Tag: defender

Rico Lewis: Manchester City defender on Pep Guardiola; Phil Foden & his Thai boxing upbringing
3 May 2024 0

Rico Lewis: Manchester City defender on Pep Guardiola; Phil Foden & his Thai boxing upbringing

By Total Football News

Despite being a prodigiously talented fighter, who idolised Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather Jr, with the potential to follow in his father’s footsteps, Lewis chose to chase his football dream, joining City’s academy around the age of eight.

That path into professional football, especially at the very elite Premier League clubs, is well documented for its difficulty.

For City academy prospects, the road to the first team is one

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Thiago Silva: Chelsea defender to leave club at end of season
29 April 2024 0

Thiago Silva: Chelsea defender to leave club at end of season

By Total Football News

Chelsea defender Thiago Silva will leave the club at the end of the season.

The Brazilian, who joined the Blues on a free transfer from Paris St-Germain in 2020, has made 151 appearances for the Blues.

He has won three trophies in that time, including the 2020-21 Champions League.

Silva, 39, says his love for the club is “indescribable”.

“Chelsea means a lot to me. I came here with the

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Scott Wharton: Blackburn Rovers defender sidelined by knee injury
26 April 2024 0

Scott Wharton: Blackburn Rovers defender sidelined by knee injury

By Total Football News

Blackburn Rovers defender Scott Wharton is expected to miss the majority of next season after suffering a serious knee injury.

The 26-year-old fell awkwardly late on in Sunday’s 3-1 home defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday.

Wharton, the older brother of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam, made 34 appearances in all competitions for Rovers this campaign.

John Eustace’s men are three points above the relegation zone with two matches of

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Conor Bradley: Liverpool defender faces about three weeks out with ankle injury
16 April 2024 0

Conor Bradley: Liverpool defender faces about three weeks out with ankle injury

By Total Football News
Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley on the floor in pain after being injured
Conor Bradley has made 22 appearances for Liverpool this season

Liverpool right-back Conor Bradley is expected to be out for about three weeks with an ankle injury.

He was replaced by Trent Alexander-Arnold, who returned from a knee injury which had kept him out since February.

Bradley is set to miss Thursday’s Europa League game at Atalanta and top-flight games against Fulham, Everton and West Ham in the rest of

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Adam Reach: West Brom defender says work still to do to secure play-off spot
12 April 2024 0

Adam Reach: West Brom defender says work still to do to secure play-off spot

By Total Football News
Adam Reach in action for West Brom
Adam Reach joined West Brom from Sheffield Wednesday in August 2021 and has made 74 appearances

West Bromwich Albion full-back Adam Reach says they know you “don’t win anything for finishing fifth” as the push to confirm the club’s place in the Championship play-offs nears its end.

The Baggies’ grip on fifth spot dates back to December and victory over Sunderland on Saturday could all-but seal a top-six finish.

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Pascal Struijk: Leeds United defender out for season after groin surgery
28 March 2024 0

Pascal Struijk: Leeds United defender out for season after groin surgery

By Total Football News
Leeds United defender Pascal Stuijk
Pascal Stuijk scored five goals in 25 appearances for Leeds this season

Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing groin surgery.

The 24-year-old Dutchman has not featured since picking up the injury in the 2-1 defeat at Preston on Boxing Day.

“It was a pretty long and complicated surgery but it went well. He’s started rehab and he’ll be back

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Everton manager Sean Dyche says altercation with defender Nathan Patterson was ‘nothing’
28 March 2024 0

Everton manager Sean Dyche says altercation with defender Nathan Patterson was ‘nothing’

By Total Football News
Nathan Patterson
Patterson’s last club appearance came as a substitute in a draw against Fulham on 30 January

Everton manager Sean Dyche says there was “nothing” in an altercation between himself and defender Nathan Patterson.

Reports suggestedexternal-link Dyche hit Patterson, 22, with a “playful slap” during a warm weather training camp earlier this month, resulting in a heated row.

“I tapped him on the head like an older brother would and

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Jenson Seelt: Sunderland defender to have knee surgery and miss up to nine months
27 March 2024 0

Jenson Seelt: Sunderland defender to have knee surgery and miss up to nine months

By Total Football News
Jenson Seelt in action for Sunderland
Jenson Seelt will miss all of Sunderland’s pre-season as he rehabilitates a serious knee injury

Sunderland defender Jenson Seelt will require an operation to correct a knee injury and faces “six to nine months out” following scans.

However, he will now miss pre-season and at least the first couple of months of 2024-25 in his recovery.

“It was the worst case scenario for Jenson really,” interim boss Mike Dodds told

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Aji Alese: Sunderland defender signs new deal until end of 2026-27
25 March 2024 0

Aji Alese: Sunderland defender signs new deal until end of 2026-27

By Total Football News
Aji Alese in action for Sunderland
Aji Alese’s previous deal at Sunderland was due to end in June 2025

Sunderland defender Aji Alese has signed a new deal to remain with the Championship side until the end of the 2026-27 season.

The 23-year-old moved to Wearside from West Ham United in the summer of 2022 and has made a total of 27 appearances.

Alese has been limited to just three appearances for the Black Cats this

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Ashley Cole: Premier League Hall of Fame honour for ex-Arsenal and Chelsea defender
25 March 2024 0

Ashley Cole: Premier League Hall of Fame honour for ex-Arsenal and Chelsea defender

By Total Football News
Ashley Cole celebrates winning the Premier League with Chelsea
Ashley Cole won the third Premier League title of his career in 2010 with Chelsea

Former England defender Ashley Cole has become the latest player inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame.

Cole, 43, won the league title three times – twice with Arsenal and once with Chelsea – during an illustrious career in England’s top flight.

He was part of the 2003-04 Arsenal ‘Invincibles’ team and made 385

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