Injured Benzema, Courtois miss Madrid Club World Cup trip

Injured Real Madrid duo Karim Benzema and Thibaut Courtois are not included in the club’s 22-man squad travelling to Morocco for the Club World Cup, published on Monday.

Lampard: Chelsea injuries show that players are in need of a break

Frank Lampard thinks his side won’t be ready to start playing football again on 12 September as he has called on the Premier League to go easy on Chelsea for next season’s scheduling.

Solskjaer hails ‘warrior’ Rashford after injury-hit Liverpool encounter

Manchester United interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lauded Marcus Rashford after he played on despite suffering an ankle injury early in the 0-0 draw with Liverpool.