French captain Hugo Lloris has pulled out of the upcoming Nations League games against Austria and Denmark, Alban Lafont and Lucas Digne have been named as replacements in the France squad, the French Football Federation (FFF) has confirmed on Monday.

Lloris will be absent from the field due to a thigh injury, moreover, Hernandez has also been withdrawn from the squad because of a torn adductor muscle.

On Saturday, Marseille midfielder Jordan Veretout was brought in as a replacement for the injured Boubacar Kamara, the day after Kamara had replaced Adrien Rabiot.

Manager Didier Deschamps is already without Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, who was the major trump card for the current World Cup champs, the striker has been diagnosed with two thigh injuries sustained during his side’s Champions League match at Celtic earlier this month.

France will sqaure off against Austria on Thursday and will head to Copenhagen after three days to take on host nation Denmark. However, due to relegations, France is last on the Group 1 rankings with just a couple of points in four games, Denmark is leading all the way with nine points.

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After a shocking loss by the hands of Real Sociedad on matchday 1 of the UEFA Europa League, the Red Devils will be looking to turn the tables and bounce back stronger.

Portuguese man, Cristiano Ronaldo starrer side will go up against Sheriff Tiraspol in their second affair of the UEFA Europa League group stage on Thursday at the Zimbru Stadium. However, the defeat against Real Sociedad came as a surprise for all Manchester United fans.

Moreover, the UEFA has banned Sheriff from playing at the Sheriff Stadium after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Furthermore, this is the first time that Manchester United will lock horns with Sheriff Tiraspol in the European tournament.

Here are some of the details of the game between both the sides:

• The match between Manchester United and Sheriff Tiraspol will be played on September 15.
• The match between Manchester United and Sheriff Tiraspol will kick-off at 10:15 PM IST.
• The Europa League match between Manchester United and Sheriff Tiraspol will be played at the Zimbru Stadium in Moldova.
• The Europa League match between Manchester United and Sheriff Tiraspol will have a live broadcast on Sony Ten 2 SD/HD in India.

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French star Karim Benzema has emerged as the winner of the UEFA Player of the Year award after the amazing 2021-22 season where he conquered the Champions League title and won it for Real Madrid for their 14th time.

Benzema scored 15 goals and made 1 assist in the 12 matches during the 2021-22 edition of the Champions League, moreover, Real winning the title was also courtesy and much credit to Benzema for his phenomenal display on the pitch.

Also, the Real Madrid striker will also be getting his hands on his maiden Ballon d’Or, which will take place in October. Benzema was on top of the world last season and had the best season ever last time.

However, with the presence of players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Kaka, Benzema was never the centre attraction, he has been under the roots for too long now, he needs to keep shining and certainly get some global awards to his name.

Other than Karim Benzema, Belgians and one of his club teammate Thibaut Courtois and Kevin de Bruyne were nominated also with him in the race for the UEFA Player of the Year.

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Former England captain and ex Manchester United forward, Wayne Rooney, one of the greats of the game has come out and has taken a dig at Frenchman Kylian Mbappe. Although, Mbappe is a great asset to the national side and club Paris Saint-Germain.

However, In PSG’s win over Montepellier, Mbappe was caught giving a shove with his shoulder to teammate Lionel Messi, without having any regard of the Argentine on the football pitch.

The broadcasters caught the moment between the two and was also seen that Messi was also displeasured at Mbappe’s antics, although, he did not revert anything back.

The video has went viral on social media.

In context to the incident, Rooney has slammed the young gun and has said that at the age of 22 (Mbappe’s age), Messi had clinched four Ballon d’ Or trophies, which is the highest honour in football.

“A 22-23 year old player throwing a shoulder at Messi… I have never seen a bigger ego than this in my life. Someone remind Mbappe that at 22 years old, Messi had four Ballon d’Ors,” Rooney told Depar Sports.

Furthermore, in the time of GOAT players like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Mbappe has not won any Ballon d’Or’s, but he is on the verge of becoming one of the biggest stars in the world of football in coming time.

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Ligue 1 club Paris Saint Germain has posted a video in which we can see, Argentine player Lionel Messi was seen enjoying himself in a game of football with kids in Japan. The former Barcelona player was seen passing the ball around and making assists to one of the kids in the process.

