Jude Bellingham struck in stoppage time to earn an impressive England a 2-2 Wembley draw with Belgium on Tuesday after a Youri Tielemans double had threatened a smash and grab victory in an entertaining friendly.
Ilkay Gündoğan has been ruled out of Barcelona’s LaLiga opener at Valencia on Saturday to add to the Catalan side’s injury problems ahead of the new season.
Fan violence has made workplace safety a growing concern for footballers, who are having to deal with flares and missiles being hurled from the stands, pitch invaders and verbally abusive supporters, a FIFPRO report said.