Clement Lenglet has suffered a hamstring injury, Barcelona have confirmed.

France defender Lenglet has been on the fringes for Barca this season, making just 16 appearances in all competitions, starting eight times.

The last of those appearances came against Deportivo Alaves on January 23.

It has been in stark contrast to previous seasons, when the former Sevilla centre-back was a mainstay of Barca s defence, playing 84 times in LaLiga between 2018-19 and 2020-21.

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Test conducted on Clément Lenglet this morning has revealed an injury to the femoral biceps in his left hamstring, meaning that he is unavailable until the injury clears.

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)

However, the 26-year-old will now be out of action for…

Massimiliano Allegri insisted it is actually impossible for Juventus to recover to win the Scudetto as he previewed Saturday s clash with Empoli.

The Bianconeri have enjoyed an upturn in form since struggling at the start of the Serie A campaign, sitting in fourth as they fight with Atalanta for the final Champions League qualification spot.

Juve are also still in Europe s elite competition – their last-16 tie with Villarreal finely poised after a 1-1 draw in the first leg – and the Coppa Italia, where they face Fiorentina in a two-legged semi-final clash across March and April.

Allegri was quick to quash suggestions Juve – who are unbeaten in 12 Serie A games – can still win the Scudetto this season, revealing he may rest either Dusan Vlahovic or Alvaro …

Napoli are interested in signing James Rodriguez from Real Madrid, according to Marca.

The Colombian joined Real in 2014, when Carlo Ancelotti was in the Santiago Bernabeu dugout, and it seems the 59-year-old is keen on a reunion with the player he brought to Madrid as an extremely hot young prospect, following his exploits in the World Cup held that year in Brazil.

James just finished his two-year loan spell with Bayern Munich, which was agreed when Zinedine Zidane, at the beginning of his first spell as Real head coach, dropped him from the starting XI completely due to a change in the system.

Bayern haven t chosen to activate the option to sign the attacking midfielder permanently for €42 million which was included in the loan deal, and his future remains u…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not believe Mohamed Salah will be looking for an escape route in search of Champions League football.

Writing on social media after Manchester United’s win over Chelsea on Thursday consigned Liverpool to the Europa League next season, the Egypt forward said he was “devastated” and there was “absolutely no excuse” for not finishing in the Premier League’s top four.

Last summer the 30-year-old signed a new contract, making him the highest-paid player in the club’s history, but even if next term goes to plan and they regain their place in the Champions League he will be close to entering the final 12 months of that deal.

Asked whether he was concerned about Salah’s immediate future after his rare public statement, …

Alvaro Morata scored the only goal of the game as in-form Juventus boosted their bid to qualify for the Champions League with a victory over Spezia.

Massimiliano Allegri s side headed into the clash at the Allianz Stadium on a 13-game unbeaten streak in the league and took the lead when Morata struck in the first half.

Spezia rarely troubled their hosts, barring an Emmanuel Gyasi second-half chance, as Juve moved six points clear of fifth-placed Atalanta, who fell to a 1-0 defeat at Roma on Saturday.

The Bianconeri are just five points adrift of leaders Inter, while they were four behind Napoli and Milan ahead of their clash later on Sunday.

A wayward Ivan Provedel pass after 21 minutes allowed Dusan Vlahovic and Manuel Locatelli to combine through th…

Riyad Mahrez s free-kick and Raheem Sterling s late strike earned Manchester City a hard-fought 3-1 Premier League win at Everton.

Liverpool s 1-0 victory at Sheffield United earlier in the day extended their 100 per cent start to the season and moved the Reds eight points clear of City at the top of the table.

After Dominic Calvert-Lewin s fourth goal in three matches drew Marco Silva s men level following Gabriel Jesus opener, it looked like City would follow their last away game, a 3-2 loss at Norwich City, with another disappointing result on the road.

But Mahrez, who has scored in three consecutive City starts, beat Jordan Pickford with a low curling free-kick and Sterling added gloss to bring the champions back to five points adrift of Jurgen Klopp s leade…

The cast and characters of award-winning television series Ted Lasso will be incorporated into FIFA 23, the game s developer EA Sports announced on Wednesday.

The multiple Emmy-winning show, starring Jason Sudeikis as an American coach drafted in to lead a fictional English team despite no previous experience in the sport, will be featured across the game s major modes.

Lasso and his club, AFC Richmond, will be available to play in various modes, including career mode and online, while their Nelson Road ground in reality Crystal Palace s Selhust Park is also included.

The game, which launches on September 30, will also include custom options for coaches and players, with several of the show s fictional stars also set to be included.

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Of course, at the moment, there s a lot of bad noise surrounding him. A lot of criticism, [there is] probably not a lot of confidence from the coach right now.

It looks more likely that he s going to leave and you would expect him to go to England now.

Despite playing a major part in Madrid s three successive Champions League triumphs, Bale has battled injuries throughout his time in Spain.

He featured in 33 league games under Villas-Boas in his final season at Spurs more than any of his campaigns in Madrid and his old boss admitted Bale had to be managed carefully.

He always suffered a lot of muscular and back pain, so we gave him a lot of work with the physio to have him 100 per cent for the matches and he always performed for us, Villas-Boas added.…

David Luiz has no intention of leaving Chelsea as he enjoys life under new head coach Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge.

Brazilian defender David Luiz was frozen out by former boss Antonio Conte last Premier League season but the veteran is back in the fold following Sarri s appointment.

Sarri s tenure has opened with victory over Perth Glory in Australia and a penalty shoot-out win against Inter at the International Champions Cup – David Luiz marshalling Chelsea s defence in both fixtures.

And the 31-year-old – who re-joined Chelsea in 2016 having originally arrived in 2011 before leaving for Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 – is determined to remain in London.

I came back to Chelsea to stay here, David Luiz said.

When I took my…

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing John McGinn from Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the former Hibernian star has impressed the Tottenham chiefs, who are now keen on bringing him to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer.

McGinn has been on the books of Villa since 2018 and has-been superb for the Villans over the years. The Scotland international midfielder has scored three goals and given three assists in 33 Premier League matches this season. The 27-year-old scored three goals and gave five assists in 37 league games last season.

Tottenham are fourth in the Premier League table at the moment with 68 points from 37 matches. Antonio Conte’s side effectively need just a draw from their…