Drinkwater set to return to club after attack

Danny Drinkwater, 29, joined Burnley on a season-long loan from Chelsea.
Danny Drinkwater is set to return to Burnley on Monday after suffering injuries when he was attacked on a night out.
Drinkwater, who is still battling for fitness after joining Sean Dyche’s side on loan from Chelsea this summer, will reportedly meet the Burnley manager to discuss the attack and could be out of action for several weeks.
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The incident took place outside of a nightclub in Manchester last weekend and reportedly left Drinkwater with…

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France’s Giroud open to MLS move down the road

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Olivier Giroud is keen to play in MLS before the end of his career, the France international revealed in an interview on French television on Wednesday.
“MLS, for my family, my children who speak English, it is interesting. In a year? Two years? I don’t know when. But of course, I will be opened to a new challenge,” the Chelsea forward told RMC Sport.
Sources told ESPN FC that Giroud, 33, has watched the league and has followed the careers of European players who moved there — and has already been…

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Spain boss plans to rotate De Gea and Kepa

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Spain coach Robert Moreno said he is prepared to adopt a policy of alternating goalkeepers.
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has been Spain’s No. 1 choice since Euro 2016 but Chelsea’s Kepa Arrizabalaga has started in Spain’s last three games.
Moreno intends to alternate between De Gea and Kepa in goal, a situation that he believes will benefit the national team.
Speaking ahead of Thursday’s Euro 2020 qualifier at Romania, Moreno said in a news conference:”If the goalkeepers are at the…

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Pulisic open to playing for U.S. at 2020 Olympics

Steve Nicol still feels Christian Pulisic has plenty to improve upon, along with the rest of Frank Lampard’s youthful Chelsea side.

Steve Nicol runs the rule over Christian Pulisic’s performance at Norwich, which included his first league assist in Chelsea’s 3-2 win.
Christian Pulisic thinks all the talented young American players could go far in next year’s Olympic men’s soccer tournament –  and he could be one of them.
“I would never completely count that out because it’s a huge honor to play for your country in the Olympics,” the 20-year-old Chelsea midfielder said on Wednesday, two days before the U.S. senior team plays Mexico in an exhibition.

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Olympic men’s soccer qualifying is limited to players under 23, with three overage players allowed for the…

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