NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle defender Fabian Schär was carried off on a stretcher with a serious-looking left ankle injury during the team's Premier League match against Leeds on Wednesday.
Schär got his left leg caught under Leeds striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin as they challenged for the ball in the second half at St. James' Park.
The 34-year-old Swiss immediately looked in pain and signaled an injury. He covered his face with his hands as he was carried off the field with his left leg strapped up.
Schär retired from international duty after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar so wouldn't have been in the frame to play in the upcoming tournament in North America.
It is another defensive blow for Newcastle, which is currently without Dan Burn.
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Newcastle United's Harvey Barnes, left, scores during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Leeds United in Newcastle, England, Wednesday Jan. 7, 2026. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)
A man was arrested on Thursday after threatening an attack on a high-speed train in Germany, police said. Several people were slightly injured when firecrackers were set off.
The train was en route from Cologne to Frankfurt on Thursday evening. It was evacuated in Siegburg, not far from Cologne, and federal police said the man was restrained and arrested, German news agency dpa reported. They said he had a knife in his backpack.
The man had shut himself in a bathroom on the train, according to police. German newspaper Bild reported that the firecrackers were thrown into an aisle. Police said several people sustained superficial flesh wounds.
There was no immediate information on the suspect.
Police officers stand on a platform at Siegburg station, where a Deutsche Bahn ICE train is parked, in Siegburg, Germany, early Friday, April 3, 2026, after a man was arrested Thursday after threatening an attack on a high-speed train. (Roberto Pfeil/dpa via AP)
A police officer stands on a platform at Siegburg station where a Deutsche Bahn ICE train is parked, in Siegburg, Germany, early Friday, April 3, 2026, after a man was arrested on Thursday after threatening an attack on a high-speed train. (Roberto Pfeil/dpa via AP)
A policewoman stands on a platform at Siegburg station, where a Deutsche Bahn ICE train is parked, in Siegburg, Germany, early Friday, April 3, 2026, after a man was arrested on Thursday after threatening an attack on a high-speed train. (Roberto Pfeil/dpa via AP)
