Dec 9, 2025, 06:49 AM ET Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele and goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier will both miss Paris Saint-Germain's trip to Athletic Club in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. PSG said Dembele is sick while Chevalier is still recovering from a right ankle injury. It's another setback for Dembele, who returned from a left calf injury against Tottenham Hotspur at the end of November and only made two more appearances in Ligue 1.
The 23-year-old has become one of the Premier League's most sought-after players, as a homegrown, athletic and tirelessly attacking full-back. On top of that, his ability to play on both sides put him thoroughly in contention for a place in England's squad. You may like Despite his injury problems, which have still proven an obstacle this season, a full range of attractive options remain open to Livramento, according to a TEAMtalk report.
Tottenham have confirmed that Jessica Naz will miss the rest of the 2025-26 season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Naz suffered the injury during Spurs' 2-1 over Aston Villa in the Women's Super League on Sunday and will now require an operation on her right knee. The 25-year-old has started in each of Spurs' 10 WSL games this season, registering one assist, with the north London side sitting in fifth in the English top-flight.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is set to make several changes with Arsenal in a strong position and the weekend clash with Wolves in mind. Viktor Gyokeres is likely to start, as is Christian Norgaard. Gabriel, Kai Havertz and Cristhian Mosquera are all unavailable. Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard and William Saliba did not train with the rest of the squad this morning and are unlikely to play.
Emile Heskey was about 14 years old when he was chased from Leicester City's old Filbert Street stadium all the way into town by a man shouting racist abuse. He was a Leicester fan who had no idea he was abusing a player who would go on to help his club win promotion to the Premier League and two League Cups before a move to Liverpool for what, at the time, was the club's record transfer fee.
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Anadolu said that among those detained in that operation, Galatasaray player Metehan Baltaci and Fenerbahce player Mert Hakan Yandas, as well as former Adana Demirspor President Murat Sancak, were now formally arrested and jailed. Anadolu reported Baltaci as telling the court that he had placed bets on a few matches when he was a youth team player and had not done so after he joined the Galatasaray first team.
Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan are hosting Greek side Olympiakos at 15:30 GMT on Tuesday due to time difference issues. The match is in its own earlier time slot as Uefa does not permit matches to kick-off later than 22:00 in the local time zone. Kazakhstan is five hours ahead of time in the United Kingdom, meaning that Tuesday's match kicks off at 20:30 local time.
Capped twice by Scotland, Deans was a prolific goalscorer for both Motherwell and Celtic in the 1960s and 1970s, winning six major honours with the latter. He started his career with Neilston Juniors and was nicknamed after former Everton and England striker Dixie Dean for his scoring feats, which included 60 in one season. A move to Motherwell followed in 1965, where he continued to find the back of the net regularly - 89 times in 198 appearances - and won the Second Division title.
Barcelona are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Osasuna. Joan García will be in goal for Hansi Flick's side and will have Jules Kounde, Paul Cubarsi, Gerard Martin and Alejandro Balde in front of him in defence. Eric Garcia and Pedri will be the two holding midfielders. Roony Bardghji, Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford will be the three attacking midfielders. Ferran Torres will lead the line for Barcelona.
England and Tottenham forward Jess Naz has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and will miss the rest of the season. The 25-year-old picked up the injury in Spurs' late win over Aston Villa on Sunday and will require an operation on her right knee. It is the second time Naz has suffered an ACL injury in her career having missed the 2019-20 Women's Super League season as a result of the issue in her other knee.
It was the second game in a row that the defender had missed, having not played in the 1-1 draw with West Ham last week. That turned out not to be the case, and de Ligt was nowhere to be seen in the matchday squad. In his post-match press conference, Amorim remained tight-lipped about a potential return for the centre-back. "I don't know, sometimes you have an idea then you have to see day by day, the head coach said. I'm not going to say when he is coming back."
Liverpool's recruitment department has sent scouts to watch Jacquet on several occasions this season, and each report has returned with the same verdict: this player is special. Jacquet, who came through the Rennes youth academy, has been impressing coaches and analysts alike. Liverpool identify Ibrahima Konate replacement Standing at 6'3, the young centre-back combines natural athleticism with a calm, ball-playing style that fits perfectly into the modern game. His progress has not gone unnoticed by scouts across Europe.
Starting with the hosts, while QPR might have signed off November with a downbeat 3-1 loss away at relegation scrappers Norwich, the Hoops come roaring back in an eye-catching fashion over the weekend. Putting in a rampant performance at Loftus Road as they stormed their way to a 3-1 victory against West Brom, Julien Stephan's side have skyrocketed their way into the top-half of the Championship standings.
HSV are currently second from bottom in the league with a game in hand. However, they are not to be taken lightly by any means. They actually opened their Bundesliga campaign by drawing with Wolfsburg, one of the strongest teams in the league. What's more, they defeated Bayer Leverkusen on penalties to reach the Pokal quarterfinals, and they even made it all the way to the semifinals last season.
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