The Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has confirmed that Pablo Mari, who is currently on loan at Monza, has been stabbed.The 29-year-old was taken to hospital after the incident in a Milan shopping centre.According to Sky Italy, Mari is conscious and Monza manager Raffaele Palladino will visit him on Thursday evening.Arteta, speaking after their 2-0 defeat at PSV Eindhoven, said Mari “seems to be OK”.“I know [club technical director] Edu has been in touch with his rela...

After his most recent missed penalty attempt, Riyad Mahrez will no longer be assigned to take penalties, according to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.Tuesday's Champions League 0-0 draw occurred after Mahrez missed his penalty attempt against Borussia Dortmund.Gregor Kobel, who dove low to the right to get a strong hand behind the effort, saved his shot.Both teams advanced to the next round thanks to the 0-0 scoreline in the Champions League match.Guardiola sa...

As part of Fabio Paratici's strategy to improve Spurs' recruiting, it follows a number of high-profile staffing appointments at the organization.Tottenham has hired Jermain Defoe and Yaya Toure as members of their academy staff in addition to experienced personnel from other European clubs.Gabbanini has reportedly been working with Spurs since July and is considering "restructuring their scouting network," according to reports in the Evening Standard.They stated tha...