international competition next year after the senior team failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations. The women’s team also failed to earn a ticket to the London games.
Eguavoen is presently on a tour of Europe where he is trying to secure agreements with his players’ clubs for their release during the main comp…
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya has promised to help the Houston Dynamo deliver the knockout blow in Sunday’s MLS Cup final.
De La Hoya, the boxing legend turned promoter, owns a minority stake in the Texas club.
He plans to visit the Dynamo locker room before the clash with favourites Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center to motivate his players to spring a major upset.
I will definitely be going in there to give the guys a motivational speech, De La Hoya told the Yahoo! Sports website.
The Galaxy has great players but I believe in our team and what they are capable of.
They have the hunger and belief to win the trophy and I think that a few words from my own experiences as an Olympian and a world champion can help them a little bit. …
Celtic striker John Guidetti could be dropped by manager Ronny Deila after four Scottish Premiership games without a goal.
Guidetti, who is on loan at Celtic from Manchester City this season, has not hit the back of the net in the league since last month and again fired blanks in his team s 2-1 loss at Dundee United on Sunday.
Instead, Leigh Griffiths got on the scoresheet for Deila s side, scoring just his second goal of the season after coming on for the final 12 minutes.
Injuries have meant Guidetti who has played just five senior games for City has barely played since he was on loan at Feyenoord in the 2011-12 season and Deila reckons it is understandable the 22-year-old Swede is suffering a little dip in form.
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Luis Suarez has lauded Steven Gerrard, claiming he experienced one of the best moments of his career with the Liverpool skipper.
Gerrard confirmed on Friday that he will leave Liverpool after 17 professional seasons with the Merseyside club, with MLS considered the most likely destination for the 34-year-old.
The captain should leave Liverpool with over 700 senior appearances to his name he currently has 695 and over 500 games in the Premier League, with just six left to achieve the latter milestone.
Suarez played alongside Gerrard at Liverpool for three-and-a-half seasons, before joining Barcelona ahead of this campaign, and considers the English midfielder a friend.
With you I have lived one of the best moments of my career in a stadium [Anfield], Suar…
Lewis Grabban returned to haunt former club Norwich City as he scored twice in Sunderland s 3-1 Championship win at Carrow Road on Sunday.
Grabban, who found the net in the Black Cats opening-day 1-1 draw with Derby County, continued a fruitful start to the season in the 27th minute by racing on to James Vaughan s flick to open the scoring against the run of play.
Aiden McGeady, another transfer-window recruit of new Sunderland boss Simon Grayson, doubled the visitors advantage with a peach of a strike from the edge of the penalty area on the hour mark.
The game was as good as over when McGeady teed up Grabban, who spent two years at Norwich between 2014 and 2016, for his second.
Grabban had a hat-trick for the day of sorts when he diverted the ball into …
Davide Santon has officially rejoined Serie A club Inter from Newcastle United on an initial loan deal.
Inter have confirmed the return of Davide Santon on loan from Newcastle United, with the Italian club retaining the option to make the move permanent.
Santon confirmed the switch earlier on Monday when he took to Facebook to state he was returning to San Siro.
The full-back departed San Siro for Premier League club Newcastle in August 2011 and has largely been a first-team regular at St James Park.
However, a knee injury has plagued Santon this term and he has failed to make a single league appearance in 2014-15.
Internazionale is pleased to announce the return on Davide Santon, read a statement on the club s official website. Santon joins on l…
that Genoa starlet Pietro Pellegri could have joined Manchester United a couple of years ago.
Having already scored 3 Serie A goals, the 16-year-old is rightly considered one of Italy’s hottest prospects and top European clubs are lining up for his services.
AC Milan and Juventus have already failed in their attempts to sign Pellegri, while BBC Sport claims that the youngster and his father rejected an approach from Manchester United back in 2015.
After impressing at the Manchester United Premier Cup in Salford, the striker was offered a visit to the club’s training ground, but he rejected the opportunity after speaking with his father, who now works as a team manager at Genoa.
Following the brace in the 3-2 defeat to Lazio, Pellegri seems to have n…
Kevin De Bruyne marked his 100th appearance for Manchester City with a typically dazzling display in a 7-2 thrashing of Stoke City in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Belgian recorded two assists and had a hand in two further goals as City ran riot to build a two-point lead from rivals Manchester United at the top of the Premier League.
De Bruyne has contributed 14 goals in his 69 Premier League appearances for the club, his only strike in the league this season a fabulous winner in a 1-0 triumph at champions Chelsea, while his 32 assists in the top-flight since he signed from Wolfsburg are more than any other player.
In all competitions, De Bruyne has 25 goals and 38 assists from his 100 games for City, contributing to a goal every 125 minutes in the club …