Jude Bellingham suffered a muscle injury in his left leg in Real Madrid's 2-1 win over nine-man Rayo Vallecano in La Liga on Sunday, Afrosport reports. The English midfielder picked up the injury in the ninth minute when he grabbed his thigh in discomfort before signalling to the bench and was replaced by 2025 Africa Cup of Nations top scorer Brahim Diaz. Bellingham underwent tests after...
Crystal Palace will go up against Dutch Eredivisie giants AZ Alkmaar and French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg in the league phase of the 2025-26 UEFA Conference League, following Friday’s draw ceremony at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, Afrosport reports. The Eagles secured their place in the league phase after their 1-0 aggregate victory over Fredrikstad in the final qualification round on Thursday. The South London club’s...
Matchday 17 in the Spanish La Liga provided another blockbuster result as champions Real Madrid were held to a 3-3 draw in an enthralling six-goal thriller at Rayo Vallecano. Unai Lopez gave the home side the lead inside four minutes at the Estadio de Vallecas, and Ghana international Abdul Mumin nodded past Thibaut Courtois to double Rayo's lead in the 36th minute. Madrid, however, had other...
Youssef En-Nesyri scored a brace on his return from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as Sevilla defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-1 on Monday night in their continuous fight for La Liga survival. The 26-year-old had been on international duty with the Atlas Lions in Ivory Coast, scoring once as the tournament favourites were knocked out by South Africa in the round of 16. En-Nesyri wasted no...
Matchday 5 in La Liga begins on Friday with Rayo Vallecano taking on Alaves in a mid-table clash at the Estadio de Vallecas. After winning their first two games of the new campaign, Vallecano have lost their last two with a combined score of 8-nil and Los Franjirrojos will be hoping to get back to winning ways while playing in front of their home fans. On...
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