Sanchez undergoes ankle surgery

Chile forward Alexis Sanchez has undergone surgery in Barcelona after picking up an ankle injury on international duty, his Italian club Inter Milan confirmed. Sanchez hobbled off in the 88th minute of a goalless draw in the friendly against Colombia in Alicante on Saturday.Medical tests in Milan on Tuesday revealed damage to a tendon in his left ankle and Chile coach Reinaldo Rueda said he expected the forward could be out for up to three months. Sanchez joined Inter on loan from Manchester United this season, but has made just four appearances. The 30-year-old was sent off in his first full start after scoring in a 3-1 win over Sampdoria. Inter are second in the Italian league one point behind defending champions Juventus after seven matches.England, Germany women set for sell-out Wembley crowdThe women’s friendly between England and Germany at Wembley on November 9 has sold out and will be a record attendance for a female match in the country, the Football Association (FA) announced. The previous best was the 80,023 who watched the Olympic final as the US beat Japan 2-1 at the same stadium, which can hold 90,000, in 2012.The 90,125 who witnessed the US win the 1999 women’s World Cup with victory over China at Pasadena is the world record. The most people to have watched the Lionesses at home, who finished fourth at this year’s World Cup, were the 45,619 present when England hosted Germany, currently second in the FIFA rankings, at Wembley in 2014.Spanish league wants El Clasico switched to Madrid over protestsThe Spanish football league said yesterday it had asked the country’s football federation to move the next ‘El Clasico’ between Real Madrid and Barcelona to Madrid following violent protests by separatists in Catalonia.“We have requested the competitions committee of the Spanish Football Federation to meet and change the location of El Clasico to Madrid because of exceptional circumstances beyond our control,” the league (LFP) said in a statement. According to Spanish media reports Catalan grassroots separatist groups and political parties are preparing a demonstration in Barcelona, the Catalan capital, at 1pm on October 26, the day the La Liga clash is scheduled to take place at Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium.The football federation (RFEF) confirmed it had received the request and said the two clubs had until Monday to submit their opinions before it makes its decision. Protests have erupted across Catalonia after Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday issued heavy prison sentences of between nine and 13 years to Catalan separatist leaders convicted of sedition over the 2017 referendum and short-lived declaration of independence.Scores of people have been hurt and dozens arrested in the past two nights of clashes between protesters and police in Barcelona and other Catalan cities. The convictions on Monday revived tensions in the wealthy northeastern region, split between those loyal to Madrid and those who want it to break away from Spain.Manchester City’s Aguero unhurt after car crash – reportManchester City striker Sergio Aguero was involved in a minor car accident before yesterday’s training session but emerged without any injuries, British media reported. Sky Sports said that the 31-year-old Argentine was on his way to City’s training facility in his car when the accident occurred.Pictures later emerged on social media showing damage to the right front wheel of the vehicle that Aguero was travelling in. Aguero did not require medical treatment and took part in training ahead of Saturday’s Premier League trip to sixth-placed Crystal Palace, the report added.