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Yahoo
15-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Reports: St Pauli coach Blessin a candidate in Wolfsburg
St. Pauli coach Alexander Blessin is pictured before the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC St. Pauli and Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Millerntor Stadium. Christian Charisius/dpa St Pauli coach Alexander Blessin is reportedly a candidate to take over at Bundesliga rivals Wolfsburg, where Ralph Hasenhüttl's future beyond the season is unclear. Daily Hamburger Abendblatt said on Tuesday that Wolfsburg are looking "very closely" at Blessin, and the Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung also reported the interest. Advertisement Wolfsburg have lost their last four matches and slipped to 12th in the standings, instead of playing for a place in Europe as desired. Austrian Hasenhüttl has a contract until 2026 at the club. Blessin took over promoted St Pauli in summer and, being seven points above the danger zone with five games left, they stand a good chance of staying in the top flight. There were also recent reports linking Blessin with RB Leipzig, where he worked as an academy coach in the past. But the Hamburger Abendblatt report said he was "not a seriously discussed name" there.
Washington Post
16-02-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
US midfielder James Sands suffers serious ankle injury, broken calf bone playing for St. Pauli
HAMBURG, Germany — United States defensive midfielder James Sands faces a lengthy layoff with a serious right ankle injury and broken calf bone sustained while playing for St. Pauli. Sands, who only joined the German club on loan from New York City FC in January, had to be helped off the field in stoppage time of the team's 1-0 Bundesliga loss at home to Freiburg on Saturday. He was then taken to a local hospital. 'Sands suffered a complex ankle injury with a torn medial ligament as well as a broken fibula,' the club said Sunday on the social network Bluesky. 'Our midfielder has already undergone surgery at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf and will be out for an indefinite period.' St. Pauli coach Alexander Blessin already feared the worst after the game. 'It looks really bad,' Blessin said. 'At first I thought, the knee. But it doesn't look good for the ankle.' Sands had made his fifth consecutive start for St. Pauli in his seventh appearance since joining in the winter transfer period, indicating how important he had become for the promoted team in just over a month. 'It really hits me to the core,' Blessin said of Sands' injury. 'He was very strong in challenges and brought Jackson Irvine into a better position beside him. That's why it hurts very, very much. The hope is that he'll be back as soon as possible.' Sands had only last week told journalists how he hoped his move to St. Pauli could help put him back in the mix for a national team place ahead of the World Cup next year. New York City FC said in a statement that 'everyone at the club wishes James all the best in his recovery.' St. Pauli, which is fighting for Bundesliga survival after its sixth promotion to the top division, also has Connor Metcalfe, Robert Wagner, Elias Saad, Karol Mets and Morgan Guilavogui out with injuries. ___ AP soccer:
The Guardian
16-02-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
USMNT midfielder James Sands suffers ankle injury, undergoes surgery
United States men's national team defensive midfielder James Sands faces a lengthy layoff with a serious right ankle injury and broken calf bone sustained while playing for St. Pauli. Sands, who only joined the German club on loan from New York City FC in January, had to be helped off the field in stoppage time of the team's 1-0 Bundesliga loss at home to Freiburg on Saturday. He was then taken to a local hospital. 'Sands suffered a complex ankle injury with a torn medial ligament as well as a broken fibula,' the club said Sunday on the social network Bluesky. 'Our midfielder has already undergone surgery at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf and will be out for an indefinite period.' St. Pauli coach Alexander Blessin already feared the worst after the game. 'It looks really bad,' Blessin said. 'At first I thought, the knee. But it doesn't look good for the ankle.' Sands had made his fifth consecutive start for St. Pauli in his seventh appearance since joining in the winter transfer period, indicating how important he had become for the promoted team in just over a month. 'It really hits me to the core,' Blessin said of Sands' injury. 'He was very strong in challenges and brought Jackson Irvine into a better position beside him. That's why it hurts very, very much. The hope is that he'll be back as soon as possible.' Sands had only last week told journalists how he hoped his move to St. Pauli could help put him back in the mix for a national team place ahead of the World Cup next year. He will now be ruled out for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League finals in March, in which the US will face Panama in the semifinal before facing either Canada or Mexico in the final or third-place game. Sign up to Soccer with Jonathan Wilson Jonathan Wilson brings expert analysis on the biggest stories from European soccer after newsletter promotion New York City FC said in a statement that 'everyone at the club wishes James all the best in his recovery.' St. Pauli, which is fighting for Bundesliga survival after its sixth promotion to the top division, also has Connor Metcalfe, Robert Wagner, Elias Saad, Karol Mets and Morgan Guilavogui out with injuries.
