Germany running out of defenders to face tournament favorite Spain at Euro 2025
Linder 'sustained a capsular ligament injury to her left ankle' in the
quarterfinal win over France
, the German soccer federation said late Sunday.
The Wolfsburg left back was injured in a tussle with French forward Marie-Antoinette Katoto. She received lengthy treatment and tried continuing with a bandage around the ankle but had to go off in the 20th minute in obvious pain.
Germany was already without injured right back Giulia Gwinn, the team captain who sustained a
knee injury in the team's opening game
, while defender Kathrin Hendrich's
red card against France for pulling Griedge Mbock Bathy's hair
means she's suspended for the game against Spain.
Midfielder Sjoeke Nüsken is also suspended after receiving her second yellow card of the tournament against France.
Bayer Leverkusen defender Carlotta Wamser, who was sent off in the
final group game against Sweden
, could return after serving her suspension against France.
___
AP soccer:
https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Fox News
an hour ago
- Fox News
Chloe Kelly Scores In Extra Time To Send England To UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Final
England is living on the brink and survived another near-inevitable elimination all the way to another Women's European Championship final. The defending champion broke Italy's hearts — twice — in a 2-1 win after extra time in their semifinal on Tuesday. Chloe Kelly scored the decisive goal in the 119th minute, shooting home the rebound only after Italy goalkeeper Laura Giuliani saved her penalty kick. Italy was forced into extra time only because another substitute, Michelle Agyemang, leveled the game deep into stoppage time. Kelly and Agyemang also were crucial for England in another great escape in the quarterfinals against Sweden. It was all so cruel on unheralded Italy which had led since Barbara Bonansea's rasping volleyed shot in the 33rd minute. England will now defend its title in Sunday's final in Basel against either Spain or Germany. Spain and Germany meet Wednesday in Zurich. For the second time in six days, England had stared down what looked an inevitable exit and survived into extra time. Italy would have been a worthy winner just for the immense defending of central backs Elena Linari and Cecilia Salvai. But Agyemang fired in a low shot after Giuliani spilled a cross in a rare handling error. The ball arrowed toward the net cruelly through the legs of both Linari and Giuliani. Teenage substitute Agyemang also had scored a crucial late equalizing goal in England's quarterfinal win over Sweden. England had trailed 2-0 after 78 minutes then survived a chaotic penalty shootout. Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!
Forbes
2 hours ago
- Forbes
Tecnifibre Debuts Special Iga Swiatek-Daniil Medvedev T-Fight Racket
Tecnifibre teams with Daniil Medvedev and Iga Swiatek to create a special-edition T-Fight ID tennis ... More racket. Tecnifibre's two lead tennis athletes share history—both have reached No. 1 in the world and have won a U.S. Open championship—and in a first for the brand, they both also share a racket frame in 2025, the Tecnifibre T-Fight. The French-based tennis company will celebrate all the sharing by creating a special-edition—and colorful—T-Fight ID (the ID stands for Iga and Daniil) making it available at retail on July 23 while also having both Swiatek and Medvedev play with the limited-edition colorway throughout the U.S. Open series. 'T-Fight has been our flagship racket, and we have very much been known for all-white rackets,' Philippe Oudshoorn, Tecnifibre North America brand director, tells me. 'White is a pretty important part of our brand, but we definitely wanted to do something that was different and make it a story about our athletes.' There were no better athletes to focus on than Swiatek and Medvedev, a pair that have worked together since 2020 during brand events while enjoying success on their respective tours. 'Daniil is a funny guy and has an authentic and joyful demeanor off the court,' Oudshoorn says, 'and it really loosens up Iga and you get to see who she is off the court. It creates this pretty funny dynamic.' Tecnifibre going blue for a limited-edition T-Fight tennis racket for Daniil Medvedev and Iga ... More Swiatek. Tecnifibre has seen exponential growth in tennis in the last few years, certainly owing to the success of the two ambassadors, Oudshoorn says. With the quality chemistry they have shown together 'it was the perfect time to do something Tecnifibre has never done before, something not white, dedicated to our athletes and to really tell their story.' The first order of design was settling on a color. Since both players have won a U.S. Open, Tecnifibre took inspiration from the courts of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows to make blue the lead color, which is also a Tecnifibre brand color. To add an accent, and to keep with the U.S. Open theme, they sprinkled in green, doubly inspired by the Statue of Liberty in New York. 