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Dembélé injury: PSG provides an update

Ousmane Dembélé
On Tuesday, PSG released an update on Ousmane Dembélé’s injury.
Ahead of their Champions League clash with Atalanta, PSG is dealing with a string of injuries. Ousmane Dembélé, a leading contender for the 2025 Ballon d’Or, and Désiré Doué picked up injuries during the international break, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was forced off early against Lens over the weekend.
In its official statement, the French capital club provided updates on its players.

U20 World Cup – Group D: Preview, squad and schedule for Italy
Everything you need to know about Italy’s participation in the U20 World Cup

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In a Group D that also features Argentina, Australia, and Cuba, Italy—the reigning World Cup runners-up—will be pulling out all the stops this time to claim the trophy.
Italy U20 preview
– Italy is making its ninth appearance in the final stage of the U20 World Cup.
– After finishing third in 2017 and fourth in 2019, the young Azzurri reached the final in 2023, narrowly losing to Uruguay (1-0).

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts safety Camryn Bynum got up and bounced toward the end zone, pointed at Blue, tucked the football under his jersey at the belly and then tapped Blue to get the mascot’s attention.
Bynum’s latest celebration was simple, an homage to Blue’s signature pelvic thrust that both served as a love letter to his new home and sent Lucas Oil Stadium into a frenzy.
The Colts defense desperately needed someone to make a play Sunday, something to change the momentum on a day the defense spent mostly chasing Denver’s offense in vain.

INDIANAPOLIS — How remarkably far back Dave Slipher’s career as an Indiana Pacers usher goes can be told from inside the school halls of Carmel High in 1968.
That’s where Bobby “Slick” Leonard, who was coming off a pro basketball playing and coaching career, was selling class rings for Herff Jones.
Slipher, a student at the school, happened to be an usher at the Indiana State Fair Coliseum where he’d had a conversation or two with Leonard, who sat in his section at Pacers games for the team’s inaugural season in 1967.

Paul Scholes reveals the ‘big issue’ in Man United’s recent form
Scholes Warns Man Utd of Big Issue in Transfer Strategy

Manchester United find themselves in familiar territory, facing questions about identity, recruitment, and tactical direction. The club’s worst start to a league season since 1992-93 has intensified scrutiny on manager Ruben Amorim, with Paul Scholes leading a chorus of voices suggesting there are deeper issues at play.

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Scholes Calls Out Recruitment Decisions

Scholes, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club, was blunt in his assessment.

Ballon d’or: Artificial intelligence has picked its winner
Recently, the French firm AVISIA, specialized in data and artificial intelligence, unveiled its prediction for the 2025 Ballon d’Or using the AVISIA Player Index. According to their model—built on a Random Forest binary classification—Ousmane Dembélé leads the race with a 72% chance of clinching the trophy. The model factors in both individual and team performances, player reputation, and the historical influence of the voting system.

Predicted Bundesliga lineups: Matchday 4
After a bit of European action, the Bundesliga resumes this weekend with Matchday 4.
Here are the projected starting XIs for all 18 teams:
2025/26 Bundesliga fourth round – predicted lineups for all matches:
Friday, 19 September, 20:30 CET:
Stuttgart vs. St. Pauli predicted lineups
Saturday, 20 September, 15:30 CET:
Augsburg vs. Mainz predicted lineups
Werder Bremen vs. Freiburg predicted lineups
HSV vs. Heidenheim predicted lineups
Hoffenheim vs. Bayern Munich predicted lineups
Saturday, 20 September, 18:30 CET:
RB Leipzig vs.

Barcelona defensive ace wants to stay at club beyond his current contract
Andreas Christensen is in his fourth season at FC Barcelona, having joined as a free agent back in 2022 when his contract at Chelsea expired.
While he has not always been the first-choice starter at the club, the 29-year-old Danish international has proven himself to be a very valuable player for the Blaugrana.
But with his contract expiring on 30 June, 2026, there is uncertainty looming over his future, especially with no renewal offer being tabled by Barça thus far.

Athletic boss says only perfection will do against Arsenal
Ernesto Valverde has placed Mikel Arteta in the highest bracket of European managers as Athletic Club prepare to face Arsenal in their Champions League opener at San Mamés.

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The veteran coach admitted his side would need to produce a flawless display to compete with a team he ranks alongside Spain’s biggest.

Arne Slot favourite could MISS Anfield clash with injury
Liverpool will host Atletico Madrid on Wednesday in their return to the UEFA Champions League. One former favourite of Arne Slot may miss the clash, however.
The UEFA Champions League is back and Liverpool will kick it off with a home meeting against Atletico Madrid. The Reds felt like potential winners last season, winning the league phase and only dropping points in the final fixture.
However, their reward for finishing first was a two-legged tie with Paris Saint-Germain.