ALL POSTS TAGGED "Injuries" - Page 4
Injury News
/ 439 days agoBad news for Man Utd: New arrival withdraws from national team
Sofyan Amrabat, a fresh addition to Manchester United, has been sidelined with an injury and must miss international duty with Morocco. The last couple weeks have been a hard ride for the English club. The results just are not there for them on the field, and things are also deteriorating off the field. The Antony […]
Chelsea
/ 444 days agoDate of Reece James' injury comeback to Chelsea announced
Chelsea's continued absence of key players is a major contributing factor to their Premier League struggle for points. The Blues’ troubles with injuries have been a constant theme throughout the last year. Mauricio Pochettino's squad is missing several high-caliber players right now, and their absence has really been felt in the new campaign. The situation […]
Chelsea
/ 447 days agoInjury woes at Chelsea: Pochettino gives update on Levi Colwill
While playing AFC Wimbledon on Wednesday, Chelsea faced devastating injury news regarding Levi Colwill. The young Englishman started all three games for the Blues in the Premier League. He earned his first start in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. After falling behind to a James Tilley penalty in the 19th minute, the Blues rallied for […]
Injury News
/ 449 days agoVarane adds to United injury woes, time on sidelines revealed
The injury bug has struck Manchester United hard, and things are worse now that Raphael Varane is spending time on the sidelines. Old Trafford has been with a limited choice of defenders since Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia joined the treatment room, and now the Frenchman has chimed in. The seriousness of Varane's injury has […]
Arsenal
/ 466 days agoArsenal lose top summer signing due to injury on his EPL debut
Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka scored for Arsenal on an injury hit afternoon in their season-opening victory against Nottingham Forest. All three of the team's summer acquisitions were given starting roles by Mikel Arteta. But he unexpectedly benched Gabriel for tactical reasons, breaking his streak of 73 straight Premier League appearances. Tens of thousands of […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 756 days agoKlopp blames Liverpool slow start on injuries
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp referenced injuries as the culprit for the club's lackluster start to the season. The Reds currently have six players on the sidelines with various injuries/illnesses. Throughout the early stages of the current campaign, Liverpool even had 19 different players miss at least one match. Speaking ahead of his club's Champions League […]
USMNT
/ 926 days agoUSMNT injury crisis rearing its ugly head before World Cup
On May 7, Miles Robinson went down with an injury that required a stretcher for the center back. Testing in the following days confirmed that the USMNT and Atlanta United defender ruptured his Achilles tendon. His surgery on Monday, May 9, all but confirmed his absence from the World Cup in Qatar set for November […]
FIFA
/ 1114 days agoHow playing too many games takes a toll on soccer players
Playing too many games is one of the main issues surrounding the current landscape of soccer. With international breaks and competitions overlapping with players' club seasons, there are small windows of true rest. For instance, players in the Premier League, La Liga and the Bundesliga often cannot take breaks that some of the more privileged […]
FA
/ 5322 days agoWhy Have There Been More Injuries This Premier League Season?
If someone was counting the number of times a stretcher has come on the pitch this Premier League season, I have a strong suspicion that this would be a record breaking season for all the wrong reasons. Watching the very physical game between Everton and Fulham this past Sunday was like seeing a boxing match […]
Leagues: EPL
/ 5616 days agoStay Fit, Keep Xabi, Masch: Liverpool Can Win... part 2
Click here for Part 1 Last season, Gerrard and Torres missed substantial chunks of play. And Liverpool suffered for it. When they were both fit, Liverpool hit some astounding results: v. Real Madrid: 4-0; v. Chelsea 2-0; v. Villa 5-0; and @ United 4-1!!! They even managed strong results against big sides with one or […]
General
/ 5644 days agoThe Curse Of Michael Owen
In 2004, he left Liverpool for Real Madrid in search of Champions League glory. Early on, Madrid mostly shackled him to their bench and later ducked out to Juventus in the first knock-out round. The Liverpool players bounced on the big stage in Istanbul: lifting the trophy without him. The next season, after Liverpool didn't […]
Leagues: Serie A
/ 5929 days agoSerie A Match Day One Predictions
Let the GAMES BEGIN! Okay I'm sure you're all wondering what are we doing at Serie A Talk, predictions with no club previews? Well there are tons of sites offering previews and they all sound very similar so if you want the low-down I'll list'em for you at the end of my predictions for Serie A Match Day Uno. […]