Sonia Bermudez, the manager of Spain, claims that her team wants to keep Aitana Bonmati’s injured midfielder’s leg in good condition.
The 27-year-old suffered a minor fall on Sunday during a practice session at the national team’s Madrid training facility.
Spain were getting ready for their Uefa Women’s Nations League match against Germany at the Metropolitano on Tuesday for the second leg.
The first leg of last Friday’s goalless first leg, in Kaiserslautern, was played by Bonmati for 77 minutes.
Bermudez stated, “Aitana wanted to stay for the final and be with us.”
We told her that because we put our players’ health first, she had to go back to Barcelona to begin her recovery.
We want to honor her with a victory for tomorrow.
Irene Paredes, the captain of Spain and one of the team’s players at Barcelona, said: “Nobody likes to see a team-mate hurt or hurt, so absences like Aitana’s can unsettle you.”
Her absence leaves a significant legacy for both Barca and the national team. She informed me about it, but I personally didn’t understand what transpired.
It was obvious that something serious had happened, and you could feel the pain in her eyes. We’ll continue to push each other, and I’m sending her lots of good wishes and encouragement for a full recovery.
According to a statement from the Royal Spanish Football Federation, “Bonmati was” identified with a fracture in her left fibula following tests conducted by the medical services.”
In order to decide whether to proceed with her treatment, Barcelona claimed they were holding off on her return to the club.
What would have otherwise been a stellar year for the midfielder comes to an unhappy conclusion with the injury setback.
Bonmati won the women’s ballon d’or three times, won the domestic triple with Barca, and advanced to the Euro 2025 final with Spain as the first player to do so.
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Enzo Maresca, the Chelsea boss, expressed resentment. Not because Moises Caicedo was dismissed against Arsenal on Sunday, but because he thought his team had a lack of consistency.
You can understand why. Rodrigo Bentancur, a Tottenham midfielder, was booked last month for a foul on Reece James, with the video assistant referee (VAR) backing him. However, a red card was used when Caicedo was cautioned for a similar challenge on Mikel Merino.
When we were away at Spurs, Bentancur’s against Reece (James) wasn’t a red card, but why? Maresca inquired.
“So as managers, we find it difficult to comprehend why they judge differently.
Yes, “moises” is a red card. Yes, it’s a red card for Battancur. Why aren’t they red cards for him? Simply put, we find it difficult to comprehend. It’s a red card in actuality. Why, then, do they make a different judgment?
What was the difference then?
Well, consistency is a challenge because outcomes vary a lot depending on who the VAR is.
There are subtle differences between fouls, and no two are ever the same. Caicedo jumped a little, and his contact point was slightly higher, while Battancur was only actually stepping in.
Merino’s ankle had a prominent buckle, which a VAR wants to indicate excessive force, and his boot was placed back on the turf.
The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel unanimously supported no VAR intervention in Bentancur’s case on the grounds that the challenge was “low, just slightly late, and reckless” and supported the yellow card by four votes to one.
Caicedo’s dismissal will be supported by the KMI panel, but it won’t be long before another incident of this nature is dismissed as a yellow card.
Did the VAR instruct the referee to display a yellow card?
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At first, the situation appeared a little perplexing. Was Caicedo booked by referee Anthony Taylor so it could be reviewed?
A much simpler explanation is available.
Taylor made an advantage of Arsenal when Eberechi Eze received the loose ball. Caicedo was down injured and in need of treatment when it went out for a throw. Before handing out a card, referees are instructed to wait until an offender is back on their feet.
Caicedo was with the physio, so the delay was not caused by VAR checking the foul.
The VAR will begin checking the tackle, but neither party will communicate with the referee after he issues a card.
In this situation, John Brooks can determine that a red is necessary, but he must wait until Taylor declares his decision (nothing, yellow, or red). Because the check had taken place while Taylor was receiving treatment, the VAR immediately alerted him to the screen.
