Everton manager Rafael Benitez revealed Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be sidelined for more than two or three weeks after missing Monday s 3-1 win over Burnley with toe and quad injuries.
The 24-year-old England international had scored in Everton s opening three Premier League matches but was not part of the matchday squad against the Clarets.
Calvert-Lewin has been playing through injuries and Benitez revealed the full extent, stating he will be sidelined for several weeks to recover.
“It could be longer, he broke his toe, then was playing with an injection, with pain, it was not easy for him, Benitez said.
He was not training with the rest of the team and that is the reason, I think, why he had the problem.
For me, it will be longer than two o…
Serbia triumphed over Norway in Oslo on Wednesday to secure the top spot in their Nations League group and promotion to the League A, courtesy of goals from Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic and Fulham s Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Speaking to the press ahead of the match, Serbia boss Dragan Stojkovic was asked about his plans to stop Manchester City star Erling Haaland.
Stojkovic obviously went for humour when talking about a 22-year-old striker who has so far scored 14 goals in 10 matches in all competitions for the reigning Premier League champions. Nonetheless, Serbia emerged from the match with a clean sheet despite Haaland being on the pitch from the first to the final whistle.
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A group of Ligue 1 clubs including Paris Saint-Germain are taking legal action against a decision to allow Monaco to operate tax-free.
A dispute between Monaco and French football s governing body, the LFP, was resolved last month after the club had initially refused to pay money in relation to national tax laws because they are based in the Monegasque principality.
The cash-rich club ultimately agreed a deal with the LFP that will see them pay a voluntary lump-sum of €50million to continue playing within Monaco and in the top flight.
However, a number of France s top clubs have been angered by the decision, and have now opted to pursue legal action in order to abolish the agreement.
A statement released on Bordeaux s official website read: The LFP decided, fol…
Crystal Palace welcome Swansea City to Selhurst Park on Sunday for the first Premier League meeting between the clubs.
The sides have played out 16 league fixtures in their history, with the most recent clash coming at the Liberty Stadium in the Championship in January 2011 a game Swansea won 3-0.
The Welsh club also ran out 3-0 victors on their last visit to Selhurst Park in October 2010 and historically hold the upper hand over their London-based counterparts, having won eight of their 16 previous league matches, compared to Palace’s four successes.
And Michael Laudrup s men will go into this clash high on confidence after their comprehensive 3-0 win over Valencia in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.
That result means Swansea are now unbeaten in their last …
Speaking after the 3-1 win over Rotherham United in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, Everton manager Marco Silva for Sandro Ramirez to stay with the club this season.
Ramirez spent the second half of last season on loan at Sevilla, and he seemingly remains out of favor at Goodison Park despite starting against Rotherham, where Silva fielded a heavily rotated line-up.
Still, the manager claims he believes in the player and is keen to work with him as part of the squad. He admits, however, that it s sometimes hard to keep a player who wants to play but isn t getting much game-time, and adds that being in the starting XI for Everton is hard for any player, not just Ramirez.
The former Barcelona player endured a very disappointing 2017/18 season, both with Everton whe…
Gareth Southgate said the England job is not something you should give away lightly after the manager signed a new contract.
After leading England to the World Cup semi-finals in Russia, the Football Association (FA) rewarded Southgate with fresh terms through until after Qatar 2022.
Former Middlesbrough boss Southgate, 48, still had two years remaining on the deal signed following Sam Allardyce s departure in November 2016.
Discussing his extension, Southgate said: You can have great relationships with your clubs and I did with mine I had really special relationships with all three of my clubs – but emotionally the national team has always been the biggest thing for me.
You know that with the national team it means more than anything else you are eve…
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Hoping to pick up their first victory of the season this weekend, Southampton will welcome Wolves to St. Mary s on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, managing to book their spot in the fourth round of this year s EFL Cup away at Championship outfit Sheffield United in midweek, Southampton should be looking to build off of that momentum. While the Saints might still be looking for their first Premier League victory since opening the 2021/22 campaign, Head Coach Ralph Hasenhüttl has been filled with praise for his side s recent displays. Facing what has been a tricky fixture list at the start of the season, the one-time RB Leipzig boss saw his side put in an eye-catching performance last weekend. Putting in a rugged d…
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford hopes to be cleared to resume light contact training as he steps up his recovery from shoulder surgery.
The England international has not played for the Red Devils this season after undergoing an operation on a long-standing shoulder issue in July.
United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stated that he does not expect Rashford to be back in contention until after the international break next month.
Rashford provided an update with a Twitter post on Monday.
He posted: Happy Monday. I see the doctor on Friday for a consultation. All being well, I will get the green to join in with contact training again.
Rashford then added: *light* I suppose I was so happy to tell everybody I missed a word.
*light* I s…
Nicolas Burdisso has revealed that he could leave Roma if he feels his 2014 FIFA World Cup chances are being jeopardised.
The Argentina international who joined on a permanent deal from Inter in 2010 having spent the previous season on loan with the club has found himself largely out of Rudi Garcia s plans this season, featuring in just three of the opening 13 Serie A games.
In contrast, the defender played in 25 of Roma s 38 league games last term and while he is willing to be patient, Burdisso is concerned that his continued first-team absence will hamper his chances of being selected for next year s tournament in Brazil.
I will do all I can to be part of the World Cup squad, he is quoted to have said by Corriere dello Sport. If necessary, I ll even think about leavi…
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – A miserable weekend for African club football giants Al-Ahly of Egypt ended with a 1-0 Champions League loss at Algerian outfit JS Kabylie.
The driver lost control of the bus carrying the record six-time champions to a training session in eastern city Tizi-Ouzou during heavy rain and narrowly avoided skidding off the road.
And an eve-of-match attack on the same bus by unknown stone throwers shattered glass and defender Ahmed al-Sayed and striker Osama Hosny needed medical attention.
A Cairo attack on a bus carrying the Algeria World Cup team last November and clashes between rival supporters after a play-off in Sudan a week later soured relations between the North African countries.
Traditional poor travellers Ahly came to eastern …