MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is ready to play his first game of the season against Cadiz in the Spanish league on Saturday after recovering from a long injury layoff, coach Carlo Ancelotti said Friday. The 31-year-old Belgian has not played since tearing the ACL in his left knee in August, two days before Madrid’s first game of the season. He then also ruptured the meniscus in his right knee in March when he was preparing to come back. “Courtois is fine. Tomorrow he will
As Roberto De Zerbi took his seat behind a microphone at the Amex Stadium on Tuesday night, in front of a room full of Brighton supporters, he must have known it was only a matter of time before he was quizzed on his future.
GENEVA (AP) — The helicopter is on standby again. Its task? To deliver the Belgian league trophy to the winner of another three-team title race that can only hope to match the epic climax of last season. European soccer has intense title chases for fans to savor this month: The Arsenal-Manchester City duel in England will get the most attention while, away from the “big five” leagues, traditional city rivalries are playing out in Scotland, Turkey and Portugal. Still, the best drama might be foun
Jurgen Klopp has launched a full-throttle attack on TNT Sports’ meddling with fixtures, calling his side’s recent schedule a “crime worthy of investigation by Amnesty International”.