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A referee turned down a red card review at the pitchside monitor for the first time in the Premier League on Sunday, for the first time ever.
Unlike Arsenal, the restart was a free kick to Aston Villa because Darren England had not yet committed a foul on Jhon Arias. The VAR, James Bell, believed Boubacar Kamara’s safety was threatened by Arias’ jumping with both feet.
Arias made contact with Kamara’s boot’s top by taking a risk while Arias was on the floor. Even if it wasn’t a great tackle, it lacks the force necessary for a red card.
Lisandro Martinez, a player for Manchester United, escaped a red card after being challenged on Daichi Kamada for his efforts last season.
Martinez landed in front of Kamada after jumping in with both of his feet in the air after being saved by a little-known rule prohibiting player dismissal.
Should offside have prevented Chelsea from scoring?
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Another weekend and more subjective offside decisions are coming up.
Due to Arias’ offside close proximity to goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, Chris Kavanagh again interfered, ejecting a Wolves goal.
Both players ducked under the ball, but Arias was a much clearer offence, which resembled Andrew Robertson’s offside at Liverpool a few weeks ago at Manchester City.
However, it appears as though Chelsea’s goal was offside.
Trevoh Chalobah headed a header past James from the left and into the back of the net.
However, there was a problem. Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera were close by and Enzo Fernandez was standing off-side.
Did Fernandez have an impact on either defender’s decision-making? There would have been a better chance of stopping the header going in if the Chelsea midfielder had not been there.
Fernandez had his arm on Hincapie’s back when he wasn’t trying to play the ball and wasn’t directly in contact with Mosquera.
You can raise the issue of offside very persuasively, which brings us to a second-guessing issue of consistency.
The VAR team examined it, and they concluded that there had been no harm to the defenders.
Should an elbow have turned red for Hincapie?
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Moments after the Caicedo red card. The Chelsea defender made contact with Chalobah by the arm on his face after the pair exchanged a ball and jumped for a ball.
Maresca responded, “I asked the referee, he said that it wasn’t an elbow. They responded therefore with this statement. At half-time, he had a black eye and was iced. However, they have different opinions.
Referees should not make decisions regarding potential injuries, despite the fact that it does occasionally happen. It would not make sense for a player to suffer a cut or a bruise from a variety of challenges and collisions.
Referees follow a checklist when weighing a potential elbow, just like they would with serious foul play.
Is this a natural way to put up a high ball challenge? Did the player have an agressive clenched fist? The elbow was either raised or thrown to create force. A yellow card was acceptable because none of them were present.
Sara Cox, a BBB Radio 2 DJ, has admitted to having a family life and that her son frequently leaves her at the gym because he gives her a “little look to say “go away.”
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Sara Cox, a long-time BBC Radio 2 presenter, has come to admit that one of her family members occasionally acts as though he doesn’t recognize her. She recently completed five marathons in five days, making over £11 million for Children in Need.
She acknowledges that she can continue to be a source of shame for her children because Isaac, her son, frequently ignores her at the gym, despite her remarkable accomplishments.
“I’ll give him a lift there and it will be lovely,” she revealed to The Times. “Then in the gym if I walk past him he gives me that little look to say, ‘Go away.’ He knows people there and he doesn’t want me going up to him all sweaty.”
She’s rarely able to attend parents’ evenings at her children’s schools because of her role as host of Radio 2’s Drivetime program between 4 and 7pm.
Ben Cyzer, Sara’s spouse, typically manages that responsibility, and because he’s so involved, educators have labeled him a “tiger dad.” Sara acknowledged that she can’t visit her home as frequently as she would like due to her professional obligations.
She continued, “I frequently tell the kids, I’m sorry I’m not there, I’m sorry I missed that, but they know what I do.” Because their mother is absent, I hope they won’t need therapy in the future.
