Fiorentina have revealed Giuseppe Rossi will not need surgery on his knee after it was examined in the United States.
Rossi had travelled to Colorado to meet with Professor Richard Steadman, a specialist knee surgeon, and the American doctor believes he could be back training in two months.
Earlier this month, the anterior cruciate ligament in Rossi s right knee was injured following a hard tackle from Livorno s Leandro Rinaudo and fears were the 26-year-old Italian striker would need another reconstruction.
Rossi was out for 18 months after tearing the same ligament in October 2011 and needed three operations before returning to action.
But according to Fiorentina, the same treatment will not be required this time.
The medical examination carried out on Gi…
Eric Bailly has been dropped from s starting XI and the now claim he wants to leave the club.
Having publicly criticized his centre-back after the defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion, manager Jose Mourinho has gone a step further and chose the partnership of Chris Smalling and Victor Lindelof to start their game against Watford on Saturday. Bailly is apparently unhappy about that decision and is therefore ready to leave Old Trafford.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are both said to be monitoring the situation carefully, and it seems the North-London Derby is set to be played in the transfer market now. Arsenal could certainly use Bailly to add some quality to their much-criticized defence, while Spurs have been pressed hard to keep Toby Alderweireld away from United s cl…
(GSM) The rich history of clashes between the German and English national football teams is about to get another chapter as the two sides face again for Sunday s World Cup round of sixteen encounter.
Germany survived a shaky group phase. After crushing Australia 4-0, Joachim Löw s men suffered a surprise 0-1 defeat by Serbia. But in the final game, a goal from Mesut Özil led the Germans to victory over Ghana and a spot in the next round.
The Mannschaft do have some injury worries as Jerome Boateng, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Cacau are all unavailable, although the latter was always going to make place for Miroslav Klose who returns from suspension.
Özil, Philipp Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Sami Khedira and Thomas Müller were all booked in the group phase and would…
Sebastian Larsson is facing an uncertain future at Sunderland after his agent revealed that contract talks have stalled.
Larsson is a free agent at the end of the season and, with Sunderland fighting for Premier League survival, head coach Guy Poyet has put talks over a new deal on hold.
The Sweden international midfielder remains in limbo after his representative Per Jonsson admitted that a decision either way is unlikely to be made this month.
I met Gus Poyet in December and he wanted to prolong Seb s stay, Jonsson told the Sunderland Echo.
But at that point, they were adrift, so we agreed that none of the parties want to commit to anything at that stage.
We wanted to see if they were going to stay in the Premier League. Teams that are relegated obviousl…
Ruben Loftus-Cheek provided a timely reminder of his quality with a fine hat-trick in just his second start of the season as Chelsea sealed a comprehensive 3-1 win over BATE in the Europa League.
The England international has found playing time hard to come by this term, but grasped a rare chance afforded by head coach Maurizio Sarri as the Blues made it three wins from three in Group L to close on the knockout stages.
Loftus-Cheek had not scored a Chelsea goal since April 2016 before pulling off two expert finishes inside the opening eight minutes at Stamford Bridge as a Chelsea team featuring a number of fringe players overwhelmed an inferior BATE side.
The pick of his goals came in the 53rd minute to put the result beyond doubt and, despite Aleksey Rios scorin…
Pep Guardiola has called on Merseyside police to ensure there is no repeat of the 2018 attack on Manchester City s bus when they face off with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.
City s bus was damaged when making its way to the ground for the first leg of a Champions League quarter-final tie against the Reds, which Liverpool won 3-0.
This week, a poster circulated on social media in which fans were encouraged to greet City s coach ahead of the top-of-the-table Premier League clash.
And Guardiola urged police to make sure his team arrive without incident.
No. Hopefully it will not happen again, so the police knew about [it] for the Champions League game before and didn t do anything, he said.
I don t know what they are going to do, hopefully it wi…
Promotion-chasing Leeds saw their bid for a club record 10 successive league wins ended as they were held to a 1-1 draw at 10-man Huddersfield.
Defender Michal Helik put the hosts ahead before captain Jonathan Hogg was sent off.
The returning Patrick Bamford levelled, but the visitors saw their perfect league record in 2024 ended as they were forced to settle for a point.
Daniel Farke’s side failed to cut Leicester’s lead at the summit to four points in the early kick-off as Huddersfield went three points clear of the relegation zone as a hard-fought draw.
Leeds made six changes from the side which was narrowly beaten by Chelsea in the FA Cup in midweek.
But there was just a solitary swap from the starting line-up which beat league leaders Lei…
AC Milan have completed the signing of France international forward Jeremy Menez from French Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
The France international, 27, will officially join the Rossoneri via free transfer on 1 July, having already agreed a three-year deal with the club.
Menez, who joined PSG on a free transfer from Roma in the summer of 2011, netted 11 goals in 108 appearances during his three-year spell at the Parc des Princes but has gradually fallen out of the first-team following a number of big-money arrivals in recent times.
The 27-year-old forward passed a medical in Milan on Friday and has been introduced as Milan s first signing of the summer transfer window.
AC Milan would like to communicate that Jeremy Menez has signed…
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo reiterated his desire not to be whistled at after helping his side to a convincing Champions League semi-final first-leg victory over Atletico Madrid.
Ronaldo struck a hat-trick – his seventh in the competition – at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday to inspire the holders to a 3-0 victory, with Zinedine Zidane s men putting one foot firmly in the Cardiff final.
The Portugal forward has been the subject of whistles from his home fans at numerous points during the season, but he is eager for that to stop.
I repeat once, I just want you not to whistle me, Ronaldo told MEGA.
I ll try to give the best as always.
VAMOOOSSSS!
Real Madrid 3-0 Atlético
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Hoping to widen their buffer at the top of the National League table on Friday night, Notts County will welcome Maidstone to Meadow Lane.
Starting with the hosts, shockingly crashing out of the FA Cup at the hands of lower-league Coalville last weekend, there is no doubt that Notts County will be glad to make a return to National League duties here. Continuing to gain plenty of plaudits from across England s fifth-tier since opening the 2022/23 campaign, it is no secret that the Magpies have a Football League return at the top of their agenda this season. Opening this weekend s fixtures holding a one-point buffer over the chasing pack, Luke Williams side have won each of their last four National League matchups. With that ru…