Monday, 16 June 2014

Spain sweating on fitness of goalkeeper De Gea

Spain sweating on fitness of goalkeeper De Gea

Spain sweating on fitness of goalkeeper De Gea

Posted: 15 Jun 2014 12:52 PM PDT

The Manchester United man is in Brazil as back-up to Spain's number one Iker Casillas, together with Pepe Reina. However, De Gea's presence at the tournament could now be in jeopardy. An official statement from the the Spanish national team, released on their website, read: "David De Gea will not participate in the training of the Spanish team in Curitiba, due to muscual injuries. The medical services of the Spanish national team will see the day-to-day evaluation of the goalkeeper in order to determine David de Gea's physical condition. After running tests on David de Gea, it has been decided that he will not take part in the afternoon training session due to muscular discomfort in the gluteal region. Spain were thumped 5-1 by the Netherlands in their opening Group B fixture and face Chile on Wednesday. De Gea, who has only one international cap, was named in Spain's squad after Barcelona's Victor Valdes was ruled out through injury.

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England stars staying positive despite defeat

Posted: 15 Jun 2014 02:52 AM PDT

England's FIFA World Cup campaign started brightly, with an excellent first-half performance seeing Daniel Sturridge net a deserved equaliser eight minutes before the break. But Roy Hodgson's men struggled to break Italy down after the interval and were left beaten by Mario Balotelli's 50th-minute header. The manner of the performance particularly pleased Gerrard, who was adamant England can bounce back against Uruguay on Thursday. "It's always disappointing to lose a game but I'm certainly not disappointed in my team-mates with the effort, desire and commitment in the performance we gave," Gerrard said. "We can't be down after a performance like that. "We can turn this mood around. Of course the result hurts but we're big players – we're men – we've got to get on." Forward Rooney was not at his best in the searing Manaus heat, but was still involved in two of England's key moments. His fine cross led to Sturridge's goal and he had a superb chance to level in the second half, only to miss the target. The Manchester United man was disappointed not to score but is looking forward to responding against Oscar Tabarez's side in Sao Paulo. "Going 2-1 behind, we knew it was going to be tough then. Italy are a good team and they make it difficult for you," he said. "I was disappointed that I didn't score but we always believed we could win. "We'll move on. We are looking forward to the game on Thursday and hopefully we can get three points."

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