The Italian champions announced on Monday that Romelu Lukaku will miss Napoli’s opening game of their Serie A title defense because of a thigh injury that could keep the Belgium international out for months.
Lukaku had a “serious” tear in his left thigh during Thursday’s pre-season friendly against Olympiakos, according to a statement from Napoli, who will travel to promoted Sassuolo on Saturday.
Napoli provided no information regarding Lukaku’s potential suspension until November, but Italian media reported that the player might not play until November.
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Lukaku, 32, may need surgery, according to Napoli’s suggestion.
Lukaku scored 10 Serie A goals in addition to the 14 that he had already scored under Antonio Conte, which helped Napoli win their fourth league title last year.
The latest in a line of people arriving in Europe from North Africa despite the suspension of asylum claims and a concerted push for stricter detention rules, according to Greek authorities. More than 120 refugees and migrants are currently being intercepted off the island of Crete.
On Monday, two boats, reportedly carrying 58 and 68 people, were stopped, and their passengers were taken into custody and taken to temporary shelters. After strong winds ceased, more than 100 other refugees and migrants made their way to Crete over the weekend.
Greece’s conservative government suspended all asylum applications for people crossing the border from North Africa last month, according to the government’s claim that this action helped stop crossings, which soared to more than 2,500 in one week in July.
After negotiations with Libya’s Benghazi-based government to halt the flow of refugees were acrimoniously postponed in July, the ban was approved by the parliament as a result of the rising number of asylum seekers entering Crete.
Under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ administration, which has increased sea patrols and built a fence at its northern land borders since coming to power in 2019, it also further honed Greece’s stance toward refugees and migrants.
Concerning a proposal to construct a permanent transit facility on the island, the government and regional authorities in Crete continue to disagree. It is working on draft legislation to require ankle monitoring during a 30-day compliance period before deportation and for those whose asylum claims are denied.
At least 26 people were killed earlier this month when two boats floated off Lampedusa, in southern Italy.
The latest tragedy to hit refugees and migrants crossing the dangerous Mediterranean from Africa to Europe was that it also involved people traveling from Libya.
In Libya, rights organizations and UN agencies have also documented systematic abuse of refugees and migrants, including rape, extortion, and torture. In the most recent horror involving people trying to travel to Europe through the North African nation, in February, Libyan authorities discovered nearly 50 bodies in two mass graves in the southeast of the nation.
Chloe Swarbrick, co-leader of the New Zealand Green Party, claims that the public is putting pressure on governments to put an end to what she refers to as Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Despite being kicked out of Parliament for her remarks, the politician continues to push for the recognition of Palestinian statehood and for sanctions against Israel.
In a statement released on Monday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino blasted the alleged racial abuse that took place over the weekend during two German Cup games as “unacceptable.”
“I keep repeating myself,” he says. In the statement, Infantino said, “There is no place for racism in football.”
After winger Christopher Antwi-Adjei claimed he was racially abused by home spectators, a match between Lokomotive Leipzig and Schalke was postponed on Sunday.
Racist abuse was publicly announced on the stadium PA. The home support repeatedly booed the winger after the game ended, and Lokomotive apologized later on Sunday.
A Kaiserslautern player also alleges racial abuse from a crowd member at club RSV Eintracht on Sunday.
Infantino promised to work with the German FA (DFB) “in the fight against racism” and that FIFA would “continue to closely monitor these incidents.”
In Friday’s Premier League opener against Liverpool, Bournemouth winger Antoine Semenyo claimed he was attacked by a member of the crowd and that he was racially attacked.
Semenyo reported being abused by a member of the crowd during Liverpool’s 4-2 win, and Merseyside Police later made him a suspect for a racially aggravated public order offence.
Semenyo later added that the incident “would stay with him forever” and that “football showed its best side when it mattered most” in response to players and officials.
It is “absolutely unacceptable that racist abuse has occurred at football matches for the second time in recent days,” Infantino said on Monday, which was also published on Sunday following the Semenyo incident.
Fans of Sam & Billie: The Sister Act can anticipate a heartbreaking moment after the thieves left Sam Faiers’ home with something priceless.
In 2021, Sam and Billy Faiers lost their cherished nan Wendy.
Viewers are set to see Sam Faiers’ agony after cruel thieves stole the reality star’s gran’s treasured wedding ring she handed to her before she died.
It is sure to be sombre start to her new show Sam & Billie: The Sister Act as the siblings return to TV on Tuesday night. We are expected to see the aftermath after Sam discovered Wendy’s priceless gift was taken following a raid on her £2million Surrey mansion.
Sam and Billie had an incredibly close relationship with their grandmother. Nanny Wendy often joined the glamorous reality stars on holiday and at events before she died in 2021 following a battle with pneumonia. She was the mum to their biological father Lee Faiers. It comes after Mel B’s ‘spiritual’ Moroccan wedding with non traditional dress.
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Fly-on-the-wall show Sam & Billie: The Sister Act airs this week(Image: PR)
MailOnline report that the ordeal is expected to play out in new show when it airs on ITV2 later this week. Following the robbery earlier this year, which she has kept to herself, the terrified mum-of-three beefed up her security.
