MANCHESTER — Manchester City midfielder Rodri will miss the rest of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament, manager Pep Guardiola confirmed on Friday in a big blow to his team's quest for a fifth consecutive Premier League title.
Rodri underwent surgery for the injury earlier on Friday, Guardiola said.
Pep Guardiola Rodri update
Endrick has only received one red card in his career, however he should’ve seen his second on Tuesday during Real Madrid’s 3-2 victory vs. Alavés.
In the 83rd minute the 18-year-old was shown a yellow card for a skirmish with defender Santiago Mouriño. A look at the replay shows that the Madrid phenom was lucky to stay on the field.
Endrick blatantly launched a knee to the groin of Mouriño in a rush of blood.
Endrick knees opponent in the groin
Former Everton and United States men’s national team goalkeeper Tim Howard says that Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and his tactics have had a negative impact on the sport. The Tim Howard Pep Guardiola comment has garnered plenty of attention.
Howard shared his opinion during an appearance on the new podcast “It’s Called Soccer” with Rebecca Lowe, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville.
Safe to say he’s not exactly a big fan of Ronaldo’s...
Cristiano Ronaldo — inarguably one of the greatest soccer players of all time — recently became the only player in history to score 900 goals. He's a living legend.
United States women's national team forward Trinity Rodman exited the field area in a wheelchair during the Washington Spirit's 3-0 loss to the Kansas City Current on Friday, which her agent attributed to an "intense back spasm."
That's what Mike Senkowski told The Washington Post Saturday about Rodman, adding her back remained bothersome the morning after.
Trinity Rodman injury
A former referee has admitted to have spared Lionel Messi from a second yellow card in return for his match-worn shirt.
Chilean refereee, Carlos Chandía, has confessed to having purposefully avoided giving Messi a booking. And all in the plan to receive the Argentine’s jersey at the end of a match.
Chandía was in charge of the 2007 Copa America semifinal match between Argentina and Mexico, with the Albiceleste blowing past El Tri with a 3-0 scoreline. 20-year-old Messi scored a beautiful lob to seal his country’s spot in the final.
MANCHESTER — Players could be close to strike action over the amount of games they are required to play, Manchester City midfielder Rodri warned on Tuesday on the eve of their Champions League opener against Inter Milan.
Expanded Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup formats, alongside enlarged national team competitions, has made for a greater number of games for top teams and players, and Rodri is the latest to say the workload is too great.
Rodri strike claim
New U.S. men’s national team head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, held his first press conference since being officially announced into the USMNT’s bench on Tuesday.
Lionel Messi is back ladies and gentlemen. At least, that’s the report from Inter Miami and head coach Tata Martino.
The Herons head coach announced that Messi is available for selection as Inter Miami host the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.
"Yes, he's fine now," Martino said. "Yesterday he returned to training, he's under consideration for (Saturday). We'll define our strategy for him after today's session, but he's available."
The club also posted that he’ll be back for the Union showdown.
Lionel Messi return from injury
New United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino believes that one of his team’s biggest inspirations should be the U.S. women’s national team.
Pochettino spoke at his first press conference on Friday since officially being announced as the new USMNT head coach. Expectations are high for the world-renowned manager as he tries to get this team in poor form prepared for the biggest tournament of their lives in two years.