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USA Today
an hour ago
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- USA Today
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé hospitalized during FIFA Club World Cup. Here's the latest
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé hospitalized during FIFA Club World Cup. Here's the latest Show Caption Hide Caption FIFA Club World Cup stars not named Mbappe or Messi you need to know Our soccer experts break down the top names that will shine at the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup Sports Seriously Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has been hospitalized "to treat an acute case of gastroenteritis," the club announced Thursday. Mbappé will "undergo a series of tests and follow the appropriate course of treatment,' the team said. The French World Cup champion was dealing with a fever, the club said earlier this week. He did not practice Tuesday and did not play Wednesday in Real Madrid's 1-1 draw against Al-Hilal in the FIFA Club World Cup at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The latest update casts doubt on whether Mbappé will be able to participate in the Club World Cup. He is undoubtedly the biggest star in the tournament outside of Argentine World Cup champion Lionel Messi. "I don't know if he will be back for the next game. We'll see. He wasn't doing well in the last two days. He's sick,' Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said after the draw Wednesday, before Mbappé was hospitalized. Alonso said Mbappé was "feeling a bit better, but not fully fit," during a press conference Tuesday. "We thought it was not best for him to go to the training session. We'll see how he evolves," Alonso said of Mbappé, a day before the Al-Hilal match. "We're going to be waiting for him until the last minute." Real Madrid has two matches remaining in the Club World Cup group stage. They will meet CF Pachuca (Mexico) on June 22 at 3 p.m. ET inside Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., then face FC Salzburg (Austria) June 26 at 9 p.m. ET inside Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. FC Salzburg sits atop the Club World Cup Group H standings with three points after beating Pachuca 2-1 Wednesday. Real Madrid and Al-Hilal each have a point after their draw, while Pachuca has zero points after the first match for each club.
Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
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- Hindustan Times
FC Salzburg defeats CF Pachuca 2-1 in a tense Club World Cup opener
Cincinnati — Karim Onisiwo scored a tiebreaking goal in the 76th minute to lead FC Salzburg to a 2-1 victory over CF Pachuca in a Club World Cup Group H game on Wednesday night. Oscar Gloukh, a 21-year-old midfielder, scored in the 42nd minute for Salzburg in a game played in front of a crowd of 5,282 at TQL Stadium. The game was delayed more than an hour after the start of the second half due to lightning in the area. When play resumed, Pachuca tied the game quickly on a goal by Bryan Gonzalez barely a minute after play resumed. Pachuca captain Salomon Rondón had a number of chances, including one that hit the edge of the crossbar in the 31st minute, but was ultimately saved by the 18-year-old goalie Christian Zawieschitzky, who was making his Salzburg debut. The attendance was a major drop compared to Sunday's Bayern-Auckland match on Sunday that drew a crowd of 21,152. When Salzburg substituted Onisiwo for Edmund Baidoo in the second half, and he wound up scoring the winning goal. With a 2-0 victory, Salzburg rose to the top of Group H heading into its match against Al Hilal on Sunday. Pachuca fell to the bottom ahead of its match against Spanish giants Real Madrid. "We will keep working and move forward and do our best to damage control." - Jaime Lozano, CF Pachuca manager. 'We have a young team, but young doesn't mean inexperience. I think we have a lot of players who've played a lot of games, and football has changed a bit. ... I think what's important for us is that all the agreements we make beforehand that we stick to them during the game. I think overall, we did that. But of course it was a tough game. They made it difficult for us, but I also think that we showed a lot of character. ... We showed the character that we needed to and found the extra willpower." - Jacob Rasmussen, FC Salzburg defender. soccer: /hub/soccer
Associated Press
13 hours ago
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- Associated Press
FC Salzburg defeats CF Pachuca 2-1 in a tense Club World Cup opener
Cincinnati (AP) — Karim Onisiwo scored a tiebreaking goal in the 76th minute to lead FC Salzburg to a 2-1 victory over CF Pachuca in a Club World Cup Group H game on Wednesday night. Oscar Gloukh, a 21-year-old midfielder, scored in the 42nd minute for Salzburg in a game played in front of a crowd of 5,282 at TQL Stadium. The game was delayed more than an hour after the start of the second half due to lightning in the area. When play resumed, Pachuca tied the game quickly on a goal by Bryan Gonzalez barely a minute after play resumed. Pachuca captain Salomon Rondón had a number of chances, including one that hit the edge of the crossbar in the 31st minute, but was ultimately saved by the 18-year-old goalie Christian Zawieschitzky, who was making his Salzburg debut. The attendance was a major drop compared to Sunday's Bayern-Auckland match on Sunday that drew a crowd of 21,152. Key moment When Salzburg substituted Onisiwo for Edmund Baidoo in the second half, and he wound up scoring the winning goal. Takeaways With a 2-0 victory, Salzburg rose to the top of Group H heading into its match against Al Hilal on Sunday. Pachuca fell to the bottom ahead of its match against Spanish giants Real Madrid. ___ AP soccer:
