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It is the news that Manchester City dreaded. Rodri has suffered an ACL injury. Perhaps the most important player in Pep Guardiola’s side will be sidelined for a significant proportion of the season, according to CBS Sports sources.  The Spain international collided with Thomas Partey in the 15th minute of Manchester City’s 2-2 draw with […]

Manchester City may have entered the season as the favorites to win a fifth successive Premier League title, but the calculus on their chances to extend their winning streak shifts considerably now that Rodri is expected to miss much of the campaign with an knee injury. Rodri came off in the first half of City’s […]

A collective nerve has certainly been touched at the Etihad Stadium. In the aftermath of their last-gasp 2-2 draw on Sunday, a host of Manchester City players came forth to bemoan Arsenal’s gamesmanship, cynicism and willingness to settle for a point. To John Stones, it was “dirty.” Bernardo Silva said that “there was only one […]

Getty Images Barcelona maintained their unbeaten start to the La Liga season with a 5-1 victory over Villarreal but it’s a victory that will cause concern for manager Hansi Flick as star keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen was stretchered off in tears before halftime due to a knee injury. Claiming a corner, he fell awkwardly injuring […]

Getty Images Rivalry matches can bring out the best in teams, but sometimes, it can also bring out the worst. What Preston North End vs. Blackburn Rovers lacked in goals, it made up for in red cards and a potential biting incident. In the 89th minute of play, Preston striker Milutin Osmajic got into a […]

Sunday in the Premier League will bring a highly anticipated match as Manchester City hosts Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium. The two teams were separated by only two points en route to City winning the title last season, so it’s a match that despite being early in the season will have massive late season implications. […]

NEW YORK – The sights and sounds of an Inter Miami away trip are familiar a year into the Lionel Messi experience. There’s pre-match discussion about ticket prices and attendance records being set. Fellow travelers on the subway ask Messi jersey-sporting strangers when and where he’s about to play. Fans clad in Inter Miami pink […]

La Liga’s big game of the weekend is Barcelona’s trip to face Villarreal on Sunday at Estadio de la Ceramica. The Yellow Submarine finished eighth last season and off the pace that they had set in previous years with two fifth and two seventh-placed finishes. One of four sides unbeaten and within four points of […]

With the Champions League and other European competitions getting under way, it also means that for teams around the world, we’ll be entering rotation season. It’s a big chance for American players who haven’t been getting much playing time at clubs such as Gio Reyna to show why they need to be more involved moving […]

The beginning of each UEFA Champions League season restores the true rhythm of a European campaign, in which the continent’s top teams mix in competition against each other and undergo new litmus tests as they aim to answer one question: Does their ambition match the ability to pull off their goals? For Matchday 1 in […]