Chelsea forward Mia Fishel has successfully undergone surgery for an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury sustained on international duty with the United States.
The striker tore the ligament in her right knee just before the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup, where the USA ultimately beat Brazil 1-0 for the trophy.
The injury also rules the 22-year-old out of this summer’s Paris Olympics, where the United States will be coached by Emma Hayes, who will depart Chelsea at the end of this season to take over the US women’s national team.
I’d like to thank my management and medical teams for a successful surgery today. I want to thank and for their unwavering support during this critical time.
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An electric first-half display from Rafael Leao steered AC Milan into the Europa League quarter-finals as 10-man Slavia Prague succumbed 3-1 on the night and 7-3 on aggregate.
Just as they had in the first leg, the Czechs paid the price for a red card, Tomas Holes dismissed after just 17 minutes for a dangerous tackle on Davide Calabria.
The Rossoneri cashed in three times before the break, Leao lending a helping hand as Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek netted before bending in a spectacular strike of his own from distance.
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Slavia had not lost at the Fortuna Arena all season but were unable to summon a serious battle for their Serie A opponents until Matej Jurasek g…
Utrecht have issued an official complaint to FIFA about Swansea City s sale of Michel Vorm to Tottenham.
The Netherlands international goalkeeper joined Swansea from Utrecht in 2011, and made 89 Premier League appearances for the Liberty Stadium club.
Vorm signed for Tottenham last month and Wilco van Schaik, general manager of Utrecht, claimed last week that his club were owed money on the back of that transfer.
Van Schaik declared that Utrecht were entitled to 30 per cent of the sell-on fee for the keeper, as agreed when the 30-year-old left with Swansea countering that Vorm s sale to Tottenham had been conducted and concluded correctly .
But when contacted by Perform on Tuesday, FIFA revealed Utrecht had lodged an official complaint against the Premier…
Kwesi Appiah has been buoyed by Ghana s preparations for the FIFA World Cup as the Black Stars head to the Netherlands for a friendly.
Ghana face a tough challenge to replicate their run to the 2010 quarter-finals at this year s tournament, having been drawn alongside Germany, Portugal and the United States in Group G.
But head coach Appiah is taking heart from his side s attitude to the task that awaits them in Brazil.
The unity is so great and discipline is very high, he said ahead of Saturday s match against the Dutch in Rotterdam. Discipline plays a big role, if you want to be successful, 100 per cent lies with the players behaviour and so far it has been good.
There is this kind of competition, no one is sure of himself at the moment. Everybody is attentive …
Lyon are closing in on the signing of Chelsea attacker Bertrand Traore in a deal believed to be worth €19 million.
The Ligue 1 side are keen to strengthen their attack after an underwhelming 2016-17 campaign in which they had to settle for fourth place in the table.
They already secured the services of Memphis Depay from Manchester United during the January window and are now looking to bring in Traore.
Lyon president Jean-Michael Aulas has confirmed they are in advanced talks and reports suggest they have already agreed a five-year deal with the 21-year-old.
We absolutely want to complete this deal, Aulas told reporters.
Traore is keen to come to Lyon.
Negotiations are in the advanced stages and we do not intend to let anything come …
Micah Richards has slammed Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini for making him an outcast at the Premier League champions.
The 26-year-old made his City debut in October 2005 and racked up 245 appearances for the club, picking up winner s medals for the 2011 FA Cup and 2012 Premier League in the process.
However, a string of injuries and the emergence of Pablo Zabaleta as City s first-choice right-back have limited Richards to just 19 games since the 2012-13 season and he joined Fiorentina on a season-long loan in a bid to get back in action.
With France international Bacary Sagna arriving from Arsenal ahead of the current campaign, Richards has criticised Chilean manager Pellegrini for showing a lack of faith in him.
Richards told The Guardian: The …
Maurizio Sarri claimed Kepa Arrizabalaga seemingly refusing to be substituted during the EFL Cup final was a misunderstanding .
Kepa twice required treatment during extra time at Wembley on Sunday, with Willy Caballero Manchester City s shoot-out hero in the 2016 final prepared to come on.
Sarri appeared to be furious as Kepa defied his order to come off, with Caballero left confused on the sidelines during a long delay.
After 120 goalless minutes, City went on to win 4-3 on penalties, Kepa saving from Leroy Sane but allowing a weak Sergio Aguero effort to creep beyond him, with Raheem Sterling converting the decisive kick.
Sarri, though, would not condemn Chelsea s record signing as he explained his view of the incident.
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Southampton have signed Gabon international midfielder Mario Lemina from Serie A champions Juventus for a club-record fee.
Lemina moves to the Premier League for an initial €17million that could rise to €20m if certain stipulations are met.
The 23-year-old joined Juve from Marseille in 2015, but was restricted to 15 Serie A starts and he will now look to kick start his career courtesy of a five-year contract at St Mary s.
Lemina made 42 appearances in all competitions for Massimiliano Allegri s side, scoring three times.
I am really happy to have signed for Southampton, he said.
I think that it was the project that attracted me the most and the one my family was really behind. I am really happy to be here.
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According to , Newcastle United are among the clubs interested in signing Ben Godfrey from Norwich City in the summer transfer window. The Magpies have reportedly join Premier League rivals Everton and Fulham in the race for the 22-year-old central defender, who is playing in the Championship this season after his club Norwich got relegated from the top flight of English football at the end of the 2019-20 campaign.
Steve Bruce’s Newcastle are on the hunt for a new centre-back and want to bring Godrey to St. James’ Park. Newcastle are reported to be working on a deal to make the transfer happen before the window closes this month.
Godfrey has been at Norwich his entire professional club football career so far. The 22-year-old centre-back played 30 matches in the Prem…
Leeds United could make a move for Todd Cantwell of Norwich City, according to . It has been reported that the Premier League club are looking for an attacking midfielder to provide cover for the 35-year-old Pablo Hernandez and have identified Cantwell as a potential transfer target.
Although the ‘international’ summer transfer window has closed, clubs from the Premier League can still trade with EFL teams, which means that there is still time for Leeds to sign the 22-year-old midfielder. The Canaries are playing in the Championship this season after getting relegated from the Premier League, and they may not be in a position to turn down a good offer.
According to , Cantwell has played twice in the Championship for Norwich so far this season. During the 2019-20 cam…