#injuries

#injuries

The U.S. men's national team will face numerous challenges in the run-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The club situations of potential players will be looked at with a microscope in terms of who is playing and who isn't, but perhaps the biggest challenge of all will be just staying healthy. The sad reality is that injury will strike a subset of players and prevent them from taking part in the biggest soccer party on the planet.

Yet after Sunday's timid and passive display in the Wear-Tyne derby against Sunderland, that sense was even more profound. Results like that are tough to move on from for any coach at any time, but the manner of the performance and fact it was a continuation of the same frustrating narrative, meant even taking a step closer to a successful cup defence wouldn't ease the scrutiny on Eddie Howe and his players.

On Wednesday, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported that the Miami Dolphins were releasing veteran edge rusher Matt Judon. Yes, the same Matt Judon who had 32.0 sacks and two Pro Bowl appearances in his 38 career games in New England. He was a staple of Bill Belichick's defenses toward the end of the coach's tenure, but Jerod Mayo didn't want to keep him in town.

Anthony Lucas and Bishop Fitzgerald want to play in the game but are dealing with injuries and trying to get back ... we'll see how that goes,

The Buffalo Bills started things off by falling behind their AFC East rival New England Patriots by three touchdowns, yet they came back to win the game 35-31. Then QB Philip Rivers, who retired five years ago and is 44 years old, started for the Indianapolis Colts mere days after signing a contract -- and he nearly led his team to a stunning road win against the mighty Seattle Seahawks defense. Alas, the Seahawks won in the closing seconds.

Starting with the hosts, suffering major heartbreak over the weekend as they fell to a 1-0 loss away at arch-rivals Sunderland, it appears that the pressure on Eddie Howe's shoulders is once again starting to intensify. Still scrapping it out in the bottom-half of the Premier League table, Newcastle have continued to show some rather glaring inconsistencies this season. Mustering just a single win from any of their previous four appearances across all competitions,

"If you go over here. You can see there is a line right here. This used to be all painted shut, and now it's open. Then, right here is a two-foot crack," said Cathy Rodriguez.

I knew I'd be asked more about our opponents than about Alaves... it's not my place to comment on that, but Real Madrid are very prestigious opponents and they have a manager who's earned his position for a reason. It will be very difficult because they have a lot of resources, but we will try to maintain our style and take the initiative.

Sunderland's Reinildo Mandava has been back in training following a groin injury and is in contention to return, while fellow left-back Dennis Cirkin could be available for a first appearance of the season. "Dennis is ready," said Le Bris. "He has trained properly now for two or three weeks and he's connected in the group. It's good news. Right now, we don't have many injuries."

Harry Byrne's goal-kicking proved the difference as error-strewn Leinster held off a determined Leicester to claim a 23-15 Investec Champions Cup victory at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Each team scored two tries but three penalties and a conversion from Byrne were decisive as the bottom side Leicester's European campaign continued to falter and they remain pointless after their opening two fixtures.

At any rate, we got into full analysis and breakdown of their 3-2 OT loss against San Jose. Firstly, they got a point, so that means the point streak is now up to six games (4-0-2). That said, there's no question that they let that game slip away. John Klingberg tied it with 1:25 left in regulation, then Alex Wennberg potted the OT winner. And yes, we did discuss the carelessness with the puck from William Nylander and Auston Matthews late in the game.

"The younger girl had blood all over the face. She was in complete shock. I think there might have been something with her arm being dislocated because she had kind of like an awkward position. They looked in shock and easily that the explosion took out their ear drum - I assume - because people were trying to talk to them and they were not really hearing it," said Oscar Vazquez, a resident in the area.

Left-back - Milos Kerkez Our first change from Tuesday's 1-0 win over Internazionale, Milos Kerkez is likely to come in for Andy Robertson. Robertson has seldom played two games a week this season, and Kerkez's byline runs will make him a prime candidate to start a home league game at Anfield.