Swansea City defender Joe Rodon requires surgery on a fresh ankle injury and will miss Wales crucial Euro 2020 qualifiers with Azerbaijan and Hungary in November.

The 22-year-old has started three of Wales six qualifiers, including last month s double-header with Slovakia and Croatia.

Rodon injured his ankle this month but sustained a new tendon issue in Swansea s 3-0 defeat to Brentford on Tuesday, ruling him out of action for a few months .

Swansea boss Steve Cooper confirmed the lay-off after Sunday s 1-0 victory over Cardiff City.

— Swansea City AFC (@SwansOfficial)

Joe picked up a fresh injury on Tuesday. He s going to need an operation next week, Cooper said at his post-match news conference. 

We were worried because…

Best Odds: 10/11

Bookmaker:

In what could prove to be an enjoyable La Liga showdown on Friday evening, Celta Vigo will welcome Valencia to Baladios.

Celta Vigo

Starting with the hosts, spending large spells of last season looking over their shoulder at a looming relegation scrap, the Sky Blues are looking to find some much-welcomed stability this time around. Getting proceedings underway last weekend with a stellar comeback at Baladios as they secured a 2-1 victory against Alaves, Claudio Giraldez’s men will be hoping for a repeat performance on Friday evening. Appearing to have turned a corner prior to the summer break as they lost just one of their final five La Liga appearances, the Galicia-based outfit will also be excited by their extended success on hom…

Curtis Jones says he is probably the happiest he s been since Arne Slot s arrival at Liverpool.

Jones was first promoted to the first team by Jurgen Klopp in September 2019, but despite going on to make 133 appearances for his boyhood club, he failed to nail down a place in the German s starting line-up after that.

Last season, the 23-year-old made 36 appearances in all competitions, more than in any other season, netting five goals as Liverpool won the EFL Cup and finished third in the Premier League.

Now, with a new manager at the helm, Jones believes Slot s more patient approach will suit him better, allowing him to secure a regular starting spot.

[Slot s] amazing. It s probably the happiest I ve been, Jones told reporters during their pre-season camp…

Tottenham scored for a 36th successive Premier League game in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Brighton to equal the second-longest run in Premier League history.

Here, the PA news agency looks at how they have done it and the record run still in front of them.

Scoring for fun

Ange Ball are on the joint-second longest scoring streak in Premier League history!

— Premier League (@premierleague)

After losing 1-0 to Wolves in March, Tottenham scored in their final 12 games of last season – even as they sacked manager Antonio Conte and then caretaker Cristian Stellini, the latter following a shambolic 6-1 defeat to Newcastle.

They finished the season with Ryan Mason in charge and have not let up this term under a fourth manager in Ange Postecoglou, ne…

Best odds: 67/100

Bookmaker:

Group F at Euro 2024 kicks off on Tuesday evening in Dortmund with Turkey facing Georgia in what could be a pivotal match in the group.

With Portugal and Czech Republic also in the group, and Portugal the heavy favorites to top the table, the remaining three teams will likely be competing for second place.

Turkey

Turkey’s best performance in a European Championship was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, but they failed to progress past the group stages at both Euro 2016 and Euro 2020.

The Crescent-Stars are aiming to advance to the round of 16 in this tournament and are favored to win against Georgia on matchday one.

Vincenzo Montella s men enter the tournament after a 2-1 loss to Poland and have not won any…

Best Odds: 11/5

Bookmaker:

With all eyes falling on the Red Bull Arena on Monday night, Italy will travel to Leipzig when they meet Croatia.

Croatia

Starting with Croatia, while the Blazers might have sprung an almighty World Cup upset out in Qatar 18 months ago as they clinched a famous bronze medal finish, Zlatko Dalic’s camp have drastically struggled to find any kind of stability this time around. Suffering last-gasp heartbreak at the hands on Albania on Wednesday afternoon as they eventually had to settle for a 2-2 stalemate in Hamburg, Croatia know that nothing less than three points will be enough to keep their fading knockout stage dreams alive. Opening their EURO 24 adventure with a nightmare performance on June 15th as they slumped to a 3-0 drumming…

Competition: Euro 2016
Market: France to win against Germany
Odds:

France welcome Germany to the Stade Vélodrome for tonight’s Euro 2016 semi-final clash, and are slim favourites to come out on top against the World champions to reach the final.

Both sides are unbeaten in the tournament but have contrasting qualities which could well decide the outcome in what is expected to be a close affair.

Germany topped Group C with seven points from a possible nine. They beat Northern Ireland and the Ukraine, while drawing against Poland to make it through the knockouts. Joachim Loew’s men then dispatched of Slovakia in the last-16, before beating Italy on penalties in the quarter-finals.

As for their opponents, France won Group A also with seven p…

Lee Carsley revealed that John Stones will lead out England in their Nations League clash against Greece on Thursday, with Harry Kane set to start the encounter on the bench.

Stones, who has made 81 caps for the Three Lions since his debut in 2014, will captain his nation for the first time at the start of a match.

During Gareth Southgate s tenure, only Kane (81) and Kyle Walker (70) made more appearances than Stones (68 level with Jordan Pickford).

The Manchester City defender has become a mainstay in the England side in recent years, helping his nation to their two major tournament final appearances in consecutive European Championships.

It s everything I could have dreamed of as a kid. More for my family, to be able to see me walk out as England cap…

The first LaLiga Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid since the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo will be played on October 28.

The fixture list for the 2018-19 season has been released, with Barcelona due to host Madrid on matchday 10, while the return game is to be played at the Santiago Bernabeu on March 3.

Ernesto Valverde s men start their title campaign at home to Deportivo Alaves on August 19, while Real Madrid host Getafe, with Valencia playing Atletico Madrid in the pick of the opening round.

The last weekend of the season, set for May 19, sees Barcelona at Eibar and Madrid welcoming Real Betis to the capital, while Atletico are away to Levante.

Matchday seven is the first Madrid derby, with Julen Lopetegui s side at home, with Barca hosting Athle…

Burnley will look for their first league win since the appointment of Brian Laws, while Chelsea will attempt to continue their steamrollering of the Premierleague.

Burnley haven t exactly struggled since Brian Laws took charge, with only a couple of tough games under their belt, but they face another very challenging afternoon at home to Chelsea. The Squad looks to be in good shape ovrall, but I think Burnley will miss the experience and quality of Caldwell and Bikey in defence, with both suffering from injuries. The Burnley players will be looking to impress their new coach with the january window drawing to a close, and I think we might see a real battling performance from the players.

Chelsea s season goes from strength to strength and any neutral would expect to see…