Marcos Flores will miss the rest of the A-League season after the star Central Coast midfielder ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
Flores sustained the injury during training on Thursday and an MRI scan has confirmed Central Coast s worst fears.
The 2011 Johnny Warren medallist, who tops the Mariners scoring charts with three goals, will require a knee reconstruction.
It is my desire to improve every day, and for two hours each day I fight in training to be better, he said.
Yesterday was the day that, unfortunately, the injury had to happen to me. I will remain strong and hope to come back one day to Bluetongue (Stadium) better.
I trust in the medical team and trust that the Mariners as a family will look after me. Today I am in a li…
Portsmouth were condemned to relegation Friday after becoming the first Premier League team to enter administration in a move designed to avoid the 112-year-old club going out of business altogether.
The move means Portsmouth will automatically be docked nine points, a penalty which virtually guarantees the top flight s bottom club will drop to the second-tier Championship at the end of the season.
The entry into administration was confirmed at London s High Court following the failure of attempts by Portsmouth s Hong Kong-based owner Balram Chainrai to find a buyer willing to bail out a business with debts in excess of 60 million pounds (90 million dollars).
A fire-sale of the club s best players, who include England goalkeeper David James, is now inevitable as…
Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo insisted he is not obsessed with breaking records as they come naturally for him after scoring his landmark 700th career goal.
Ronaldo bagged a consolation penalty in the second half of Portugal s 2-1 Euro 2020 qualifying defeat to Ukraine in Kiev on Monday.
The 34-year-old superstar made no mistake from 12 yards after Taras Stepanenko was penalised for handling the ball inside the box, but it was not enough for Portugal as they lost for the first time since the 2018 World Cup.
Defeat for Portugal at the Olympic Stadium made the occasion bittersweet for Ronaldo, who is now part of an elite list of players to have reached the milestone figure.
700 Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his 700th career goal for club a…
Roma star Nicolo Zaniolo has the potential to win the Ballon d Or, according to former Giallorossi head coach Fabio Capello.
The 21-year-old midfielder has shone since Serie A resumed following the coronavirus-enforced break, having previously thought his season would be curtailed when he tore a knee ligament in January.
Zaniolo produced a superb performance in the 3-1 win at Juventus on Saturday, marking his first start since the reverse fixture on January 12 with a fine assist for Diego Perotti s second goal.
Capello believes the Italy international is a rare talent in world football.
Zaniolo has physical power and strength and extraordinary quality, he said on Sky Sport Italia.
He has potential not just for the [Europea…
Sepp Blatter s lawyer has confirmed his client will appeal the eight-year ban from football activity handed down by FIFA s Ethics Committee last month.
Outgoing FIFA president Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini received lengthy suspensions following an investigation into a payment of $2million from world football s governing body to the former France international in 2011.
The men were found to be in breach of FIFA Code of Ethics articles relating to offering and accepting gifts and other benefits; conflicts of interests; loyalty; and general rules of conduct .
Blatter and Platini were provided with the written reasons behind the judgement on Saturday, a necessary step prior to the launch of any appeal.
Platini s legal representatives were quick to ann…
After his third incredible assist of the night, Kevin De Bruyne s raw emotion spilled out in an outburst part-gladiatorial and part, well… odd.
This is our house, our house! This is our house! he exclaimed repeatedly, pointing at the Etihad Stadium turf after Sergio Aguero put Manchester City ahead on aggregate for the first time in a helter-skelter Champions League quarter-final.
Unfortunately for De Bruyne and City, Fernando Llorente snuck in through the back door before Aguero triggered the hyper-sensitive alarm that is VAR, meaning Raheem Sterling s apparent last-gasp winner was ruled out.
The heartache continued in that weekend s Premier League rematch as the Belgium midfielder hobbled out of a knife-edge 1-0 win – a result pivotal in them claiming back…
Paulo Dybala has returned to Turin and is expected to speak with Juventus head coach Maurizio Sarri amid reports linking him with Manchester United.
The Argentina forward, who has been on holiday since the Copa America in Brazil last month, was seen leaving Turin-Caselle Airport on Thursday.
It is expected the 25-year-old will discuss his future with Sarri and Juve directors as speculation builds over a possible deal involving United striker Romelu Lukaku.
Juve are said to be interested in Lukaku and the prospect of Dybala moving the other way to Old Trafford could facilitate the Belgium forward s switch to the Serie A champions.
78 In his period in Turin (since 2015/16), Paulo is the player to have scored the most goals for Juventus in all competitions…
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Andrea Pirlo will be aiming to add to his UEFA Champions League triumphs claimed as a player as he takes charge of Juventus in the Round of 16 for the first time against Porto at the Estádio do Dragão.
The former midfielder lifted two titles during his playing career and now faces the first-leg against the two-time winners on Wednesday evening in Portugal.
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Having last lifted the UEFA Champions League under Jose Mourinho in 2004, the Dragons are once again attempting to disturb the established order. The Portuguese giants head into the knockout rounds having finished second in Group C behind Pep Guardiola s Manchester City. They impressed throughout the group stages,…
England star Georgia Stanway became Manchester City s record scorer at the age of 23 as she came off the bench to hit a hat-trick in an 8-0 Women s FA Cup win over Nottingham Forest.
Stanway, who played for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics, has played in a wide range of positions during her City career and opened her goals account as a 16-year-old in 2015.
The attack-minded former PFA Women s Young Player of the Year showed her quality after Gareth Taylor introduced her for the second half against third-tier outfit Forest, who staged the visit of the Women s Super League giants at the City Ground.
Stanway s first strike in the 50th minute moved her level with fellow England star Nikita Parris total of 62 goals for City, before she took the record outright i…
According to Fabrizio Romano, Mario Gotze currently has three options on his table if he is to leave PSV Eindhoven this summer.
Eintracht Frankfurt are keen to bring him back to Germany, Benfica want him in Lisbon, while Inter Miami are keen to take him across the Atlantic and have him play in the MLS. All three clubs are willing to trigger the buyout clause in his contract with PSV, apparently set at just €4 million.
Mario Götze has three proposals on the table: Eintracht Frankfurt pushing, Benfica with Schmidt on it and Inter Miami in MLS. He s gonna decide very soon, matter of days.
All these clubs are prepared to trigger the release clause into his PSV contract for €4m.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)
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