Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino insists the medical staff at the west London outfit are not responsible for the player’s injuries that have disrupted his start to life with the struggling English Football League side.

Pochettino only had 15 ready players during last weekend’s disappointing draw at Bournemouth.
After the club’s takeover from American Todd Buhle’s conglomerate in 2021, despite spending around $1.2 billion to attract new players, the Blue Team suffers from a major disadvantage.
He missed 12 players against Bournemouth, forcing Pochettino to call up three under-19 players who had not previously featured with the first team.
Residents of the team clinic include Frenchmen Christopher Ngungu and Wesley Fobana, Reece James, Belgian Romeo Lafia, Carne Chukwu, Emeka, Trevo Saloba and Ecuadorian Moise Caicedo with an impressive contract.
Ahead of Sunday’s clash against Aston Villa, Yadim is in fourteenth place with Chelsea having won five matches.
But Pochettino did not hold the medical staff accountable. “Before we came here, we did everything to analyze the risks to create a clear picture of the serious injuries that occurred last season.”
He continued, “It has to do with the player’s file, the risks he is exposed to. Not with the people working on the medical staff.”
He added, “I think we have to respect these professional and qualified departments of the club. That’s why they work in football. Players have individual risks that need to be analyzed.”
The former Tottenham coach concluded: “There’s also unhappiness. We’ve had injuries in a season or maybe two, but with Chelsea they’re out of control.”

Players from the Swedish and Spanish national soccer teams appeared Friday with a banner bearing the phrase “Our war is a global war,” in the world champions’ first appearance since the recent “World Cup kiss” crisis.

The Swedes showed their support for Spain as the two teams went head-to-head in the Europa League, with La Roja’s women winning by three goals to two.

The match, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, was a rematch of the World Cup semi-final in which Spain won 2-1, beating England with a clean sheet to clinch the title.

In a related context, the Associated Press reported Friday that the Spanish soccer federation has decided to remove the phrase “women’s soccer” from the national team’s name, which it hopes will reflect a “change in perceptions” and its vision for the game. .

The name of the women’s national team usually includes “women’s football”, and by removing this term, the women’s and men’s national teams are officially known as the “Spain national football team”.

Most of Spain’s female players, who have been on strike since former local football federation president Luis Rubiales kissed player Jenny Hermoso, have agreed to join the national team to face Sweden and Switzerland. After reaching an agreement with the League of European Nations, the Confederation and the Spanish government.

“We have reached a series of agreements to be drawn up and signed by the Federation and the Supreme Council for Sports,” Victor Francos, head of the Supreme Sports Council of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, said on Wednesday.

He added: “Out of the 23 female players invited, two requested the opportunity to leave the training camp (…) for reasons related to personal discomfort.”

A government representative did not reveal the identity of the two players involved, but confirmed that they “will not be subject to sanctions” contrary to earlier reports.

On Monday, the new coach of the “La Roja” team, Montse Tammy, made a surprise by inviting 15 world champions and other female players to the matches between Sweden and Switzerland. Changes were made at the Football Association following an incident where Rubiales forced a kiss on the lips of national team star Hermoso during the World Cup coronation in Australia last month.

Dubai will host the first edition of the Arab Patel Championship, organized by the Arab and Emirati Patel Federations, from September 27 to next October 1 at the Nat Al Sheba Sports Complex with the participation of 11 Arab countries.

Participating teams were divided into two groups, where the first group included teams from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iraq and Morocco, while the second group included Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Sudan and Syria.

In the presence of Sheikh Zayed bin Makhtoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Chairman of the UAE Patel Federation and Honorary President of the Arab Federation, the Organizing Committee held a conference yesterday at the Dubai Sports Council headquarters. Arab Patel Federation, Dubai Sports Council Secretary General Saeed Hareb and Assistant Secretary General Nasser Aman Al Rahma and United Arab Emirates Patel Federation Secretary General Saeed Al Marri.

Ahmed Ghadori said: “We are happy to organize the first official Arab Padel Championship in Dubai. The team worked hard with all the Arab national federations, and for the first time 11 Arab countries meet in one competition, including 5 countries. This is their first official participation.

He added: “We are on the right track to promote the spread of this sport in the Arab world, and we look forward to more countries participating in the Arab Federation and as members of the International Patel Federation, stressing that the UAE hosts it. This tournament will be a milestone in the development of padel in the Arab world.”

Saeed Al Marri said: “The sport of padel has established its position throughout our Arab world with its wide and rapid spread, and this event would not have been possible without the support and guidance of the Honorable President Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum. The Arab Padel Federation, “This event is the highest and UAE Patel directed the confederation to work hard to conduct itself according to the best standards.