Aston Villa have suffered a major blow after Youri Tielemans was ruled out for up to 10 weeks with an ankle injury, Afrosport reports. The Belgian midfielder sustained the problem in Villa's 2-0 win over Newcastle United at St James' Park on Sunday after a clash with Lewis Miley and was replaced in the 74th minute. The absence of Tielemans adds to Villa's growing list of...
Belgium head coach Rudi Garcia has selected Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans as the captain of the national team, Afrosport reports. The Belgium captaincy has been rotated since Garcia was appointed as head coach as a replacement for Domenico Tedesco in January. The French tactician has now decided to pick Tielemans, who is of DR Congo heritage, to captain the Red Devils on a permanent basis....
The UEFA Champions League makes for a great football spectacle, and the new 36-team league format has the whole world talking after the competition's opening matchday. 57 goals were scored in 18 matches and across 18 different venues as some of Europe's big hitters lived up to expectations in an entertaining round of matches. Put together by insights from its journalists and researchers, Afrosport has come...
Youri Tielemans says he is ready to face Bayern Munich next in the UEFA Champions League after Aston Villa recorded a resounding 3-0 win over Young Boys on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Belgian midfielder was on the scoresheet along with Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana to hand Villa a strong result after their 41-year return to Europe’s premier club competition. Tielemans however acknowledged that the...
The new 36-team league phase format of the UEFA Champions League kicked off on Tuesday with nail-biting matches between some of Europe’s best teams. Defending champions Real Madrid, and six-time winners Liverpool and Bayern Munich are surged to vitals victories in their respective opening matches. Los Blancos needed a big second half to see of German club VfB Stuttgart 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, with goals...
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