by Silas Boahene | Dec 16, 2023 | International
Our medical staff have confirmed that the Hatters captain suffered cardiac arrest on the pitch, but was responsive by the time he was taken off on the stretcher. He received further treatment inside the stadium, for which we once again thank the medical teams from both sides. Tom was transferred to hospital, where we can reassure supporters that he is stable and currently undergoing further tests with his family at his bedside. We would like to thank everyone for their support, concern and loving messages for Locks.
by Silas Boahene | Dec 16, 2023 | International
The 2023 FIFA Club World Cup is the 20th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations, as well as the host nation’s league champions. The tournament is being played in Saudi Arabia started from 12th to 22nd December, 2023.
It is the last seven-team Club World Cup before the tournament is expanded to 32 teams in 2025.
Tournament Stats:
🏟Matches played: 3
⚽Goals Scored: 8 (2.67 per match
🏟Attendance: 108,884 (36,295 per match)
⚽Topscorer:
⚽⚽ Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad)
QUALIFIED TEAMS FOR THE TOURNAMENT
1. Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia)
2. Al-Ahly (Egypt)
3. Manc City (English)
4. Fluminense (Brazil)
5. Leon (Mexico)
6. Urawa Reds (Japan)
7. Auckland City (New Zealand)
FIXTURES & RESULTS
FIRST ROUND
Match 1
🇸🇦Al-Ittihad 3:0 Auckland City🇳🇿
SECOND ROUND
Match 2
🇲🇽León 0:1 Urawa Red 🇯🇵
Match 3
🇪🇬 Al Ahly 3:1 Al-Ittihad 🇸🇦
SEMI-FINALS
Match 4
18th December, 2023
6:00pm
🇧🇷 Fluminense v Al Ahly🇪🇬
🏟King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah.
Match 5
19th December 2023
6:00pm
🇯🇵Urawa Red v Man City
🏟King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
🥉Third Place Game
Match 6
22 December 2023
17:30
Loser Match 4 v Loser Match 5
🏟Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah
🏆🥇FINAL🥈
Match 7
22nd December, 2023
6:00pm
Winner Match 4 v Winner Match 5
🏟King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah.
SYF✍
CWC
FIFAWC2023
by Silas Boahene | Dec 16, 2023 | International
“I think Ancelotti is a bit bigger than Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep due to the Champions League titles he’s won! He’s top-notch, and he’s the king of European success.
“Both Pep and Sir Alex are a part of history, but let’s look at what Ancelotti has achieved. He’s the king of kings, better than anyone else, and I’m very proud of him.” 🤔
by Silas Boahene | Dec 16, 2023 | International
Joel Matip has undergone successful surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament injury he sustained earlier this month.
Our No.32 was forced off in the second half of the Reds’ Premier League clash with Fulham at Anfield and subsequent scans confirmed an ACL rupture.
A successful operation has now been completed and Matip will continue his rehabilitation programme at the AXA Training Centre.
Matip had made 14 appearances in 2023-24 to date – his eighth season with the club – and passed the 200 mark overall for Liverpool.
No timescale is currently being placed on his recovery.
by Silas Boahene | Dec 16, 2023 | International
Klopp on Alexis:
“I am obviously not a doctor but they explain it to me pretty much every day why he is not ready yet and it is obviously a bit more tricky than we thought in the first moment.
“The other boy stepped on his knee and the stud went through pretty much the muscle onto the bone. And now we have to wait until the bone is healed and until Macca can deal with the pain, because it is pretty painful.
“Macca is actually a super-tough guy so we have probably to make sure just from an infection point of view nothing happens. That’s really important.
“I never had this injury for one of my players before but now we have it. I hope it will not take that long, I would like to say it’s day by day – but that would look like he could maybe play the next game but he will not be ready for that as well.
“So, I hope the next three or four days he makes big steps and then we will see.”
