FOXBORO, Mass. — New England Patriots fans can breathe a sigh of relief. The team’s top defensive tackle, Malcom Brown, will play in Super Bowl LII despite a foot injury. Brown confirmed the news Sunday in the Patriots’ locker room as players packed for Monday’s plane ride to Minneapolis, Minn., where they’ll play the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. “I’ll definitely be good,” Brown said at Gillette Stadium as Patriots players packed for Minnesota. “Just trying to take it day by day and continue to get better with it.” Brown missed practice Thursday, Friday and Saturday but returned Sunday. Tight end Rob Gronkowski a... NESN.com
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How brilliant is Juventus and Italy’s Gianluigi Buffon?
Gianluigi Buffon once joked that he could play until he is 65; as he turns 40, still at the peak of his powers, UEFA.com celebrates the 'Superman' of goalkeepers. What they say "I am amazed he has never won the Ballon d'Or. He certainly deserves it for everything he has done. For me, he is the best goalkeeper in the history of the game. He is a footballing icon – a true legend."Leonardo Bonucci, ex-Juventus and Italy team-mate"The fact Gigi Buffon started his career so young helped me a lot. If you see a young goalkeeper with the profile he had
Can Sánchez play in this season’s Champions League?
Alexis Sánchez has left UEFA Europa League contenders Arsenal to join UEFA Champions League challengers Manchester United on a four-and-a-half-year contract. Does that mean he is ineligible for the rest of this season's competition? No. Since he has not played in the UEFA Champions League this season, Sánchez can be registered for the knockout rounds. Here are the relevant extracts from the competition regulations. 44.01 For all matches from the start of the round of 16, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registrat... UEFA.com - News
UEFA ‘Press Play’ vlog series now live
The first episode of UEFA's ground-breaking weekly vlog series 'Press Play' is now live on the official #WePlayStrong YouTube channel.UEFA is providing a unique look into the daily lives of four professional footballers across Europe in a weekly vlog series designed to raise the visibility of women's football to teenage girls and showcase the game as an aspirational lifestyle choice.Press Play will focuses on the lives of four top players, Scotland and Arsenal forward Lisa Evans, Basel's German striker Eunice Beckmann, and Austrian internationals Sarah Zadrazil and Laura Feiersinger, who ply their trade at German clubs Turbine Potsdam and Sand respectively.
Isaiah Thomas ‘Tried To Force’ Cavs To Let Him Play On Wednesday
The delay on Isaiah Thomas’ return to the court will continue indefinitely, and it’s not without some brushback from the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard. Thomas has yet to make his debut since being traded from the Boston Celtics over the summer, and his timetable for return often has been up in the air as he’s rehabbed a hip injury. At one point, however, signs were pointing towards a potential return by the end of the calendar year. But on Wednesday, the 28-year-old was ruled out in the Cavs; loss to the Sacramento Kings. And he reportedly wasn’t too happy about it. After getting scratched, signs thereafter pointed toward a re... NESN.com
Gordon Hayward’s Kids Play Doctor On His Injured Leg In Adorable Instagram Post
Gordon Hayward is getting some of the best medical attention around, and he doesn’t even have to leave his house for it. After the Boston Celtics forward suffered a gruesome leg/ankle injury in the season opener, he has made tremendous progress in his rehab, and it seems as though it’s because he is getting round-the-clock care. On Friday night, Hayward’s wife Robyn, posted a photo on Instagram of their two daughters in scrubs with stethoscopes making sure their dad is doing alright.Good to see him getting such quality medical attention. ... NESN.com
Tomáš Rosický retires: how great has he been?
Tomáš Rosický has confirmed he is hanging up his boots at the age of 37, the former Arsenal and Dortmund midfielder having suffered one too many injuries after returning to his first club, Sparta Praha, in 2016. "It got harder and harder to prepare for games," he said at a press conference held at Sparta's training base. "My mind always wanted to play but my body refused, and recently my mind started to feel the same way, so I knew the decision was coming." UEFA.com celebrates one of the greatest – and unluckiest – midfielders of his age.What they say"He had all the football qualities to play the game