Menezes picks Brazil squad

Watford captain Troy Deeney defended Arsenal from criticism after allowing David Luiz to play on with a head injury against Wolves, while brain injury association Headway has outlined why the club s actions were worrying.

Brazilian defender David Luiz was involved in a sickening collision of heads with Raul Jimenez in the fifth minute of Arsenal s 2-1 defeat on Sunday.

Jimenez, 29, required oxygen prior to being carried off the pitch on a stretcher after medical professionals tended to him for 10 minutes.

Further highlighting the force of the clash, it was confirmed by Wolves on Monday that the Mexico international suffered a fractured skull, but the club stressed the player is comfortable after undergoing surgery.

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Manchester City watched rivals Manchester United win their first trophy in six years last weekend, but that EFL Cup final success had no impact on Pep Guardiola s men.

Man United defeated Newcastle United – City s Premier League opponents on Saturday – 2-0 at Wembley to mark a new high point in Erik ten Hag s impressive debut season at Old Trafford.

Ten Hag s side are still in the FA Cup, like City, and the Europa League, while their form has encouraged talk of an unlikely Premier League title bid.

City will hope to stand in their neighbours path, but Guardiola had a short response when asked if Man United s victory meant anything for his team.

No, nothing, he replied.

Guardiola was similarly terse in swatting away questions on comments from …

Arjen Roben s time at Bayern Munich is bound to end this summer. After player over 300 matches, scoring over 140 goals and winning at least 18 trophies the number could grow before the season ends the amazing Dutchman will be moving away from the Bavarian club.

His contract is supposed to end on 30 June and considering his age he turned 35 this January Bayern will want to make a move towards younger players and some of them are already rumoured to be coming to Munich, including Lille s Nicolas Pepe.

This means Robben will be able to move to a new club without a transfer fee and clubs from MLS and Chinese Super League are reportedly interested. The lucrative contracts could be found in both leagues, as MLS still operates on Designated Player rule, while China wi…

Edin Terzic called on Jude Bellingham to stand up and lead Borussia Dortmund in their brutally difficult Champions League task at Chelsea on Tuesday.

Dortmund head to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of their European last-16 clash with a 1-0 lead after Karim Adeyemi s second-half strike proved the difference in the first meeting.

Another heavyweight clash will provide Bellingham with a further chance to prove his worth on the biggest stage, having already impressed for England at the World Cup in Qatar.

The teenage midfielder remains a reported target of Liverpool and Real Madrid, as well as a host of Europe s elite, yet Bellingham s primary task will be helping Dortmund past Chelsea first.

Dortmund coach Terzic said at Monday s pre-match press confere…

Former Barcelona midfielder Edgar Davids has hit back at criticism over the form of Neymar.

The Brazil international scored in the 8-0 and 6-0 thrashings of Deportivo La Coruna and Sporting Gijon, but had gone five matches without a goal prior to those victories.

Luis Suarez jumped to Neymar s defence last week after Barca s run of just one win in six games was blamed by some critics on the form of the former Santos forward.

And Davids believes it is unjust to scrutinise Neymar s performances given the way he played during the treble triumph in 2014-15. 

If you are Neymar or [Lionel] Messi or Suarez, people expect every week back-to-back goals or brilliant performances, he said, speaking at an International Champions Cup launch. Let s be honest, they r…

Filippo Inzaghi said Milan s 4-2 friendly win over Real Madrid in Dubai on Tuesday proved they can match it with the world s best.

Inzaghi s men sauntered to the victory courtesy of a Stephan El Shaarawy brace.

Milan are seventh in Serie A, trying to improve on their eighth-place finish in 2013-14 their worst standing since 1998.

And Inzaghi said their recent results, which included a win over Napoli, a draw at Roma and their victory over European champions Real, held them in good stead to climb the Serie A table.

We knew that if we didn t have the right attitude in this game we could have conceded up to five goals and that would have been a shame considering how far we have come after the games against Napoli and Roma, Inzaghi said post-match.