As of now, Messi and the PSG are in Japan for a pre-season tour following which the Ligue 1 season will kick off on August 6th. With the tour, it will be a great opportunity for the players and club to have an engagement with the global fans. Messi will also be looking to shake off the pre-season rust in an effort to be fully fit and give 100 per cent to the forthcoming season.

With the 2022/23 season, new boss Christophe Galtier will be taking up the charge. With his immense success with Lille, it will be surely seen that some positive vibes will definitely pour into the PSG club.

French star Hugo Ekitike will be making his first appearance in the PSG colours, although, with the likes of many amazing players and high-calibre power in the dressing room, it will be difficult for Ekitike to make a place in the starting eleven.

Moreover, PSG has also managed to keep hold of France international, Kylian Mbappe, who was on the verge of a transfer to Real Madrid.

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The Germany side will be aiming for nothing but just victory over the Finish, they would want to be as one of the favourites for the Women’s Euro 2022 as they conclude Group B this evening.

Austria have joined England in the quarter finals after their win over Norway. Germany have already secured the top place, the team will face Austria in their final match on Thursday. However, a win over Finland, will be a good momentum before barging into the knockout stages.

Finland have already been knocked out against their defeat to Denmark on Tuesday. With this, they have little more than pride on the line in Milton Keynes.

Although, Germany will be looking to make it three from three and seal a record ninth European Championship triumph, they first got their hands on the silverware back in 1989.

Match details:

July 16, 8 pm (BST), live on BBC Four from 7:50 pm (BST). BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website will also be the broadcasters.

At the end, win win situation for Germany, and finishing on a glorious mode for Finland.

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After the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid have clinched their fifth European title, however there has been a lot of speculations of Rodrygo playing just a couple of minutes in the final against Liverpool.

Over the past one year, Rodrygo has played a very crucial part for the club and only playing 2 minutes in the finals is not fair on the fans of the Brazilian footballer.

His record in the 2021/22 has been averagely well with 33 appearances and scored 4 goals and making 5 assists. He has a goal participation of 11%.

Real Madrid recently got their hands on the 15th UEFA Champions League title by defeating Liverpool at the Stade de France by a margin of 1 -0. It was the first time since 2017/18 that Real have won a Champions Trophy.

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Amandine Henry scored one of the best goals ever witnessed in a league cup final as she made Lyon take an early lead against Barcelona in their Women’s Champions League decider.

Lyon were set to be given the tag of underdogs against Barca, who had been crowned as champions of Spain with 30 wins from 30 La Liga matches. Lyons were all over Barcelona in the first 33 minutes as they took a 3 – 0 lead at the Turin’s Allianz Stadium.

Alexia Putellas put Barca in a attacking mode with a goal back for Barca but Lyon locked the back door in the second half as they won by 3 -1. Not only their attack but their defensive play of game of Lyon was also equally impressive.

Lyon has now won the Champions League eight times, Barcelona were the reigning defending champions.

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A proposal has been passed to increase a number of games by 125 to 225 may lead to matches being played over weekends, Premier League clubs fear, with hopes persisting to water down tally to 189.

The Sky Sports News has been told by the clubs that there are concerns that UEFA’s plans will be unworkable and may lead to European and domestic games going head to head – especially if proposals are pushed through for 10 Champions League group matches per team. The UEFA has already committed to expanding the Champions League from 32 teams to 36 from 2024.

Some officials have told Sky Sports News that such a sizeable expansion could well be a drop in UEFA revenue. The new “Swiss format” which UEFA has proposed is expected to be made by next month by the executive committee.

After the league matches, the top 16 teams will head towards the knockout stage, where the format will be the same as of now.

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After lifting the La Liga title recently, Carlo Ancelotti’s boys are confident that they will turn the tables around against Man City in the semi final second leg. “And now to Wednesday, yes we can!” Ancelotti shouted at the adoring crowd, who chanted back “si, se puede!”, “yes we can!”

Manchester City had previously defeated the Spanish champions in a 4 – 3 defeat in the first leg. Many people were wondering whether the celebrations were worth it as they have already have lost against the ‘Blues’.

“A celebration is good for the mental side of things,” Ancelotti said. “We are professionals. Tonight we all celebrate together. Tomorrow we train and Wednesday we have another important match. If during the celebrations someone cuts their foot or a leg, okay, but that won’t happen.”

The Real Madrid have come back stronger with their win against PSG, players like Benzema and Modric have been Real Madrid’s inspiration this season and both of their performance will be vital in the game against Manchester City.

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