Whilst a goalkeeper has never won the Ballon d'Or in the modern era, there is a newfound focus on the position with regards to the France Football Magazine award given the presence of Manuel Neuer and Gianluigi Donnarumma on the shortlist, yet Sadio Mane has reacted angrily to Chelsea's Edouard Mendy missing the cut. Mendy arrived at Chelsea as somewhat of an unknown quantity in the summer of...Full Story »

MANCHESTER City footballer Benjamin Mendy will stay on remand in jail ahead of his rape trial next year after being accused of sex attacks on three women. Mendy, 27, who has been in custody for around seven weeks, was denied bail by a judge at a 50-minute hearing at Chester Crown Court. Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has again been refused bail ahead of his trial accused of raping t...Full Story »

Assistant manager Ian Dawes described captain Peter Clarke as Tranmere’s ‘Benjamin Button’ as the veteran defender scored twice to help his side to victory against Crawley.The 39-year-old opened the scoring in the first half before being pegged back by Kwesi Appiah and after Sam Ashford spurned a chance to give the visitors the lead, Clarke headed home from a scramble to give T...Full Story »

Mason Mount will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Manchester City due to a minor injury.The England midfielder picked up a knock in Chelsea’s 4-3 Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.Edouard Mendy has shaken off a hip problem to start in goal, but Christian Pulisic is still sidelined with ankle trouble.City could have John Stones,...Full Story »

Edouard Mendy will miss Chelsea’s Carabao Cup clash with Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. The Senegal goalkeeper is still battling a hip complaint, and will face a race against time to be fit for Saturday’s Premier League encounter with Manchester City. Christian Pulisic will also be a doubt as the USA forward continues to shake off an ankle issue. Emi Buendia could return for As...Full Story »

Benjamin Siegrist could return in goal for Dundee United for the cinch Premiership clash with city rivals Dundee at Tannadice.The 29-year-old Swiss keeper has recovered from a knee injury sustained in the build-up to United’s game with St Johnstone last month.Liam Smith and Louis Appere are working with the physio to recover from knocks.Dundee midfielder Charlie Adam has a chance of return...Full Story »

Manchester City have withdrawn shirts and merchandise that included the name of defender Benjamin Mendy from their website after he was charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault last month. While the reigning Premier League champions currently offer the names of their first-team players on the back of replica kits, Mendy is no longer an option online. Although it is not ...Full Story »

Benjamin Mendy allegedly had a 'meltdown' in prison over the weekend after he was denied bail on charges of rape and sexual assault. The Manchester City footballer was transported to HMP Altcourse on Friday after appearing in court, where the Sun claim he mistakenly believed he was going to be locked up on a VIP wing with celebrities and sport stars. Instead, it appears the 27-year-old misunde...Full Story »

MANCHESTER City superstar Benjamin Mendy is to appear in court today charged with sex attacks on three women. The left-back, 27, faces four counts of rape and one of sexual assault after being arrested at his £5m home, police confirmed. Benjamin Mendy has been charged with four counts of rape and one of sexual assaultCredit: AP He was immediately suspended by the club pending an investig...Full Story »

Dundee United are awaiting news on the severity of Benjamin Siegrist’s injury after a training-ground issue kept him out of a 1-0 Tayside derby victory against St Johnstone.Former Motherwell goalkeeper Trevor Carson made his debut after Siegrist suffered a knee injury just ahead of the final week of the transfer window.When asked about Siegrist’s injury, United head coach Tam Courts ...Full Story »

Ferland Mendy MARCA It hasn't been an easy summer for Ferland Mendy, who is still yet to return to full training ever since he forced himself to rush back for Real Madrid's Champions League semi-final against Chelsea. That day, Mendy pushed his body and ended up with an injury called tibial periostitis, which is caused by irritation and inflammation of the muscles, tendons and bones of the low...Full Story »

The Blues pair both took part in training on day one of the build-up to Saturday’s clash with Manchester City. Edouard Mendy was back in training today Credit: Getty N'Golo Kante was back in the swing of things at Cobham Credit: Getty Inspirational midfielder Kante has been struggling with a hamstring problem to the extent he missed Sunday’s Premier League finale at Aston Villa. ...Full Story »

Dundee United goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist is out for the rest of the season with a broken wrist.Boss Micky Mellon has no other new injuries for the visit of Ross County on Saturday.Dillon Powers (concussion) and Declan Glass (knee) are long-term absentees.Ross County are hopeful defender Carl Tremarco will return after a calf problem.Another full-back, Connor Randall, has returned to training f...Full Story »