Roma defender Evan Ndicka is recovering in hospital after collapsing on the pitch during Sunday’s Serie A clash with Udinese.
The game at the Bluenergy Stadium was abandoned after 72 minutes with the score at 1-1 after the 24-year-old Ivory Coast international went down off the ball.
Ndicka was carried off on a stretcher after undergoing treatment on the pitch, but Roma later confirmed that the former Auxerre and Eintracht Frankfurt player was “feeling better” and “in good spirits” after being taken to hospital for checks.
The squad went to visit Ndicka at the hospital.
Evan is feeling better and is in good spirits. He will remain in the hospital for further observations.
Forza Evan!
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After arriving on a temporary deal from Fleetwood Town, Keith Southern hopes his experience can help in Shrewsbury Town s promotion push.
Keith Southern is aiming to help propel Shrewsbury Town back to League One after arriving on loan from Fleetwood Town – starting against Stevenage on Saturday.
Shrewsbury were relegated from the third tier last season and are currently looking well-placed to make an immediate return, sitting in third.
Southern is keen to help that promotion push as he prepares for his debut against Stevenage.
The 33-year-old made 21 Premier League appearances for Blackpool during the 2010-11 season, before leaving the club for Huddersfield Town in June 2012, and he is confident that he has a lot to contribute.
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Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood said the decision to sign Micah Richards was an easy one because the defender is a winner .
Richards penned a four-year deal at Villa Park following the expiry of his Manchester City contract.
The England international won the Premier League twice and the FA Cup in 2011 during his time in Manchester, but spent last season on loan at Fiorentina after falling down the pecking order at the Etihad Stadium.
Richards only made 10 appearances in Serie A, though, and Sherwood was all too happy to take a gamble on the 26-year-old as he looks to instill a winning mentality at last season s FA Cup finalists.
I m really pleased to get Micah on board and I m sure he will prove to be an excellent signing for the football club, Richard…
Former Arsenal and Cologne striker Tony Woodcock backed Lukas Podolski to make a big impact after his move to the Emirates was confirmed.
Cologne announced on Monday that Germany forward Podolski will join Arsenal from next season in a deal believed to be worth 11 million pounds.
Woodcock, who had two stints at Cologne and a spell at Arsenal in the 1980s, is confident Podolski has the ability and experience to prosper upon his arrival in London.
Lukas is a very, very good player and I am sure that he will be a success at Arsenal so the fans should be very excited at the prospect of him joining their club, Woodcock told Goal.com.
I am certain that he will do very well in the Premier League because of the timing. This is the perfect time for Lukas to be …
Jurgen Klopp has won The Best FIFA Men s Coach award for the second year running after Liverpool s breakthrough Premier League triumph.
Klopp oversaw the Reds title success in 2019-20, ending a 30-year wait for a top-flight championship.
FIFA recognition for 2020 follows his win in the same award 12 months earlier after Liverpool won the Champions League.
The Liverpool manager pipped Hansi Flick, the Bayern Munich coach, and Leeds United s Marcelo Bielsa on this occasion.
Flick came up short despite guiding Bayern to the treble, with glory in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League.
Remarkably, he was still assistant to Niko Kovac on July 20, 2019 when the period under consideration for the award began.
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Chelsea central defender Antonio Rudiger does not want to move to West Ham United, according to . The Blues want to include the 27-year-old centre-back in a deal to sign Declan Rice from London and Premier League rivals West Ham.
However, according to the report, Rudiger does not want to move to West Ham. that West Ham want to sign the Germany international, but it seems that they will suffer a blow in their quest to secure the services of the 27-year-old.
According to , Rudiger made 19 starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for Chelsea last season, scoring two goals in the process. The defender also played twice in the Champions League for the London club. Back in 2018-19, the German centre-back scored one goal in 33 league games and played four ti…
December is here, so the Premier League schedule is ramping up ahead of the busiest time of the season.
While there may not be any major heavyweight clashes this weekend, there is still plenty to look out for, with Ralf Rangnick set to be in the Manchester United dugout for the first time and Steven Gerrard primed to go up against his former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers.
Chelsea will be looking to preserve their place at the summit as they face West Ham in a London derby – Liverpool and Manchester City, away to Wolves and Watford respectively, hope to pounce on any slip-up.
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Real Madrid youngster Takefusa Kubo is looking to cut short his loan spell with Villarreal and join another club, the Yellow Submarine s head coach Unai Emery has confirmed.
Kubo has started just two LaLiga games for Villarreal since joining on a season-long deal from Madrid in August and was not part of the squad for Saturday s 2-1 win over Levante.
Getafe president Angel Torres revealed his side s interest in the Japan international this week and reports from Spain suggest the Madrid-based club are close to striking a deal.
Speaking after his side s victory against Levante, which moved Villarreal up to fourth, Emery admitted it is likely the winger will move on.
I asked Kubo if he wanted to stay or leave [Villarreal] and he told me that he is looking f…
World and European champions Spain host Saudi Arabia in international friendly action on Friday, while Brazil play South Africa.
Spain became the first country to win three successive international tournaments when they defeated Italy 4-0 to defend their European Championship crown in Kiev on July 1.
Prior to that, Spain won the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.
Their next challenge is to become the first nation since Brazil in 1958 and 1962 to retain the FIFA World Cup.
The first real step on the road to what would be a monumental achievement is a qualifier away to Georgia on Tuesday.
Before that, they will tune-up with a friendly against Saudi Arabia in Pontevedra, Galicia.
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Premier League referees’ boss Jon Moss apologised to Gary O’Neil and told him Wolves had been denied a “blatant” stoppage-time penalty in their 1-0 Premier League defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford, according to the Wolves boss.
United’s debutant goalkeeper Andre Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic deep into time added on, but Simon Hooper did not react and VAR Michael Salisbury deemed there was no foul, with an incredulous O’Neil instead booked for his reaction.
O’Neil said after the match he though Onana was trying to take Kalajdzic’s head off, and then revealed he had received an immediately apology from Moss.
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“Having just spoken to Jon Moss, fair enough he came straight out and said it was a blatant pen…