LONDON — Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka is set to be sidelined for more than two months after an operation on a hamstring injury, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday.
"He had a procedure, everything went well but unfortunately he will be out for many, many weeks," the Spaniard told reporters after Arsenal beat Ipswich 1-0 to go second in the Premier League table.
Bukayo Saka hamstring injury
Injury issues continue to plague AC Milan with leading scorer Christian Pulisic now out of Sunday's Serie A clash against AS Roma after a setback during his recovery, coach Paulo Fonseca said.
"I expected to have Pulisic. He is fine, he has recovered from his calf problem, but in the last two days he has had an ankle problem," the coach said about the U.S. international.
"It has arisen in the recovery process and he is not ready to play tomorrow, not even for the bench."
Pulisic injury setback
A Cristiano Ronaldo Ligue 1 comment is making the rounds on social media after the Al Nassr star forward said the Saudi Pro League is superior to France’s top flight. He then doubled down and said that Ligue 1 only has PSG, and the rest of the league is “finished.”
The comments were made during the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, UAE, on Friday. Ronaldo, who was named Best Middle East Player 2024 at the award show, was asked about where the Saudi League ranks compared to a league like France’s Ligue 1.
CR7 didn’t hold back.
Conceding two olimpico goals in the space of two weeks… only Manchester United.
Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Manchester United in yet another lackluster display from Rúben Amorim’s men, with the relegation-fighting club keeping a clean sheet in the 2-0 Boxing Day win at home aganst the Red Devils.
This most-recent defeat was Manchester United’s fourth loss in their last five Premier League games, with captain Bruno Fernandes earning a red card in the opening minutes of the second half after receiving a second yellow.
Manchester City failed to win again on Thursday with a 1-1 draw against Everton that saw Phil Foden pulling shorts down on opponents in another lackluster performance.
Thursday’s result means that Pep Guardiola’s side have won just one of their last THIRTEEN games across all competitions. It’s a poor run of form never seen from Pep’s City teams over the previous years.
One moment from Thursday’s draw that provided an accurate representation of City’s current situation was Foden clinging on to Armando Broja’s shorts for dear life.
An incredible Paul Mullin goal vs Blackpool was a late Christmas gift for Wrexham as every American’s favorite Welsh club secured a 2-1 victory on Thursday.
Wrexham achieved back-to-back promotions and now play with some of the bigger clubs in League One (England’s third tier on the soccer ladder). On Thursday the club owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continued their chase for a third promotion with some help from star striker Mullin.
After conceding in the third minute, Wrexham responded with a Mullin missile in the 24th minute.
The Ronaldo-Messi rivalry is still present to this day, even at the start of the Portuguese’s YouTube career. Well, kind of…
Cristiano Ronaldo sparked a buzz among fans with a witty response to taunts about Lionel Messi in a video with YouTuber, MrBeast.
U.S. men’s national team star Weston McKennie is having yet another remarkable season with Juventus, scoring his fourth goal of the season for the Serie A giants in their battle to climb up the league table.
Watch: Weston McKennie goal vs. Monza
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with a dominant but chaotic 6-3 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday thanks to doubles from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah.
Diaz met Trent Alexander-Arnold's beautiful cross with a diving header to open the scoring before Alexis Mac Allister nodded home from close range to double Liverpool's lead, but James Maddison pulled one back four minutes before half-time.
It was only a matter of time, folks.
Kylian Mbappé had yet another standout for performance for Real Madrid in their 4-2 LaLiga home win over Sevilla on Sunday, scoring the game-opener with an absolute screamer from outside the box.
Watch: Mbappé goal vs. Sevilla
The recently-turned 26-year-old received the ball from outside the box, looked up towards goal and hit a bullet at Álvaro Fernández’s goal to make it 1-0 just 10 minutes into the match.