Chelsea defender Thiago Silva is set for a spell on the sidelines due to a knee injury he picked up in their 2-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the London Derby last Sunday. Although there is no timeframe for the length of the injury, the club fears the Brazilian has damaged his medial cruciate ligament after undergoing Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan, which potentially keeps him off...
Real Madrid’s defender David Alaba has been the latest recipient of racial abuse after his voting choice for the FIFA The Best Award was revealed. The former Bayern Munich defender, who is also the captain of the Austrian National Team, got horrific abuse from Los Blancos fans after it was made know that he voted for Lionel Messi ahead of his club teammate Karim Benzema. The...
Lionel Messi headlined the list of big winners recognized as the top performers in world football over the last year at the 2023 FIFA Best Awards held in Paris on Monday, February 27. The Paris Saint-Germain forward won the FIFA Men's Player Award for his amazing exploits in 2022. It was the second "Best" award of his career after his previous triumph in 2019. https://twitter.com/FIFAWorldCup/status/1630321578444554240?t=kBGloKx5yvBR_4raJktFSA&s=19 The...
Atlas Lions of Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi has been accused of sexual abuse by an unnamed woman on Monday. https://twitter.com/le_parisien/status/1630272400297275392?s=48&t=1e59xX7iiSNngnwA2_sx2A According to reports, the 23-year-old woman accused the Paris Saint-Germain right back of raping her on February 25 at his home. Although she reported the case to the local police over the weekend, it was said that she did not wish to press charges. However, French...
Argentina's World Cup-winning coach Lionel Scaloni has signed a new contract until 2026, as announced by the Argentine Football Association (AFA) on Monday. Scaloni, whose contract expired after Argentina's triumph at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, will remain with the Albiceleste until the next World Cup, which will be held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The former Argentine international agreed to the...
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