'There is a New York City nod from a design perspective,' Oudshoorn says. 'Daniil and Iga were involved in this and they both like the color blue. It is something still very Tecnifibre, but so very different because of the color.' MORE: Tecnifibre's Flagship Racket, The T-Fight, Gets A 2025 Update Medvedev and Swiatek will be the only Tecnifibre athletes using the special-edition colorway this summer. Tecnifibre will release two models at retail, one the 305-gram version Medvedev favors with a 98-square-inch head and an 18x19 string pattern and the other Swiatek's chosen 300-gram racket with a 100-square-inch head and 16x19 string pattern. The rackets feature a green flame logo inspired by the Statue of Liberty, with a '21' inside one flame and a '22' inside the other to represent the years each player won the U.S. Open. A trio of dampeners—a flame, bagel and pretzel—are also available as part of the Tecnifibre T-Fight ... More ID release. Tecnifibre expects this to be a one-off event, making the rackets true limited-edition releases. Along with the rackets, Tecnifibre will debut a blue bag and a set of three special-edition dampeners, a flame inspired by the Statue of Liberty, a bagel inspired by Swiatek and a pretzel inspired by Medvedev. The chemistry between Iga Swiatek and Daniil Medvedev help the co-created T-Fight ID tennis racket ... More come to life. 'This was such a critical piece to the story,' Oudshoorn says of the extra dampener touch. 'I think it is one of the biggest parts of what we created.' He says the dampeners help connect the stories of the two players. While Swiatek's bagel story is well chronicled (and again established with a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the 2025 Wimbledon final), in 2020 Swiatek and Medvedev did a Q&A together and Swiatek described Medvedev's game like a pretzel, which produced plenty of laughter. Just a few days later, Medvedev posted a picture on social media of him holding a pretzel with a big smile, tagging Swiatek in the post. 'Seeing how relaxed they are and how much fun they have together, there is really cool dynamics,' Oudshoorn says. The dampeners, which come in a special box with all three styles, help tie it all together. 'There is just a certain amount of energy that is contagious and comes to life,' Oudshoorn says. 'It has been really fun and so critical for the brand to start marketing our athletes a lot more than just relying on results. It is great for everyone, the brand, Daniil and Iga.' This is also one of the first times a tennis racket promotion has been based on both a male and female athlete at the same time. 'We are all just through the moon to do this with Daniil and Iga,' Oudshoorn says, 'and honor their results and what they have done for the company.'
2 hours ago
Jannik Sinner rehires the fitness coach he fired for playing a role in his doping case
ROME -- ROME (AP) — Wimbledon champion Jannik Sinner has rehired Umberto Ferrara as his fitness coach nearly a year after firing him for his role in the top-ranked player's doping case. The move comes after Sinner recently removed fitness coach Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio from his team. "Umberto has played an important role in Jannik's development to date, and his return reflects a renewed focus on continuity and performance at the highest level,' a statement from Sinner's team said Wednesday. Last year, Sinner tested positive twice for a trace amount of an anabolic steroid in March; the case wasn't made public until August, shortly before the U.S. Open, which he ended up winning for the second of his four Grand Slam titles. He initially was completely cleared, based on the defense that he accidentally was exposed to the banned substance, Clostebol, via a massage from his then-physiotherapist, Giacomo Naldi. Sinner said his fitness trainer at the time, Ferrara, purchased a product in Italy and gave it to Naldi for a cut on Naldi's finger. Naldi then treated Sinner while not wearing gloves. Sinner then fired Naldi and Ferrara, and Ferrara was hired briefly by Matteo Berrettini, another Italian player. The World Anti-Doping Agency appealed the exoneration, and Sinner agreed to serve a three-month ban that ended right before the Italian Open in May of this year. Sinner, who won Wimbledon this month, will return to action at the Cincinnati Open next month as he prepares to defend his U.S. Open title.
