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Euro 2020: France forward Ousmane Dembele ruled out with injury

France forward Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out of the ongoing Euro 2020 with an injury he picked up in the draw against Hungary, the French Football Federation(FFF) confirmed on Monday.The FC Barcelona forward came on as a second-half substitute at the Puskas Arena, when France was trailing against Hungary in the Group F clash, but he had to be replaced by Thomas Lemar in the 87th minute as he limped off with an apparent knee injury."Ousmane Dembele had an X-ray at the Budapest hospital on Sunday night," the French Football Federation(FFF) said in an official statement."The recovery time is incompatible with him staying in the squad. After discussing with the player and (team doctor) Franck le Gall, (coach) Didier Deschamps has acknowledged that Ousmane Dembele is ruled out for the rest of the tournament."France head coach, Didier Deschamps earlier confirmed in the press conference that it was a tendon issue in Dembele's knee. On Saturday after the game, Deschamps said, "Dembele, ..

Copa America: Messi eyes Copa America for "biggest dream" with Argentina

Lionel Messi has won it all with Barcelona in a decorated career. Winning a title with Argentina remains one of his biggest ambitions. The 33-year-old Messi might have one of his final chances at the Copa America. Argentina's campaign will begin on Monday against Chile at the Nilton Santos stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Copa America opened Sunday in emergency mode in Brazil, where the tournament was shifted after Colombia and Argentina were dropped as co-hosts. "I am always available to my national team. My biggest dream is to win a title with this shirt," Messi told a news conference in Rio. "I was very close m "any times. It didn't happen, but I will keep trying. I will always fight for this dream." Messi said most of the group had played together for a while and "the way this Argentina plays is very clear." "That's why it is is time that we win this Copa," he said. "We know it will be a special one, different because of all that the world is going through." The Argentina captain

Copa America: My biggest dream is to get a title with Argentina, says Messi

Argentina football captain Messi has reiterated that his biggest dream is to win a title with the national team and feels the team is currently "on the right track" ahead of the opener against Chile

Paris Saint-Germain signs Georginio Wijnaldum until 2024

Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Thursday announced the transfer of Georginio Wijnaldum.Arriving from Liverpool, the Netherlands international midfielder has signed with the club from the French capital until June 30, 2024."Signing for Paris Saint-Germain is a new challenge for me," explained Georginio Wijnaldum after signing his contract in an official release issued by PSG."I'm joining one of the best squads in Europe and I want to bring all my desire and commitment to this ambitious project. Paris Saint-Germain have proved how good they are in recent years and I am convinced that together, with our supporters, we can go even further and higher," he added.Born in Rotterdam, and a product of the Sparta Rotterdam youth academy, he played for two of the biggest clubs in his homeland in Feyenoord (135 matches, 25 goals) and then PSV Eindhoven (154 matches, 56 goals) with whom he won the 2014-15 Eredivisie title.After a season at Newcastle United, 'Gini' joined Liverpool FC in ..

Humor, sarcasm, anger: Reaction to European Super League proposals

As a slew of foreign-owned clubs announced plans to rip up European soccer by forming a new League, one club with North American leadership was happy to announce its intention to keep the status quo

Deduct points, fine heavily: Neville slams founding clubs of Super League

Former England and Manchester United legend, Gary Neville on Monday slammed all founding clubs of the rebel 'European Super League'

European Super League clubs tell FIFA legal action already started

The 12 clubs pursuing a Super League have told the leaders FIFA and UEFA that legal action is already being pursued to stop them from action intended to thwart the launch of the breakaway competition

Britain considering 'range of options' to prevent European Super League

The British government is considering a range of options to prevent the European Super League from going ahead, a spokesperson for the prime minister has confirmed.

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The European Super League will harm football

European soccer club shares jump after Super League announcement

MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in English soccer team Manchester United and Italy's Juventus jumped on Monday after they and 10 other top European clubs announced the formation of a breakaway Super League that could significantly boost revenue for the clubs' wealthy owners.