Isaac, the pair’s son, and Renee, their sister, arrived in 2008 after two years apart in 2010. She and her first husband Jon Carter have a daughter, Lola Anne, who is 21 years old. Sarah stated that taking maternity leave made her feel “unsettling.” You’re wondering what your future career will be like, she said.
She continued, “Thankfully, I had a great support system when I had my two younger children with my husband, Ben.” You always seem to have taken a few steps back, even though I was able to return to work.
Isaac and Renee’s generation holds vastly different values compared to the wild lifestyle she once embraced. Sara, alongside celebrities like Denise van Outen and Zoe Ball, earned the “Ladettes” label during the 1990s – a term she now despises.
Sara, a well-known journalist, claimed that during the late royal’s celebrations for her 100th birthday in 2000, the Queen Mother “smelled of wee.”
This “unfortunate momentary lapse,” which would likely spark outrage in 2025, prompted merely 12 complaints. However, Sara now shows considerably more reverence towards the Royal Family. She reveals: “I get on well with Prince William. He’s really chilled.”
She continued, explaining how her numerous encounters with the Prince of Wales resulted from her involvement with Centrepoint, a charity for young homelessness, as an ambassador.
Sara’s children exhibit far more restraint than she did when they were younger, despite the fact that Sara has mellowed significantly in recent years. She says, “Our teenagers are pretty tamed compared to us.” They exercise, consume protein, and take care of themselves. It’s radically different from our previous “sneering out to clubs and raves” situation.
Following her intense five-day marathon challenge for Children in Need, Sara admitted to having sleep issues. Her monumental trek for the renowned charity ended on Friday, November 14th in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, after Kielder Forest, Northumberland, and Kielder Forest, Northumberland.
Once she crossed the eagerly awaited finish line, she acknowledged it was the “hardest thing” she’d ever accomplished.
Sara is clearly still dealing with the aftermath of the journey as her body recovers from the grueling challenge despite completing the impressive distance. The broadcaster was “shocked by how much it hurt” when he recently became emotionally sensitive while talking about a tragic family loss.
It’s been a really tough challenge since Sara finished the Children in Need challenge. I’m having trouble sleeping. Because my knees and shins took a beating, I’m so stiff and sore, especially my knees and shins.
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Aitana Bonmati, the star player for Barcelona women’s soccer, is expected to miss out on several months because of a leg fracture she sustained while training with the Spanish national team.
The three-time winner of the Ballon d’Or will miss her club’s upcoming matches, including her second-leg encounter with Germany in the Women’s Nations League final on Tuesday, and also miss a number of other games.
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Bonmati will be sidelined for “at least two months” as she recovers from the injury sustained on Sunday, which could increase if she has surgery.
After an unintentional fall, Bonmati was declared to have “a fracture in her left fibula” after the Spanish football federation said she had finished the morning training session “in pain after a bad landing.”
The player will start her recovery process with her club and Barcelona, it added.
In the first leg of the Nations League final, Bonmati started for Spain on Friday with a goalless draw with Germany.
She will miss upcoming Liga F games against Benfica and Paris FC in December, as well as the Spanish Super Cup in January and other matches.
Real Sociedad and Barca are both six points ahead of each other in the Champions League phase table, and they are also at the top of that table.
The 27-year-old’s remarkable year culminated in the success of his debut season, which included a trio of domestic trophies for Barcelona and the Euro 2025 final with Spain, but they lost on penalties to England.
As Spain prepares to play in the second leg of the Nations League final, coach Sonia Bermudez declared on Monday that it will be a “huge loss.”
“Yesterday, the mood was a little down because a teammate’s injury hurts,” said one person. She expressed her hope that she will recover as quickly as possible.
The team is in good health and has confidence in their continued support. We want to give the injured people the victory. We must give the players’ health precedence, even though Aitana wanted to compete against us in the final.
Bonmati’s injury was also lamented by Spain’s captain, Irene Paredes.
Nobody likes to see a teammate suffer and be injured, she said, “Absences like Aitana’s throw you off.”
