Neymar must miss training with Brazil; MU pays Chelsea 60 million pounds to buy Willian

Neymar must miss training with Brazil

Key striker Neymar had to miss training on June 18 due to pain after the draw with Switzerland.

Neymar was fouled 10 times in the 1-1 draw with Switzerland on June 17. This is the most fouls committed by a player in a World Cup match since 1998.

It is not yet clear whether Neymar had to miss training due to a new injury in the draw with Switzerland, or a recurrence of the metatarsal fracture he suffered in February.

Switzerland wanted to use a tough approach to stop Neymar from shining and it worked. Without a goal or an assist, the world's most expensive player had to watch Brazil make their worst start to a World Cup in 40 years.

Switzerland often sends two or three players to block Neymar. Photo:Reuters

''All I do is play football, or try to do it. It is the referee's job to observe and detect fouls. It is normal to be fouled often, but we have to pay attention to it,'' Neymar said.

Besides Neymar, Brazil has three other players with minor injuries including Marcelo, Gabriel Jesus and Thiago Silva. These three players had to practice separately on June 18.

Brazil is preparing for their next match against Costa Rica on June 22. This is a match that Neymar and his teammates need to win to compete for one of the two tickets to the next round of Group E.

Germany cancels press conference after being called 'cowardly'

A press conference by former captain Philipp Lahm about the Euro 2024 bid was also cancelled due to heavy criticism Joachim Low and his team received after losing to Mexico. The German team also trained behind closed doors on June 18.

Germany team received heavy criticism after losing in the opening match. Photo: Reuters

Germany's activities are expected to return to normal today, June 19, before the team flies to Sochi later in the day to prepare for the match against Sweden on June 23.

"Yesterday, you saw the players blaming themselves. Germany just didn't perform at their best. Defeat can happen because you always face tough opponents at the World Cup. A small setback wouldn't be a bad thing if it helps the team become more united," Lahm analyzed.

On June 18, the front pages of German newspapers were filled with articles criticizing the home team's humiliating defeat in the opening match of the 2018 World Cup.Newscalled Joachim Low's teachers and students "cowards", while the newspaperKickerThe defending champion is expected to stop soon.

French defender admits lying on the field to waste time

Lucas Hernandez revealed that he pretended to be seriously injured several times when his team was leading in the 2-1 win over Australia.

'As we saw in the Australia game, there are times when I act a little bit. It's part of the show, part of the game and I've done it before,' Hernandez admitted.

Hernandez is not ashamed of lying on the field wasting time. Photo: Reuters

France led Australia 2-1 thanks to an own goal by Aziz Behich in the 80th minute. From that point on, Hernandez had a number of lay-offs, forcing five minutes of stoppage time into the second half.

The Atletico defender admitted he was encouraged by coach Diego Simeone to do so. Hernandez said: "I've always been like that. I've been learning for 11 years at Atletico and I'm still trying to improve. I've learned this in four years with Diego. It's a strength of mine. It depends on the game whether I use it or not."

Hernandez is not ashamed of what he did. He believes that the collisions on the field add to the excitement of the game.

MU paid Chelsea 60 million pounds to buy Willian

Mourinho has always loved Willian and he still wants to bring the Brazilian striker to MU, so that the two can work together again.

Mourinho wants to reunite with his old student Willian.

Having offered and failed, the Red Devils are reported to continue to attract Willian, who is currently on duty with Brazil at the 2018 World Cup.

According to Express, this time MU made an offer of 60 million pounds to owner Abramovich's team.

Chelsea do not want to lose Willian, but with two years remaining on the star's contract, the Blues chiefs may feel the price is value for money.

Mourinho actually wanted to bring Willian back from the last winter transfer window, before deciding to take Sanchez, but his intention failed.

Willian and Brazil had an unhappy opening match at the 2018 World Cup when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland in a match that everyone predicted the yellow-green team would win easily.

Liverpool want to renegotiate Fekir signing

Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp brought great disappointment to Nabil Fekir while he was with the French team at the 2019 World Cup, when he decided to "turn the tables" after undergoing a medical examination.

Liverpool are reportedly set to make a fresh bid for Lyon's Fekir.

The Anfield team has also agreed on a price of 53 million pounds to pay Lyon.

Felir was shocked, because he had already chosen his Liverpool shirt number and agreed personal terms. Fekir did an interview on Liverpool's channel. He will sign a 5-year contract with a salary of 140,000 pounds/week.

The reason, Liverpool gave up because of the medical problems with the serious knee injury Fekir had suffered. Angry, Lyon announced to cancel all contracts.

However, according to the latest news, coach Jurgen Klopp still does not want to give up on signing Fekir and intends to renegotiate and make a new offer to Fekir.