Sam’s loss brought her much-loved grandmother into her own tragic family, and she recently shared a moving tribute on her social media channels. She remarked, “The lord has called you home to heaven a week today. Nanny, you were such a huge inspiration to Billie and I, and I will forever be in your arms.
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From the beginning, we were your “Miss Worlds,” and you have always been a positive influence on us. You devoted your life to us without condition. You were undoubtedly the best nan ever. Hello, my lovelies, how are you? is a phrase I can hear every day. You call us almost daily for a chat, you visit all the parties and events, and you have a legend in your own right.
The family have been hit by a devastating break-in (Image: @samanthafaiers/Instagram)
Billie also paid a touching tribute, saying, “I am so grateful I have had you in my life for 31 years. You have been the most encouraging, loving, funny, one of a kind, special nanny that we could ever wish for… “
You called Samantha and I “Your Miss Worlds,” you used to say, and I can tell you how proud of us we are, you said daily. “I’m heartbroken and very much missing you. I’ll always and forever be in love with you.
She also shared a sweet clip of Wendy singing her heart out just two days before Billie’s Maldives wedding to Greg Shepherd in 2019 along with Billie’s heartfelt words. Former TOWIE stars rushed to Billie’s nan’s memorial page to pay their respects.
Gemma Collins wrote: “She was one in a million I’m so shocked and upset for you all I will never forget our lobster lunch at Nikki beach I will never forget how glam nanny wendy was she was beautiful also and full of fun.”
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I’m so sorry for you all sending lots of love, “Jess Wright penned.
While Amy Childs remarked, “I will miss you nanny Wendy xxxx,” she was right.
With new-look tactical strategies, fresh-look teams, and plenty of optimism (and pessimism), another Premier League season has begun. among the supporters.
1. Against counterattacks, Liverpool appear vulnerable.
Liverpool have added attacking reinforcements under Arne Slot, but their balance seems off. They were strong going forward against Bournemouth, but they appeared prone to concede after the break.
Liverpool only allowed two goals from quick breaks throughout the entire season last season. They came close to that number in the first game of the season.
What has Liverpool changed, then?
The personnel provides details on tactics used, and Slot cited poor passing in the middle as a reason for Liverpool’s so-exposing. As they attacked the pitch’s center, these misplaced passes gave the opposition time and space to attack a disorganized defensive configuration.
Because attackers are more close to the goal and in better shooting positions, this is riskier than losing the ball in wide areas.
Although Slot emphasizes the shoddy passing and dispossessions in the middle of the field, it is undisputed that Liverpool committed numerous bodies during their attack. There were occasionally seven or eight players in the Bournemouth box, leaving Liverpool with a back-to-back line of defense.
When the ball was lost, both Joe Gomez and Andy Robertson could not get back to defend the counter-attack because both were attacking in the opposition’s box when Antoine Semenyo scored the second goal.
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2. Man City appear to be returning.
Rodri’s season-ending injury from September 2013 clearly severely derails Pep Guardiola’s Premier League campaign, and the former champions have been recovering since the start of the year.
Below is a list of Man City’s “non-penalty expected goal difference per game” since the start of the previous year, which illustrates how much a team dominates their games by creating numerous good chances and restricting their opponents to a select few bad chances.
As we can see, Man City are now almost as dominant in games as they were prior to the injury of the Ballon d’Or winner.
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3. Potter at West Ham has yet to give off a magical spark.
With Sunderland’s 3-0 defeat on Saturday, Graham Potter’s ninth defeat in 19 Premier League games, is unfortunate for the club. Julen Lopetegui replaced him as West Ham manager in January.
The Hammers conceded 13 fewer goals and 69 fewer shots than they did under the Spaniard, which has improved significantly since Potter’s inherited defense (though those numbers will be slightly worse after the Chelsea game).
4. Frank’s clever opening act
The novel use of dead-ball situations is one of the many principles that Thomas Frank’s Tottenham applied to Brentford last season. The use of the kick-off as a set-piece routine was of particular interest this weekend.
As the home team shuffled up the pitch after kick-off, Guglielmo Vicario received the ball back from kick-off to face Burnley. Brownley logically shuffled deeper before a long ball. Before a shorter pass to Pedro Porro was played, Vicario’s deceptive style furthered this routine.
Porro had a more dangerous chance by finding him closer to the goal, on the inner right side of the pitch. One of Spurs’ strongest crossers, Porro, may have had an early goal due to Spurs receiving more body at the back post on another occasion.
The added benefit of producing a situation where the ball is launched far too early is that pressure from the opposing party can’t be applied.
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5. Arsenal trying to be more direct: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Arsenal’s recent summer transfer business has a different strategy under Mikel Arteta. They have now attempted to introduce directness and counter-attacking threat for a team that has dominated the ball, playing slowly and methodically for the past few seasons.
The majority of counter-attacks were primarily led by Martin Odegaard. The inside right channel is where Victor Gyokeres’ best attacking areas are located. Odegaard’s pass was off and the Swede’s chances fell apart as the Swede darted in behind. The quick attackers at United were suited by this, making the game end-to-end.
Odegaard’s standing here was also a little problematic. Using a right-footed player would make it easier for someone like Gyokeres to shoot early, making it easier for the pass to go toward the goal rather than curling away from it. If you have trouble understanding what I mean, picture Kevin de Bruyne passing through Erling Haaland from right central midfield.
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