Barcelona head coach Xavi says life is above football after his side s LaLiga clash with Cadiz was temporarily suspended due to a supporter suffering a cardiac arrest.

The visitors were two goals up with nine minutes to go at Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla when play was halted and the players were taken off the field due to the medical emergency.

Goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma was seen passing a defibrillator into the stands prior to the concerned players making their way down the tunnel.

Cadiz released a statement later on Saturday confirming the fan in question had been stabilised and taken to the nearby Puerta del Mar Hospital.

A camera operator also fainted in a separate incident and was quickly treated by the stadium s medical staff.

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Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek is on the verge of joining Girona in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected journalist has reported on X that there is a deal in place for Van de Beek to make the switch from Premier League club United to La Liga outfit Girona.

Romano wrote on : Donny van de Beek to Girona, here we go! Deal in place with Man United, permanent move for €500k fixed fee plus several add-ons.

“Easy add-ons to bring fee up to €4/5m plus extra add-ons can make it €15m. Contract until June 2028. will also have sell-on clause.”

Van de Beek has been on the books of United since 2020 when he joined from Ajax. The 27-year-old Dutch midfielder has failed to make an impact at Old Tr…

Substitute Abdul Fatawu scored a stunning extra-time winner as Bournemouth lost 1-0 at home to Sky Bet Championship leaders Leicester.

Fatawu collected Kelechi Iheanacho’s pass on the edge of the penalty area before bending a powerful left-foot shot into the top corner to send the Foxes into the quarter-finals.

Leicester made nine changes from the side beaten at home by promotion rivals Leeds last week but still showed their Premier League credentials.

Dennis Praet had the game’s first shot on target when he put an overhead-kick tamely into the arms of goalkeeper Mark Travers from Marc Albrighton’s lofted cross.

Arjan Raikhy also fired wide from the edge of the box in the opening minutes.

Bournemouth rested top-scorer Dominic Solanke and han…

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Everlasting rivals Sevilla will visit Betis at the Benito Villamarin Stadium in episode 141 of The Great Derby. From the fans perspective, the most significant game of the season will take place on Sunday night in front of a 60,000 crowd. Although Betis is better positioned than Sevilla this term, the visitors have the upper hand in the derby with 65 wins from 140 battles.

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Betis is having another disappointing season marked by inconsistency and results below expectations, domestically and in Europe. Although the hosts played in the Europa League group stage, the team trained by Manuel Pellegrini finished 3rd, ending prematurely their Europa League journey. However, this position allowed them…

St. Louis City interim head coach John Hackworth says their recent struggles have been a test of character as they look to bounce back against Sporting Kansas City.

St. Louis have lost their last three games by an aggregate score of 10-2, leaving them 13th in the Western Conference, eight points off a playoffs place.

With only one win in their last 13 MLS matches, Hackworth is keen to snap their current losing streak and says he saw positives in their 2-0 defeat to Seattle Sounders in midweek.

The players made a huge step [against Seattle], played much better than we did previously, Hackworth said.

[We] gave ourselves a chance to be in that game, had some unfortunate things again happen to us, but it wasn t for lack of trying to play with a lot of heart…

Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perin will miss Euro 2016 after undergoing successful surgery on a knee injury.

Perin, whose injury was initially revealed on Tuesday, is behind Gianluigi Buffon and Salvatore Sirigu in the national team pecking order, although he was expected to travel to France as third choice.

The 23-year-old has now undergone treatment on a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, but faces a recovery time of five to six months.

Perin, who went to the 2014 World Cup, made his international debut in a 1-0 friendly victory over Albania in November of the same year.

Italy begin Group E against Belgium on June 13, before taking on Sweden and Republic of Ireland.

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Germany coach Joachim Low will miss the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Belarus and Estonia after he was injured in a sporting accident .

The German Football Federation (DFB) confirmed Low s treatment is proceeding well, but the 59-year-old has been advised by doctors to rest for the next month.

Low will be replaced by his assistant Marcus Sorg and goalkeeping coach Andreas Kopke for the trip to Borisov on June 8 and subsequent visit of Estonia three days later.

Nevertheless, Low plans to remain in contact with them and team manager Oliver Bierhoff around the fixtures.

I m feeling well again, but I have to relax a bit over the next four weeks, Low said in the DFB s statement.

I m in constant contact with my coaching team, and we ll be …

Liverpool have criticised the Professional Game Match Officials Limited and warned they will “explore the range of options available” following the VAR controversy at Tottenham.

The PGMOL admitted VAR officials Darren England and Dan Cook failed to act after Luis Diaz’s 34th-minute strike at Tottenham was wrongly ruled out for offside. Still images of the incident showed Cristian Romero playing Diaz onside.

The disallowed goal came with the match still goalless but after Curtis Jones had been controversially sent off following England’s intervention. Liverpool went on to lose 2-1.

Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night.

It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, re…

Tomas Rosicky has been named in Czech Republic s final squad for Euro 2016.

The midfielder, who is set become a free agent when his Arsenal contract expires at the end of June, was selected in the provisional squad despite playing just 19 minutes for the London club in a campaign ravaged by injuries.

Rosicky featured in only five of Czech Republic s 10 qualifying games but captained his country in a 6-0 friendly win over Malta on Friday. 

And he will provide a veteran presence in a squad lacking in household names, with the 35-year-old and his Arsenal team-mate Petr Cech the most experienced members of the 23-man group.

Sparta Prague midfielder Lukas Marecek and striker Patrik Schick were both omitted, having survived the first cut from 28 to 25.