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Tottenham Snap Up Timo Werner On Loan | Football News
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Tottenham Snap Up Timo Werner On Loan | Football News

[ad_1] Timo Werner returned to the Premier League on Tuesday after the German international joined Tottenham on loan for the rest of the season from RB Leipzig. The 27-year-old struggled to shine during a two-year spell at Chelsea between 2020 and 2022 after a £45 million ($57 million) move. Werner scored 23 times in 89 appearances, but did help the Blues lift the Champions League in 2021. However, his return for a second spell at Leipzig has also been far from a success as he fell down the pecking order under Marco Rose. Spurs are in need of attacking reinforcements with captain Son Heung-min away at the Asian Cup for the next month.Ivan Perisic, Manor Solomon and James Maddison are also sidelined by injury."A lot of things attracted me here," Werner told Tottenham's in-house media chan...
Germany Striker Timo Werner Ruled Out Of World Cup With Ankle Injury | Football News
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Germany Striker Timo Werner Ruled Out Of World Cup With Ankle Injury | Football News

[ad_1] Germany striker Timo Werner has been ruled out of the upcoming World Cup in Qatar with an ankle injury, his club RB Leipzig announced on Thursday. Werner hobbled off early in Leipzig's 4-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.  "Scans today in Leipzig showed that he has unfortunately torn the syndesmosis ligament in his left ankle and will therefore be out for the rest of 2022," the Bundesliga team said in a statement. The 26-year-old has scored 24 goals in 55 international appearances for Germany and netted five times during qualifying."This news is very bitter," said Germany coach Hansi Flick. "I'm very sorry for Timo personally because he's missing out on the World Cup, which he really wanted to play."But Timo's absence is a great loss, especially for the tea...
Leipzig End Real Madrid’s Unbeaten Run With Impressive Win | Football News
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Leipzig End Real Madrid’s Unbeaten Run With Impressive Win | Football News

[ad_1] RB Leipzig earned an impressive 3-2 victory over Real Madrid on Tuesday in the Champions League to inflict the holders' first defeat of the season and flex their muscles ahead of a decisive showdown against Shakhtar Donetsk next week. The German side will qualify for the last 16 with a draw against the Ukrainians in their final group match on November 2, and this victory means they are still in with of a chance of ousting Carlo Ancelotti's side for top spot. The record 14-time winners had already sealed passage to the next round but were outplayed at the Red Bull Arena by Marco Rose's side and lost for the first time all season, in 17 games across all competitions.Josko Gvardiol headed home from close range in the 13th minute and Christopher Nkunku blasted in a second five minutes...