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Chelsea goalie Martinez says he ‘will be back in few weeks’ after successful surgery for broken jaw

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New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who has undergone successful surgery after fracturing his jaw during 2-0 Premier League win at Everton, said, “He will be back in a few weeks.”

Martinez was injured following a collision midway through the second half of our 2-0 victory over Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday. He was taken to hospital for further assessment, which confirmed a fractured jaw that required surgery.

“Thanks to everyone for the messages; the operation went well. The most important thing is that we won and kept a clean sheet. We’ll be back in a few weeks,” Martinez wrote on his social media while sharing his photo from the hospital bed.

Martinez made his first save to deny Merlin Rohl but was then penalised for holding onto the ball too long. From the resulting corner, a second cross from Jack Grealish found an unmarked Thierno Barry, who headed straight at Martinez. With the half-hour mark approaching, Martinez was at full stretch to tip Grealish’s bouncing volley over.

Midway through the second half, Martinez bravely cleared an inswinging free-kick and collided with Jarrad Branthwaite and Thierno Barry in the process. After lengthy treatment totalling ten minutes, the keeper was replaced by Penders, making his Premier League debut.

Pedro Neto goals right at the start and end of the second half secured Chelsea a superb 2-0 first win against Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. That clean sheet has been elusive, but it was thoroughly well earned for Chelsea, as Martinez and his replacement Penders stood tall when required.

Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso was delighted with the way his Chelsea team acquitted themselves at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, with a blend of defensive discipline, attacking cohesion and clinical finishing from Neto helped the club earn three points and a first league clean sheet since January.

–IANS

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Vance says H-1B criticism targets employers

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Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance has defended his controversial description of some H-1B visa workers as indentured servants, saying his criticism was directed at American companies that exploit foreign employees and not at the immigrants themselves.

In a CBS News town hall in Flat Rock, Michigan, Vance acknowledged that his language on immigration had sometimes been imperfect. He also invoked his wife Usha Vance’s Indian heritage and her parents’ journey from South India while defending the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

The exchange came when Niv Agaram, a naturalised American citizen who said he had immigrated to the United States about 20 years ago, challenged Vance over his description of H-1B workers and the administration’s immigration enforcement.

Agaram said he had voted for the Trump-Vance ticket because of concerns about border security, drug trafficking and human trafficking. But he questioned whether the administration’s approach was making Americans safer.

Vance responded by acknowledging concerns about his choice of words.

“And, and to the extent that my rhetoric has been imperfect here, that’s on me,” he said.

He explained that his earlier remarks concerned certain H-1B visa arrangements rather than everyone entering the United States through the skilled-worker programme.

“When I say an indentured servant, that’s not a criticism of the H-1B visa holder, that’s a criticism of a company,” Vance said.

He argued that employers sometimes recruit foreign workers after dismissing Americans, leaving the incoming employees dependent on their employers for their continued presence in the country.

Unlike American citizens, he said, foreign workers could face consequences extending beyond losing their jobs if they challenged their employers.

“I think that gives employers way too much power,” Vance said.

He maintained that the problem lay in a visa system that could leave workers vulnerable to exploitation, rather than in the individuals seeking employment and opportunities in America.

Vance also criticised companies that claimed they could not find qualified American workers while simultaneously dismissing existing employees.

He argued that such practices harmed both domestic workers and immigrants.

The discussion then turned to broader concerns about anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Vance referred to his own family while explaining that he believed the United States could welcome immigrants without abandoning restrictions on immigration.

“I love my, my mother-in-law and father-in-law, who immigrated from South India, and obviously their daughter, born in the United States of America, is now the second lady and I’m very proud of her and I, and I love her very much,” he said.

Pressed by moderator Tony Dokoupil about the perceived dehumanisation of immigrants, Vance said he did not intend to portray immigrants negatively.

He nevertheless argued that rapid immigration could undermine social cohesion and change communities in ways that some existing residents found difficult.

Vance said immigration policy needed to balance humanitarian responsibilities, opportunities for newcomers and the interests of American citizens.

The H-1B programme allows American employers to recruit foreign professionals for specialised occupations. Indian nationals have historically accounted for the largest share of its beneficiaries, making changes to the programme particularly significant for India’s technology workforce and Indian-American families.

–IANS

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