Arsenal have confirmed that Victoria Pelova has sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury while on international duty with the Netherlands.
The 25-year-old, who scored two goals and provided seven assists during the 2023–24 Women s Super League campaign for the Gunners, is expected to undergo surgery in the coming days, but it is not the first time an Arsenal player has suffered an injury of this nature.
England pair Beth Mead and Leah Williamson were forced to miss the 2023 Women s World Cup, with Pelova s compatriot Vivianne Miedema also missing out on the tournament in Australia because of the same issue.
In a statement, Arsenal said: Victoria was substituted after her knee extended in the 12th minute of the Netherlands UEFA Women s Championship qual…
Orlando City star Alexandre Pato suggested Milan technical director Paolo Maldini knows the striker is ready to return to San Siro.
Pato is plying his trade in MLS for Orlando, where he is contracted until December 2022, but hinted at his willingness to move back to Milan.
The Brazil international scored 51 goals in 177 appearances for the Rossoneri during his time in Serie A between 2007 and 2013 before joining Corinthians.
The 32-year-old believes he still has what it takes to compete in the Italian top flight, which Stefano Pioli s side lead by two points ahead of Inter, who have played a game fewer.
Orlando is fine and I still have a contract, but Maldini knows it: I would be ready, he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Now I have matured, I …
Manchester City and Liverpool are going from one blockbuster meeting to another, and an FA Cup semi-final awaits on Saturday for Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.
It would be easy to assume this is almost customary when teams are as dominant as City and Liverpool have been domestically of late, but it is not strictly the case.
Their Wembley showdown will be just the third FA Cup semi-final clash of the Premier League era between teams who have begun the day in the top two of the latter competition.
Considering this is the 30th season of the Premier League, it goes to show such showdowns cannot be taken for granted.
It has been even more rare for the eventual top two in the Premier League to contest an FA Cup final, with Chelsea denying Manchester United a…
Leeds United 0-4 Manchester City: Guardiola´s men return to Premier League summit with Elland Road r
Manchester City kept the outcome of the Premier League title race in their hands with a 4-0 win over Leeds United.
After Liverpool claimed a 1-0 victory at Newcastle United earlier on Saturday, City needed a win to regain a one-point advantage in their hard-fought battle with the Reds.
City faced few problems in grinding out the result they needed, with Rodri and Nathan Ake converting from set-pieces in either half before Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho wrapped up the points late on.
Pep Guardiola s men simply need to win each of their four remaining games to wrap up the Premier League title, while Leeds remain in danger of relegation after slipping to 17th.
The visitors rested several players, including Kevin De Bruyne, ahead of Wednesday s trip to Real Ma…
Andreas Cornelius struck twice in the second half as France s Nations League title defence began with a shock 2-1 loss to Denmark in Paris.
France took the lead through Karim Benzema at the Stade de France, the venue where he lifted the Champions League with Real Madrid six days earlier, but they were unable to see out the win.
Trabzonspor striker Cornelius volleyed in a delightful equaliser soon after being introduced from the substitutes bench and then fired in a winner two minutes from time to stun France, who lost Kylian Mbappe to a first-half injury.
Denmark join Austria, who beat Croatia 3-0 elsewhere on Friday, at the top of Group A1.
Cornelius with two goals against France to give Denmark the lead!
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Former England midfielder Izzy Christiansen believes an English team winning the Champions League would be “massive” for the Women’s Super League.
No English team has won the competition except Arsenal in 2007, although Chelsea have come within touching distance of the trophy after reaching the 2021 final, but were beaten 4-0 by Barcelona in Gothenburg.
The Blues are hoping to go one step further this season as they continue their campaign with two semi-final ties against Barcelona this month and Christiansen believes an English Champions League winner would be beneficial for the WSL.
“Chelsea have been knocking on the door for the last three or four seasons with the Champions League,” she told the PA news agency.
“Everyone knows you almost ha…
Daniel Maldini, son of Italy great Paolo, made his international debut in their 4-1 win over Israel, becoming the third generation of his family to play for the Azzurri.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Mateo Retegui and Davide Frattesi scored the goals, ensuring they remained top of their Nations League group after four games.
Maldini came on as a 74th-minute substitute to replace Giacomo Raspadori on Monday, with his father, who earned 126 caps for the national team, watching from the stands.
It is the first time three generations of a family have played for Italy s national team, with Paolo Maldini s final match coming 22 years and 118 days ago, while Cesare Maldini, Daniel s grandfather, played for the last time 61 years and one day ago.
I m happy that my parent…
Robert Lewandowski s return to Bayern Munich was not a fruitful endeavour as a wasteful Barcelona were swept aside in a 2-0 Champions League defeat.
Second-half goals from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane condemned Xavi s side to yet another loss in Bavaria, a historically poor hunting ground for the Catalan giants.
Barcelona were unable to capitalise on a dominant first half, with Lewandowski spurning some fine opportunities, while Pedri struck the post after the visitors had fallen two behind.
A fightback never appeared likely, with Bayern producing a stellar display in the second period after a frustrating first 45 minutes.
After an end-to-end start, Barcelona looked the more threatening, with Pedri forcing Manuel Neuer to make a smart save and Lewando…
Premier League strugglers Newcastle United have confirmed Rob Elliot will miss a number of months due to a knee injury, ruling the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper out of Euro 2016.
Elliot was injured during Ireland s 2-2 international friendly draw against Slovakia on Tuesday and Newcastle, who are 19th, revealed he has damaged his anterior cruciate ligament.
Rob has returned to Newcastle and has been assessed by the club s doctor, a Newcastle statement read.
He will now commence a programme of treatment and rehabilitation. Regrettably, the severity of this injury will rule Rob out for a number of months.
Everyone connected with Newcastle United wishes Rob the very best for his recovery.
Thank you to everyone for their kind messages.will com…
Gareth Bale has been included in Wales squad for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia, despite missing Real Madrid s win over Real Valladolid on Sunday through injury.
The forward appeared to suffer an ankle injury last week during Madrid s shock 4-1 home loss to Ajax in the Champions League which dumped the holders out of the competition at the last-16 stage.
Bale was then not involved as Madrid came from behind to beat Valladolid, which proved to be Santiago Solari s final match in charge before Zinedine Zidane s return to the club was confirmed on Monday.
Wales boss Ryan Giggs has included Bale as part of his 31-man squad for the friendly with Trinidad and Tobago next Wednesday and the nation s first Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia four day…