By Frank Ulom LONDON (CONVERSEER) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided an injury update on defender Gabriel Magalhães ahead of their Premier League encounter against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium. Gabriel, popularly known as “Big Gabi,” was forced off in the second half during the Gunners’ 4–0 win over Atlético Madrid, a game…
STRASBOURG (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Road deaths in the European Union reached nearly 20,000 last year and the bloc is determined to significantly curb that number by 2050. In the latest move to reduce road fatalities, EU lawmakers this week adopted new EU-wide driving licence rules, including the introduction of digital licences and cross-border penalties. “The…
ISTANBUL (DPA, CONVERSEER) – Fenerbahce defeated VfB Stuttgart 1893 1-0 on Thursday to hand the German Cup winners a second straight defeat in the Europa League. Kerem Aktürkoglu converted a 34th-minute penalty in Istanbul after Angelo Stiller had pulled down Milan Skriniar. Both sides had their chances, but former Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson and his…
FREIBURG (CONVERSEER) – Freiburg stretched their unbeaten run across all competitions to eight matches with a 2-0 Europa League victory over Dutch side Utrecht on Thursday. Unmarked Yuiko Suzuki gave Freiburg a 20th-minute lead when Christian Günter laid the ball back to him from the left. Freiburg remained dominant, with goalkeeper Vasilios Barkas tipping Suzuki’s…
MAINZ (DPA, CONVERSEER) – FSV Mainz 05 made it two victories out of two in the Conference League on Thursday, 1-0 over 10-man Zrjinski Mostar. Sota Kawasaki and Andreas Hanche-Olsen aimed inches wide as Mainz dominated the Bosnian champions from the kick-off. A goal was just a matter of time, and it came in the 24th…
