England face Brazil at Etihad Stadium in a friendly on Saturday, 25 October (17:30 BST), before hosting Australia at Pride Park on Tuesday, 28 October (19:00 GMT). However, it has been a difficult start to the season for some Lionesses who have been recovering from lengthy injuries. It is almost three months since they beat Spain in a dramatic final penalty shootout so what could change and what are the main questions for Wiegman?
"And I'm not being combative right now," Redick said. "I just want to acknowledge that you guys, like the last four days, like it's becoming a little bit obsessive with all these questions about opportunities lost. So, I will answer it again. These are the cards that we were dealt. I sure would like everybody to be healthy."
The major knee injury suffered by New York Giants star wide receiver Malik Nabers has reignited discussions about the turf playing surface at MetLife Stadium. One executive from an opposing team said this week that, due to the FieldTurf playing surface, his players are "petrified" of playing at MetLife. The executive added that if a player is nursing an injury, he might be less apt to play through it for a game at MetLife.
Arsenal are reportedly ready to consider selling Gabriel Jesus for around 30-35m, with three clubs showing an interest in the Brazilian forward. Jesus is currently out injured and has generally had a lot of fitness problems during his time at the Emirates Stadium. This means we haven't really seen the best of Jesus at Arsenal, and it perhaps makes sense that the Gunners are now prepared to let him go if the opportunity arises.
FC Bayern Women defender Vanessa Gilles sustained a muscle injury in her lower leg in the DFB Cup match at Borussia Dortmund on Monday evening, scans have confirmed. The 29-year-old Canadian will therefore be sidelined for several weeks. Gilles moved to Munich in the summer and has scored three goals in six appearances in all competitions.
Muncy has played through a bone bruise in his left knee and a mild right oblique strain this year. The season has also been problematic on the health front for Edman, who has battled right ankle trouble throughout. The Dodgers put Edman on the injured list on Aug. 4 due to a right ankle sprain, and he missed five and a half weeks. There was a deliberate approach taken so that Edman could make a full recovery in effort to get healthy for the playoffs.
The A's will place Gelof on the 10-day injured list tomorrow, and needless to say, Gelof's 2025 season is now officially over. The dislocated shoulder is a rough ending to a season already marked by notable injuries for the 25-year-old infielder, as hamate bone surgery and then a stress reaction in his ribcage prevented Gelof from making his 2025 debut until July 4.
Image source, SNS Hearts will be without record signing Eduardo Ageu for Saturday's visit to Rangers and the Brazilian midfielder may be a doubt for the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian at Tynecastle on 4 October. The 23-year-old has picked up a hamstring problem, while defender Frankie Kent will also miss the Premiership trip to Ibrox. Ageu made his debut as a second-half substitute at Livingston after a seven-figure transfer from Portuguese club Santa Clara late last month.
Christian Garcia's first-half own goal and Declan Rice's header after the break ensured England extended their perfect 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign to four wins and moved five points clear at the top of Group K with victory over Andorra. Centre-back Garcia headed Arsenal forward Madueke's right-wing cross past Iker Alvarez in the 25th minute after the Three Lions, who are 170 places above Andorra in the rankings, had struggled to test the goalkeeper during the early stages at Villa Park.
Former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has mutually agreed to terminate his contract at Turkish club Besiktas. The 32-year-old joined Besiktas on a free transfer following his release by Liverpool in August 2023 and had a year left on his current deal. Besiktas, who are managed by former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, said they had agreed to pay Oxlade-Chamberlain compensation of 1.75m euros (1.5m) under the terms of the termination, external.
