Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy will miss up to 12 weeks after undergoing knee surgery, Pep Guardiola has confirmed.
Mendy, 24, withdrew from the France squad over the international break with what was described by the French Football Federation (FFF) as a sprained left knee and meniscus injury .
City confirmed the injury-prone defender was operated on following medical checks at Dr. Ramon Cugat s clinic in Barcelona and Guardiola has now revealed the expected lay-off to be a period of 10, 12 weeks .
The setback comes as a bitter blow for Mendy, who had battled back to fitness this season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in September 2017.
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Monterrey coach Antonio Mohamed insisted nothing is impossible as his side set out to stun Liverpool in the Club World Cup semi-finals.
UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool are heavy favourites to life the Club World Cup for the first time, having been beaten by Sao Paulo in the final back in 2005.
The Reds will be expected to breeze past Monterrey and into the final, but Mohamed is full of belief his team can pull off a seismic upset.
Since Mohamed returned for a second spell in charge in October, Monterrey have not lost a game and are in the final of Liga MX s Apertura tournament they will contest a two-legged final with Club America this month.
We have a big ambition to play against Liverpool and we came to compete strongly at this mega-tournamen…
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With all eyes falling on the San Siro this weekend, Inter Milan will welcome defending champions Napoli to town on Sunday night.
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As for the visitors, suffering a Champions League collapse earlier in the week as they watched their European adventure come to an end at the hands of Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan must dust themselves down quickly. However, although the Nerrazzuri might have come under some real scrutiny on Wednesday night, Simone Inzaghi’s men are enjoying a history-making domestic romp this season. Turning their attention back to Serie A duties holding a remarkable 16-point buffer at the top of the table, the former Lazio boss has seen his squad gain a string of praise from across Italy’s elite. In fact, des…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag hopes his side’s dramatic FA Cup quarter-final win over arch-rivals Liverpool will prove to be the turning point of their season.
The Dutchman declared himself happy with his weekend after United snatched a 4-3 victory in time added on in extra time courtesy of Amad Diallo’s breakaway goal, having seen Tottenham and Aston Villa both drop points in the race for the top four in the Premier League.
Speculation about Ten Hag’s long-term position has increased since Sir Jim Ratcliffe bought a 27.7 per cent share of the club but the manager believes this victory could be pivotal.
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Alejandro Sabella will be hoping to see a more clinical Argentina when his side take on Slovenia on Saturday.
Despite picking up a 3-0 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday, the South Americans squandered numerous opportunities to pile on the goals in Buenos Aires.
Only five of Argentina s 17 shots found the target in that match, which could prompt Sabella to rotate his front line for the nation s final FIFA World Cup warm-up.
Rodrigo Palacio, Lionel Messi and Ezequiel Lavezzi led the line for Argentina on Wednesday, but with the likes of Gonzalo Higuain waiting in the wings, Sabella may feel he has more potent attacking options at his disposal, although Sergio Aguero is a doubt with a thigh problem.
That said, it was Inter forward Palacio who opene…
Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of France international Kevin Gameiro from Lorient for a reported fee of 11 million euros.
Gameiro, 24, has signed a four-year contract with PSG, who could end up paying Ligue 1 rivals Lorient an additional four million euros based on clauses in the transfer.
Striker Gameiro made his France debut against Belarus in September 2010 and netted his first international goal in a 4-1 friendly victory over the Ukraine earlier this month.
After undergoing the usual medical checks, Kevin Gameiro signed a four-deal deal with Paris St Germain, the club said in a statement.
Gameiro began his professional career with Strasbourg in 2005, where he netted 10 goals in 58 appearances.
He joined Lorient for three mill…