19 June 2013
Barcelona have confirmed club captain Carlos Puyol will undergo surgery today in a bid to rid the defender of a persistent knee problem. The 35-year-old will rest for three to four weeks before joining team mates in pre-season training. “Carles Puyol will undergo outpatient surgery to remove a cyst in his right knee,” an official [...]
Posted in Barcelona, La Liga, News0 Comments
18 June 2013
Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber is back in light training after sitting out the final weeks of the season as the Bavarians secured an historic treble. The 24-year-old suffered two cruciate knee ligament injuries – the first against arch-rivals Dortmund in December, before a further setback last month that kept him out of the Champions [...]
Posted in Bayern Munich, Bundesliga0 Comments
18 June 2013
Yaya Sanogo has spoken of his decision to snub offers from his native France in favour of an anticipated move to the Gunners this summer. Sanogo, currently on duty with France’s Under-20 team ahead of the Championships in Turkey, is expected to complete a move on his return, and has outlined how a meeting with [...]
Posted in Arsenal, France, Premier League0 Comments
18 June 2013
Hope Powell has named Kelly Smith in her England squad for the European Championships which will take place in Sweden next month despite the fact that the record goalscorer has not played since March as she recovers from a shin injury. Smith, who plays for Arsenal ladies, last game was in her club’s 301 win [...]
Posted in Women, Women, Women0 Comments
17 June 2013
When it comes to discussing football as it relates to athletic injury, we all know the usual suspects: twisted ankles, knee and Achilles issues, broken bones, bruises, and, more recently, concerns about concussions. These are all common injury concerns, not just in football but in many competitive sports that involve a high volume of contact [...]
Posted in Treatments0 Comments
17 June 2013
Barcelona new boy Neymar has denied reports he is carrying an injury, after being substituted in Brazil’s 3-0 Confederation’s Cup victory over Japan on Saturday. After scoring the first goal in Brazil’s routine Group A victory, eyebrows were raised when Neymar was replaced by Paris Saint-German winger Lucas Moura in the 74th minute. But after [...]
Posted in Brazil, Confederations Cup0 Comments
17 June 2013
Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere is expected to be fit enough to return in time for Arsenal’s pres-season after undergoing ankle surgery. Wilshere needed the operation to deal with a troublesome screw which was inserted during his lengthy lay-off which kept him out of action for 14 months. The screws were replaced after Wilshere was reduced to [...]
Posted in Arsenal0 Comments
14 June 2013
Data published today by Opta show fouls committed in the Premier League have dropped 22 per cent in seven years. The drop, from an average of 28.6 to 22.5 fouls per game in the England’s top flight refelct a similar trend across Europe. Mike Riley, general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited, commented: [...]
Posted in Premier League, Stats0 Comments
11 June 2013
Nottingham Forest youngster Henri Lansbury will miss England’s final match at the European U21 Championships, as the young lions aim to salvage pride against hosts Israel. The former Arsenal man is yet to make an appearance at the championships after struggling with a groin strain throughout the tournament. Defeats in the opening group games mean [...]
Posted in England, Euros0 Comments
10 June 2013
Former Ipswich Town and Sunderland keeper Marton Fulop [who also had spells with Manchester City, Tottenham and West Bromwich Albion] has undergone an operation to remove a tumour from his arm but has every intention of returning to football as soon as he is able. Fulop issued a statement saying I am sure that after a [...]
Posted in Asteras Tripoli, Sunderland0 Comments
10 June 2013
Arsenal’s Abou Diaby has told Football.fr that he hopes to be back running within one month as the midfielder continues to recover from surgery on his anterior knee ligament. It is doubtful, however, that the player, who is recovering in France, will be able to play any competitive football before 2014. Diaby said I’m on [...]
Posted in Arsenal2 Comments
10 June 2013
Newly promoted Cardiff City could be missing influential midfielder Aron Gunnarson for the kick off of the Premier League season with a suspected dislocated shoulder. The Icelandic international, who suffered the injury in his country’s 4-2 defeat by Slovenia, is back in the Welsh capital following an x-ray in Reykjavik last Friday, with his club [...]
Posted in Cardiff City, Friendlies0 Comments
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