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Bayern Munich host Bayer Leverkusen in an early top-of-the-table clash in the Bundesliga this weekend. The two Champions League participants are bidding to go into the two-week break for internationals on a high, and at the top of the table. With two wins out of two, both have underlined their title ambitions, but something has to […]

Barcelona star Lionel Messi will have an extra bounce in his step on Sunday when the Catalan side host Malaga after being voted as Europe's best footballer by UEFA for the second time in his career. Messi, whose team opened their season last weekend with a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao, scored 60 goals and […]

Tottenham have been handed a daunting group in the Europa League including a long haul trip to Azerbaijan. Spurs were drawn in Group J with Monaco, Anderlecht and FK Qarabag, who play matches in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. Liverpool's task is also not straightforward with games against Russian side Rubin Kazan, Bordeaux and Swiss club Sion […]

Manchester City have made an "astonishing" salary offer to Kevin de Bruyne, Wolfsburg's director of sport Klaus Allofs has revealed. Allofs, speaking in Monaco after the UEFA Champions League draw, said negotiations with City over a move had come closer to an agreement – there have been reports that the Bundesliga club want £54million as […]

New Tottenham signing Son Heung-min has vowed to light up White Hart Lane after agreeing a five-year deal with the north London club. Spurs announced the arrival of the South Korean international from Bayer Leverkusen in a reported £22milliion deal on Friday. Son, who will wear the number 7 shirt, scored 29 times in 87 […]

While Alan Pardew welcomed Yannick Bolasie's return from compassionate leave, Crystal Palace's manager revealed midfielder Mile Jedinak will miss the final fixture before the upcoming two-week international break – and Australia's 2018 World Cup qualifying games with Bangladesh and Tajikistan. The club captain, 31, limped out of the Capital One Cup win over Shrewsbury in midweek early […]

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge's recovery program has been stepped up with the England international set to complete a full week of training. The 25-year-old returned to Merseyside after spending most of the last four months in the United States, where he underwent an operation in April. Press Association Sport understands Sturridge began training again at the […]

Thiago Alcantara has signed a new contract to keep him at Bayern Munich until 2019, the club have announced. The 24-year-old was the first player Pep Guardiola wanted to sign when he took charge of the club two seasons ago, and he has made 41 appearances in all competitions for the Bavarians in two injury-hit […]

Lionel Messi became the first player to win the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for a second time, sweeping this year's vote by a landslide ahead of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez. Messi was at his sublime best last season, inspiring Barcelona to the Primera Division, Copa del Rey and […]

Yannick Bolasie has told manager Alan Pardew he is ready to return to the Crystal Palace team following the death of his father. Bolasie missed last weekend's home victory against Aston Villa on compassionate grounds, traveling back to his home in DR Congo to be with his family. SEE MORE: Arsenal face defensive doubts again at […]

Marseille have signed Real Madrid midfielder Lucas Silva on a season-long loan. The 22-year-old joined Real from Cruzeiro in January and made nine appearances last season, including starting against Schalke in the Champions League. He will be tasked with adding creativity to a Marseille side which has been shorn of playmakers Andre Ayew, Florian Thauvin […]

Everton have rejected a transfer request from wantaway defender John Stones. The 21-year-old's request, which was submitted on Tuesday, was rejected by manager Roberto Martinez on Thursday morning before the club released a statement by Everton chairman Bill Kenwright. Kenwright said in the statement on the club's official website: "Everton Football Club has rejected a […]

Arsenal could be without both Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny for their Premier League clash against Newcastle on Saturday. The central defensive duo missed Arsenal's goalless draw against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Monday evening. And manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that Mertesacker, battling a chest infection, and Koscielny, sidelined with a back injury, […]

Fifty-seven Manchester United fans were arrested in Bruges on Wednesday night as fighting took the gloss off their emphatic Champions League win over Club Brugge. Chief Constable of Bruges Police Dirk van Nuffel said glasses and chairs were thrown in a clash between English and Belgian "hooligans" outside a bar in the city center after […]

Kevin de Bruyne's transfer to Manchester City has not gone through yet, although Wolfsburg's director of sport Klaus Allofs has confirmed talks between the two clubs are under way. Reports in England and Germany claimed on Wednesday night that widespread agreement had been reached between all parties, with estimates ranging from between £54 and £58 […]