Chile may have received a boost ahead of their crunch World Cup qualifying match against Argentina, with Alexis Sanchez reportedly fit to play.
The star striker scored in Arsenal s 3-1 Premier League defeat to West Brom on Saturday but had to be substituted in the second half after finding himself on the wrong end of a heavy James McClean tackle.
Gunners manager Arsene Wenger delivered a grim initial prognosis, claiming the forward s ankle had been left in an absolutely terrible state .
But the 28-year-old former Barcelona player has nevertheless travelled to South America for his country s matches away to Argentina and at home to Venezuela.
And a report in El Grafico claims a member of the Chile national team s medical staff has declared that Sanchez�…
Ryan Giggs is hopeful of starting Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey in Wales crucial Euro 2020 qualifier with Hungary after using both players in the win over Azerbaijan.
Bale made his first appearance in a month on Saturday as Wales eased to a 2-0 victory in Baku that ensures their bid to qualify automatically for next year s tournament will go down to the final game.
The Real Madrid forward has been carrying a calf injury and lasted an hour before being replaced by Juventus midfielder Ramsey, who has also struggled for playing time of late due to a thigh problem.
Giggs has yet to have both players on the pitch during qualifying but is optimistic of that changing against Hungary in Cardiff on Tuesday,
We ve still got to assess them, he said at his post-mat…
Tottenham kept their Premier League title hopes alive as three late goals saw them snatch a 3-1 victory over Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday.
A first-half goal against his former club for Wayne Routledge had looked set to seal what would have been an important victory for Paul Clement s side in their battle to avoid relegation, only for Dele Alli, Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen to turn things around at the death.
Spurs, still missing Harry Kane and Danny Rose and without Hugo Lloris and Victor Wanyama due to illness and injury respectively, dominated the ball in south Wales but struggled to create many openings against a Swansea side who had won only one of their last five league games.
Routledge fired past former Swansea goalkeeper Michel …
New Sevilla coach Gregorio Manzano enjoyed a winning league debut as his side cruised to a 3-1 home win over rivals Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Goals from Alvaro Negredo, Diego Perotti and Frederic Kanoute clinched the spoils for Sevilla, who move above Atletico into fifth place.
Manzano, who took over from the sacked Antonio Alvarez, has won both of his first two matches in charge, with a 1-0 Europa League win at Borussia Dortmund on Thursday followed up by triumph against Atletico.
Atletico had hoped to enact revenge for their 2-0 loss to Sevilla in last season s King s Cup final, but it was not to be.
Negredo opened the scoring in the 28th minute with a beautiful curling shot into the top corner.
Seven minutes later Argentine Perotti was fortun…
What the papers say
Chelsea have joined the race for English defender Archie Brown at Belgian club Gent. The Sun, via HITC, reports a number of Premier League clubs, Juventus and AC Milan are watching the 21-year-old, who left Derby three years ago in search of first-team football.
Manchester United have opened talks on a contract extension with Kobbie Mainoo, according to the Manchester Evening News. The England Under-19 international midfielder, 18, has impressed since forcing his way into the first team at Old Trafford.
Mason Greenwood will be stopped from joining United on a pre-season tour of the United States by club bosses, reports the Daily Star. The English forward, 22, is currently on loan in Spain with Getafe.
Defender Ben White, 26, is the next playe…
Wayne Rooney is in a race against time to be fit for Manchester United s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Bayern Munich.
Rooney will miss United s trip to Newcastle on Saturday after manager David Moyes revealed the striker was struggling with a toe injury he sustained during last Tuesday s 1-1 draw against Bayern at Old Trafford.
The 28-year-old, who injured his ankle at the Allianz Arena in 2010, is now a doubt for the trip to Munich for the club s do-or-die clash with Bayern on Wednesday.
Wayne is injured. He has a badly bruised toe so he won t be involved against Newcastle. It will be touch and go for Wayne for Wednesday, Moyes told reporters on Friday.
It s a toe injury and they re never easy when you get one. You could see him limping in th…
Former Italy international Fabio Cannavaro said he is eyeing a coaching career in his homeland.
A World Cup winner in 2006, Cannavaro has begun his career in the technical area with an assistant role at UAE Pro-League outfit Al Ahli.
The veteran of 136 international caps, the 40-year-old Cannavaro is preparing to launch himself into a career as a tactician.
The role of coach and sporting director really suits me now. I sense the drive to put my ideas into practice, the Naples-born Cannavaro told the FIFA Weekly.
Will I end up coaching in Italy one day? Definitely.
I m Italian and the privilege of working in my home country would fill me with pride. However, the opportunity to work in a variety of countries, learning new cultures and footballing mentalities,…
The next installment in the Transformers movie franchise is getting prehistoric. During a media event, it was revealed the next film’s title is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, and yes, they are finally diving into Beast Wars mythos. And there are a lot of familiar faces coming to the movie.
Directed by Steven Caple Jr. (Creed II) and produced by Lorenzo Di Bonaventura (Bumblebee), the movie is set in 1994, seven years after the events of Bumblebee. The movie will partly take place in New York City, largely in Brooklyn Come from Sports betting site VPbet . “I don’t think we’ve ever seen the Autobots roll through New York,” Caple Jr. said during a media event.
The film’s main characters hail from that borough, but it …
With Paris Saint-Germain’s Marco Verratti revealing his desire to leave the club this summer, while Barcelona have confirmed interest in the Italian midfielder, it seems the Catalans are finally replacing Xavi for a title tilt and shot at the Champions League next season.
Barcelona have struggled in the transfer market in recent windows but look to have found a high-quality player in Verratti, one of the best deep-lying playmakers in the world. So is he ready to fill big shoes at the Camp Nou?
One of the best passers in Europe
Barcelona are interested in Verratti due to his abilities on the ball. The Italian international is a risk-taker in possession and has total trust in himself. He won’t hesitate to play out of the back regardless of being press…
French daily newspaper L’Equipe claims that Everton have agreed a deal to sign England centre-back Michael Keane from Burnley.
The Toffees reportedly had a £25 million accepted by the Clarets, who secured a very good deal considering that the player’s contract was due to expire in June 2018.
His former club Manchester United are set for a nice windfall as well seeing that they are entitled to 25% of the transfer fee.
Even though his former employers and Liverpool were keen on Keane, the 24-year-old will be joining Everton, where he arrives as a long-term successor to captain Phil Jagielka.
The talented defender had come through the youth ranks at Old Trafford, but only made one Premier League appearance for Man Utd before moving to Burnley in Januar…