Barça's Fermín López Ruled Out of World Cup

The 23-year-old midfielder was forced off at halftime during Barcelona's 3-1 win and subsequent medical examinations confirmed the serious injury. The club has announced that López will undergo surgery to repair the fracture, leaving Spain boss Luis de la Fuente with a selection headache ahead of naming his squad for the tournament. blablasex.es

The injury is a significant blow for both Barcelona and Spain, as López has become a key figure for club and country. With Spain's World Cup campaign beginning against Cape Verde on June 15th, the recovery timeline of six to eight weeks means López will be unavailable for the tournament.

Carlo Ancelotti has apologized to Joao Pedro after leaving the Chelsea striker out of Brazil's World Cup squad. The Italian admitted several players deserved selection as the Seleção boss opted for experience, including the return of Neymar. Ancelotti addresses difficult Brazil squad decisions Despite Pedro’s impressive campaign in the Premier League, Ancelotti opted for more experienced options for Brazil national team squad for the upcoming World Cup. One of the most notable selections was the return of Neymar, who has struggled with fitness over the past three years. Ancelotti acknowledged that several players would feel disappointed by the final squad list, with Pedro widely viewed as one of the most unfortunate omissions following his strong form in England. 'I'm sorry' Speaking after announcing the squad, Ancelotti admitted the selection process left some players unlucky. The Brazil boss publicly apologised to Pedro after leaving him for the upcoming World Cup. "Some of the players who were with us this year won't be happy with this list," Ancelotti told reporters. "I'm sorry, and I want ‌to thank everyone who was with us. Of course, we are sad for Joao Pedro. For the season he had in Europe, he probably deserved to be on this list, but unfortunately, with all possible awareness and respect, we chose another player. I feel very sorry for Joao Pedro and all the others." Bittersweet Player of the Season Honor Just hours after the disappointment of the international snub, Chelsea confirmed that Pedro had been voted the club's Player of the Season. The former Brighton man, who arrived in a £60 million deal last summer, dominated the fan vote, securing over 60 per cent of the total to finish ahead of midfielders Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo. The 24-year-old has been a revelation for the Blues, recording 15 goals and five assists in the Premier League alone. In doing so, he became only the sixth player in Chelsea history — following legends like Eden Hazard and Diego Costa — to reach 20 goal involvements in his debut top-flight campaign for the club. Across all competitions, that tally rises to an impressive 25 goal involvements. Focus shifts back to club football Pedro will now finish the season with Chelsea before the summer break, having been left out of Brazil’s World Cup plans. The Blues are now preparing for their final two Premier League games, starting against Tottenham, and then a trip to Sunderland as they look to qualify for European competition next season.

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• Chessum expected to lead side in at least one July Test

England’s head coach, Steve Borthwick, has confirmed he may rest some senior players including his captain, Maro Itoje, for all or part of his squad’s summer Nations Championship games. A final decision will not be taken until next month but, barring an injury crisis, it seems probable England will be under fresh leadership on the field for at least one of their July Tests.

Rather than a traditional tour to a single country, the new tournament will require Borthwick and his squad to play internationals on three different continents on successive weekends, starting against South Africa in Johannesburg on 4 July and finishing in Santiago del Estero in Argentina on 18 July.

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Southampton have been expelled from the Championship playoff final and docked four points for spying on Middlesbrough and two other opponents.

An independent disciplinary ­commission handed down the punishment after the English Football League charged Southampton with a breach of its regulations. The EFL said Southampton had “admitted to multiple breaches of EFL regulations related to the unauthorised filming of other clubs’ training” and that the admitted breaches “concern fixtures against Oxford United in December 2025, Ipswich Town in April 2026 and Middlesbrough in May 2026”.

• Vingegaard cuts gap on overall leader Eulálio to 27sec

• Ganna wins stage 10 in 45min 53sec

Filippo Ganna sailed to an easy victory in stage 10’s individual time trial at the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday,. The pre-race favourite, Jonas Vingegaard, failed in his bid to take the overall lead as Afonso Eulálio battled hard to keep the pink jersey.

No one could come close to Ganna, a time trial specialist who completed the flat, 42km (26-mile) route along the Tuscan coast from Viareggio to Massa in 45min 53sec. Ganna had little to worry about while waiting for confirmation of his eighth Giro stage win – seven of those have come in time trials.