Jerome Boateng was forced off with an injury midway through the first half or the Champions League final.
Bayern Munich s centre-back went off at half-time with a muscular problem during the semi-final win over Lyon, but started against Paris Saint-Germain in Sunday s showpiece after passing a late fitness test.
However, the 31-year-old managed just 25 minutes before succumbing to an apparent recurrence of the injury he sustained in Bayern s previous outing.
Niklas Sule, who himself has endured an injury-hit campaign, came on as Boateng s replacement, as he did against Lyon.
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The change is the earliest a substitution has had to be made in a Champions League final since 2014, when A…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revealed midfielder Scott McTominay played with one eye in the first half of the team s Champions League victory against Paris Saint-Germain after losing a contact lens.
McTominay started alongside Fred and Bruno Fernandes in midfield and impressed as United upstaged last season s finalists PSG 2-1 in their Group H opener on Tuesday.
As Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Donny van de Beek watched from the bench in the first half, McTominay performed well for United, who took a 1-0 lead into the break thanks to Fernandes 23rd-minute penalty in Paris.
Anthony Martial s own goal in the 55th minute gifted PSG an equaliser, but Marcus Rashford netted United s match winner with three minutes remaining at Parc des Princes, where…
Los Angeles FC 3-3 Philadelphia Union (aet, 3-0 pens): Sub keeper McCarthy the hero as hosts win the
Los Angeles FC won a wild ride of an MLS Cup final as substitute goalkeeper John McCarthy emerged as the hero, saving two penalties in the shoot-out after an astonishing 3-3 draw.
In front of their own fans on Saturday, LAFC took the lead through Kellyn Acosta s deflected free-kick but were pegged back just before the hour when Daniel Gazdag scored his 24th goal of the season.
Jesus David Murillo headed LAFC back into the lead in the 83rd minute, but Jack Elliott stung the hosts with another leveller two minutes later.
English centre-back Elliott looked to have won it when he put Philadelphia back in front deep into extra time, after LAFC goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was sent off, but substitute Gareth Bale headed the hosts level in the eighth minute of stoppage tim…
Chelsea possess a similar spirit to Leicester City during their title-winning Premier League campaign in 2015-16, according to Ben Chilwell.
Frank Lampard s side have not suffered defeat in their past 17 games – excepting an EFL Cup exit at the hands of Tottenham on penalties – and sat two points off top in the Premier League going into the weekend.
Jurgen Klopp, the manager of reigning champions Liverpool, previously tipped Chelsea as the favourites to lift the trophy, but Lampard has been keen to steer clear of such talk.
Chilwell, 23, was a fringe member of the Leicester squad that completed a shock championship triumph four years ago and feels a similar atmosphere among the players at Stamford Bridge.
We re not looking that far ahead. What I m fi…
Flamengo head coach Dorival Junior brushed off speculation linking him with replacing Tite as Brazil s boss following his side s Copa Libertadores triumph over Athletico Paranaense.
The Rubro-Negro clinched their third Copa Libertadores crown with Saturday s 1-0 victory over Athletico after Gabriel Barbosa s strike in the 45th minute.
The title comes less than a fortnight after Junior, who took over at Flamengo in June, guided the club to the Copa do Brasil crown
Junior has been linked with the Brazil head coaching role with Tite to vacate the position following the upcoming World Cup, with his latest piece of silverware boosting his case.
It is very difficult to talk about hypotheses in my position, Junior told reporters after Saturday s triumph.
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Graham Arnold might be targeted by better-known clubs if Australia reach the World Cup second round, but the coach has revealed his heart is set on rejuvenating NAC Breda.
Now aged 59, Arnold was a prolific striker with the Dutch club in the 1990s and has been disheartened to see NAC struggle in recent seasons.
Previously mainstays of the top flight, NAC sit 15th in the second tier, known as the Eerste Divisie, after winning just five of 16 games this term.
They are currently bossed by former Leeds United defender Robert Molenaar, with ex-Netherlands striker Pierre van Hooijdonk recently appointed to a technical role.
Arnold told Voetbal International: I would love to return to NAC. The negative energy has to get out and the culture has to change. It s ab…
Bristol Rovers manager Matt Taylor saluted veteran striker Chris Martin after he took out his “frustration” on Charlton with both goals in a 2-1 win at The Memorial Stadium.
Martin came off the bench to put the Gas ahead after 68 minutes and then had the final say four minutes into stoppage time after Manchester City loanee Slobodan Tedic had drawn Charlton level late on.
Taylor sang the 35-year-old’s praises after he revealed the Scotland international has been unhappy at having to play second-fiddle to fellow striker John Marquis in recent weeks.
He said: “Chris has probably been disappointed over the last few games not to have been starting.
“John Marquis has been leading the line well and scoring goals but tonight as the game was panning out…
AS Roma are interested in signing Ayoze Perez from Leicester City in the January transfer window, according to . The report in the Spanish news outlet has claimed that Real Betis are also keen on the former Newcastle United attacker, but the La Liga club want to sign him on a free transfer next summer when he is out of contract at former Premier League champions Leicester. Roma want to sign the 29-year-old this month.
Perez, who can operate as a forward or as an attacking midfielder, has been on the books of Leicester since 2019. The Spaniard has also played for Newcastle in the Premier League. So far in his career, the 29-year-old has scored 45 goals in 223 appearances.
AS Roma are sixth in the Serie A table at the moment with 30 points from 16 matches, three points …
Jude Bellingham has revealed he took the number five shirt upon joining Real Madrid as he is inspired by Zinedine Zidane.
The England midfielder completed his initial 103million euros (£88.5m) move to Real on Thursday afternoon, signing a six-year deal after leaving Borussia Dortmund.
Bellingham spoke of it being the “proudest day” of his life as he addressed the media having taken the number five jersey at the Bernabeu.
He later explained his reasoning behind asking Jesus Vallejo to give up the number for him – citing Zidane, who won 16 major honours as a player and manager at Real – as an inspiration.
“I really admire Zidane and the legacy he has at this club with the number five,” Bellingham said.
“It’s a number that inspires m…
Eyebrows were raised when Liverpool made the first big move ahead of the imminent January transfer window.
Cody Gakpo had been strongly linked with a move to their old rivals down the East Lancs Road, but instead of Manchester United, the 23-year-old Dutchman will be playing his football at Anfield after sealing a move to Merseyside worth a reported initial £37million (€42m).
One of the other reasons it came as a surprise was all the talk around Liverpool s transfer activity being based on the midfield, an area where Jurgen Klopp has struggled for consistency both in terms of performances and availability.
However, with attacking pair Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz both out of action for the next two or three months at least, Klopp has focused on adding to his forwa…