The Star
6 days ago
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- The Star
Soccer-Back to the drawing board for Salzburg after CWC opponents change managers
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Real Madrid v FC Salzburg - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - January 22, 2025 FC Salzburg players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo (Reuters) -RB Salzburg's performance analysis department began early preparations for the Austrian team's opponents in the Club World Cup but the fact all of their group rivals have changed coaches has added an element of uncertainty, said manager Thomas Letsch. Salzburg qualified for the revamped tournament in the United States based on UEFA club rankings, completing the list of 12 participating European teams. They are in Group H alongside Real Madrid, Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia and Mexico's Pachuca. Those three teams share several traits: all of them changed their manager before the tournament and have reached either the final of the old-format Club World Cup or Intercontinental Cup at least once. "Since all three opponents have changed their coaches not too long ago, we had to forget everything we had prepared about them," Letsch told Reuters. "For our analysis department, this was quite a challenge. In this sense, there is a bit of the unknown, even with Real Madrid under Xabi Alonso. "I am definitely curious to see how it will be, especially against clubs from Mexico and Saudi Arabia, against whom we have never played in any competition" he added. Alonso replaced Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid, while Simone Inzaghi began his spell with Al-Hilal following Inter Milan's heavy defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final. Meanwhile, Pachuca have appointed Jaime Lozano. German coach Letsch, 56, faced Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen three times in the Bundesliga with his former side Bochum. "I don't think these games have any significance for the duel at the Club World Cup," explained Letsch. Salzburg did not have much time to prepare as the domestic league ended on May 24. They face Pachuca on June 18. "For us, the very short break between the end of the championship and the preparation for the Club World Cup felt like an extended international break," said Letsch. "We were back together very quickly. But you could immediately feel that everyone was very excited about the tournament. "We started training again on Monday and already had a quite different team compared to the last time in the Austrian Bundesliga. "Actually, I didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and now we already have four new external signings and some young home-grown players. That's great and does us good. It's a kind of fresh start". FULLY DESERVED The European qualification rules for the tournament allow three Champions League winners from the past four years to qualify, along with the top-ranked teams. However, a maximum of two teams from each country can enter if no other winners come from that nation. This rule was the reason why Liverpool, ranked eighth in the UEFA rankings, did not qualify, as Chelsea and Manchester City had won the continental title in the last four years. That opened the way for Salzburg to enter the competition, which will feature 32 teams, despite being ranked 18th in Europe. Salzburg have a young squad to compete against Al-Hilal, the runners-up in the 2022 Club World Cup, Pachuca, who reached the Intercontinental final last year, and Real Madrid, who have won a record nine Intercontinental/Club World Cup titles. Salzburg face a difficult challenge to reach the Round of 16 and Letsch believes that "it is not easy to define specific goals" before the tournament. "Our goal is definitely to achieve maximum success. We are very excited about the (Club) World Cup and want to show our best side there so that everyone says that Salzburg rightly deserves to be there," he added. Salzburg are well-known for developing talented youngsters and then selling them to Europe's biggest clubs. It has been the starting point for players like Erling Haaland, Karim Adeyemi and Dominik Szoboszlai. Asked whether the Club World Cup is an opportunity for Austria's 17-times champion to showcase more players, Letsch said: "Salzburg is clearly committed to developing young players and giving them the opportunity to play at the highest possible level. "This is part of our DNA, and we want to showcase this at the Club World Cup. However, we must not make the mistake of just throwing any young players into the mix. It definitely requires a delicate touch". (Reporting by Mohamed Yossry in Cairo; Editing by Ken Ferris)