No room for error: Atletico Madrid must beat Eibar to keep lead

On the schedule, a home match against Eibar is easy to overlook. But Atltico Madrid's meeting with the league's worst team has become a must-win match in its flagging title bid. A run of poor results over the past two months has whittled Atltico's once double-digit advantage down to the slimmest of margins. After two straight games without a victory, Real Madrid is now only one point behind and Barcelona is two points behind with eight games left. Atltico's problem is in attack. Last weekend, the team was held to a 1-1 draw at Real Betis in a game it started without both Luis Surez and Marcos Llorente, who were suspended. It also lost playmaker Joo Flix during the match after he hurt his ankle. Yannick Carrasco got Atltico's goal early in the match, but forward ngel Correa failed to convert two opportunities that would have snatched a late winner. Correa will likely lead the attack on Sunday against Eibar with Surez, who was hurt in practice last week, and Flix both ...

Messi should not have doubts about this Barcelona team, says coach Koeman

After crashing out of the Champions League, coach Ronald Koeman said that Argentine striker Lionel Messi should not have any doubts about the quality of this Barcelona side.Messi missed the penalty against Paris Saint-Germain as the LaLiga giants played out a 1-1 draw in the Champions League second-leg clash of the round-of-16 fixture on Wednesday (local time).PSG had defeated Barcelona 4-1 in the first-leg and as a result, the French side progressed to the quarter-finals 5-2 on aggregate."Leo's seen for a while that the team is improving with the changes we've made. There are many youngsters with quality and a big future coming in, so it's not a question of having doubts about this team," Goal.com quoted Koeman as saying.French striker Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring in the second-leg fixture as he converted the penalty in the 30th minute of the game. The lead did not last long as Messi's 37th-minute strike squared-off things for the visitors at Parc des Princes. No further goals ...

PSG-Barcelona; Liverpool-Leipzig in UEFA Champions League

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Wednesday:

UEFA Champions League: PSG midfielder Verratti available against Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has recovered from a hip injury and will be available for Tuesday's Champions League match at Barcelona

La Liga 2020-21: Lionel Messi registers his 650th goal for Barcelona

Argentine striker Lionel Messi registered his 650th goal for Barcelona during the 2-1 win over Athletic Club in La Liga

La Liga: Lionel Messi suspended 2 matches for hitting opponent

The Spanish soccer federation suspended Lionel Messi for two matches on Tuesday after he hit an opponent in an incident away from the ball in the Spanish Super Cup final. The Barcelona forward was facing a suspension of up to 12 matches for swinging his arm at an Athletic Bilbao player at the end of the team's 3-2 loss on Sunday. The federation's competition committee did not deem the incident to be severe and applied a less severe penalty against the player. After passing the ball out to the left flank, Messi swung his right arm at the head of Athletic forward Asier Villalibre as they ran toward the box. Villalibre immediately fell to the ground and after a video review, Messi was given his first red card in 753 appearances for Barcelona. Referee Gil Manzano said in his match report that Messi hit his opponent with excessive force while the ball was not near him. Messi will miss Barcelona's match against third-division club Cornell in the Copa del Rey and against Elche in the Spa

Messi facing lengthy suspension after lashing out in Super Cup defeat

Messi could be suspended for up to 12 games for the red card he received in the final minutes of his team's 3-2 loss to Athletic Bilbao in Seville on Sunday

Messi's stay will depend on future projects of the football club: Hierro

Former Real Madrid player Fernando Hierro feels that Lionel Messi's decision of whether to extend his stay at Barcelona or not will depend a lot on the club's upcoming presidential elections

Former FC Barcelona prez Laporta believes he can convince Messi to stay

Former Barcelona club president Joan Laporta has a simple pitch in his attempt to get reelected to the post

Lionel Messi to miss La Liga clash against Eibar, confirms Barcelona

Barcelona will be without their star player Lionel Messi during the La Liga clash against Eibar