Dietmar Hamann has urged Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp to front up over striker Daniel Sturridge s injury problems, suggesting the striker picks and chooses when he wants to play.
The England international has endured another injury-hit campaign under Brendan Rodgers and current Liverpool boss Klopp making just six appearances due to hamstring, ankle and knee complaints.
Sturridge has managed four goals despite his constant fitness troubles and was a key part of Liverpool s Premier League title challenge in 2013-14.
However, former midfielder Hamann feels Klopp must stop protecting the striker and be honest with fans over Sturridge s injuries.
The club has got a responsibility to tell the paying public what is wrong with him, Hamann told talkSPORT. If h…
New Zealand have withdrawn from next month s friendly against England at Wembley due to complications caused by the coronavirus.
The All Whites were due to face Gareth Southgate s side on November 12 but have pulled out because of issues over travel and player availability amid the pandemic.
New Zealand Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell said: It is with deep regret that we have been forced to cancel our participation in the upcoming match against England at Wembley
It is not an action taken lightly, this is a match we all wanted to play, however, as it stands of the last All Whites squad selected for the November 2019 tour, even excluding the New Zealand-based players, a significant number of the team would be subject to quarantine or restrictions on th…
Pedri has belatedly been given a break from Barcelona duty after featuring in their first two matches of the 2021-22 season.
The Spain midfielder posted a picture from his aeroplane to social media as he headed back to his home in Tenerife.
Barca shared the image with the caption, deserved vacation .
Pedri will not play for the Blaugrana against Getafe next Sunday, while it remains to be seen if he will be called up by Luis Enrique for the subsequent international break.
The 18-year-old would return to Catalonia in time for Barca s LaLiga clash with Sevilla on September 12.
— Pedri González (@Pedri)
Pedri had played only a single season with Las Palmas before linking up with Ronald Koeman s Barca at the start of the 2020-21 c…
According to Sky in Italy, AC Milan have made contact with Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo over the possibility of a free transfer when his contract with the Premier League side expires at the end of the season. Given the situation, the 26-year-old is allowed to talk to clubs outside England since the start of this year.
Adarabioyo rose through the ranks at the Manchester City academy. He had loan spells with West Bromwich Albion and Blackburn Rovers, before making a permanent switch to Fulham for around £1.5 million in 2020. Since then, he s gone on to make a total of 119 appearances for the Cottagers in all competitions.
Fulham certainly won t be too pleased with the timing of this development. Their team needs to prepare for the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifi…