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Lukaku to miss Belgium Nations League games with injury

BRUSSLES: Romelu Lukaku will miss Belgium’s upcoming Nations League matches with injury as coach Roberto Martinez named a 30-man squad on Friday. Belgium’s all-time record goalscorer, on loan at Inter Milan from Chelsea, has not played since August due to a muscle problem. Rennes winger Jeremy Doku is also out injured, with Martinez giving a first call-up to 18-year-old Anderlecht defender Zeno Debast. Belgium will host Wales in Brussels on September 22 and take on the Netherlands in Amsterdam three days later in their final competitive game before the World Cup in Qatar. The Belgians trail leaders the Netherlands by three points in Group A4 heading into their last two matches. Belgium open their World Cup campaign against Canada in Al Rayyan on November 23, before further Group F games against Morocco and Croatia.

Dortmund look to rebound from City disappointment with ‘insanely important’ Schalke clash

BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl says his side have an “obligation” when they host Schalke in the 99th Ruhr derby of the Bundesliga era on Saturday. While the derby is widely considered the biggest and most storied in German football history, the sides’ contrasting fortunes in recent seasons highlight the growing gap between them.

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Iglesias and Nico Williams in Spain’s Nations League squad

MADRID: Luis Enrique named potential debutants Borja Iglesias and Nico Williams in his Spain squad on Friday for the Nations League games against Switzerland and Portugal next week, while leaving out Ansu Fati.Striker Iglesias, 29, has been in good form for Real Betis with four goals in La Liga this season, while Athletic Bilbao’s Williams, 20, has also been called up for the first time.His brother Inaki Williams was given one Spain cap but opted to declare for World Cup qualifiers Ghana in July.“Pure wingers need to learn how to play inside, and Nico is learning that,” said Luis Enrique.“He has great pace to overload defenses. We’re taking advantage to get to watch him first hand.“I know Borja well from when I was at Celta Vigo (as coach) and he was in the B team.