The veteran goalkeeper for Manchester United will not compete in the upcoming World Cup after Luis Enrique, the manager of Spain, left the 31-year-old out of his preliminary 55-man squad.De Gea's place with the Spanish national team has been in jeopardy for some time after being passed over for Robert Sanchez of Brighton and Unai Simon of Athletic Bilbao.De Gea's window of opportunity to play for Luis Enrique was gradually closing given that Enrique uses an expansiv...

Just a few weeks before the kick-off of the world cup in Qatar, France and Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has now been ruled out of the competition after having an operation on a hamstring injury.Kante, 31, suffered the injury during Chelsea's 2-2 home draw with Tottenham on 14 August.In a statement, the club said that the procedure was a success but Kante is expected to be sidelined for four months.It added that the decision to operate to repair the damage was "mu...

Chelsea defender Reece James has broken his silence amid claims that he could miss the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar due to injury.James took to his Twitter account to let fans know that he is desperate to recover in time to make it to next month’s World Cup.The England international tweeted at the weekend: “The race against time is on... But we won’t give up.Reports had earlier emerged that James was expected to be sidelined for eight weeks with a knee problem.There...