Newcastle United defender Florian Lejeune has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
The 27-year-old sustained what the club have described as significant damage to his left knee during Saturday s 1-0 Premier League home defeat to Crystal Palace.
The defender will now miss his side s final five matches of 2018-19, as they battle to avoid relegation to the Championship.
Newcastle United can confirm defender Florian Lejeune sustained a significant knee injury during Saturday s game against Crystal Palace, Newcastle said in a statement.
The 27-year-old was forced off on a stretcher during the second half at St James Park after injuring his left knee – not the knee injured during pre-season which saw him miss the start of the campai…
Radja Nainggolan has criticised Mauro Icardi for his recent absence from the Inter side, claiming his team-mates paid the price for an off-field dispute.
Icardi was out of action for almost two months after being stripped of the Nerazzurri captaincy in February, with agent and wife Wanda Nara reportedly angering club officials with comments she made about the team before insisting her husband, sat in the stands, was available to play.
The Argentina forward finally returned with a goal and an assist at Genoa last week to boost Inter s hopes of Champions League qualification.
While Nainggolan is glad to have Icardi back, he does not believe the issues between himself and his wife and the club should have been allowed to impact the team.
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Competition: La Liga
Market: Real Madrid to beat Celta Vigo
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Spain s top league returns for yet another massive round of fixtures as every side in the league looks to pick up a vital three points from their game this weekend. With Barcelona building their advantage at the top, every side in the top-half is looking to keep pace with them, and with this in mind, Real Madrid travel to face Celta Vigo on Sunday.
Celta Vigo have been struggling this season and they are in need of a positive run of games that would help them to move away from the relegation zone. After 17 games they have won six, drawn three and lost eight, while they have scored 30 goals and conceded 25 times. This has all helped Celta to pick up 21 points for the season so far,…
The Football Association has welcomed the publication of a new anti-racism manifesto backed by Manchester City star Raheem Sterling.
England forward Sterling has spoken in favour of the campaign, from The Times, which called for radical changes to be made in football.
Up and down the game, across the world, black and Asian players, fans and coaches are subjected to racism, Sterling wrote in the newspaper. Every day, from park football to the Champions League.
Sterling himself has been a victim of alleged racist abuse this season, both while playing for City at Chelsea and also for his country during a Euro 2020 qualifier in Montenegro, and called for teams to be docked nine-points if their fans are found to be guilty of racism.
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Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has warned Merseyside counterpart Simon Mignolet that he may face an uncertain Liverpool future.
Mignolet was hailed as one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League by Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers when he arrived at Anfield from Sunderland in June 2013.
But the Belgium international s performance levels have dipped this season and Rodgers sent out a clear statement of intent by dropping him for last Sunday s Premier League clash at Manchester United in favour of Brad Jones, who has been promised a prolonged run in the first team.
Howard has sympathy for Mignolet and is blunt over what could happen next for the 26-year-old.
I ll be honest and I think it s a hard road back now, Howard is quoted as saying by the Daily…