Stoke have rejected a fresh £2 million bid from Norwich for forward Jonathan Walters. The Canaries have been knocked back once again a week after an initial £1.5 million offer was turned down. Speaking at a press conference on Friday before the news of Norwich's second bid emerged, Potters boss Mark Hughes remained optimistic Stoke could reach […]

Barcelona will be bolstered by the return of Brazilian forward Neymar for Saturday's home match against Malaga. Neymar missed Barcelona's UEFA Super Cup final as well as the Spanish Super Cup and last weekend's 1-0 triumph at Athletic Bilbao after being sidelined with mumps. However, the 23-year-old, who scored 29 goals and set up seven […]

Gedion Zelalem, Rubio Rubin and Emerson Hyndman are among the 24 players United States under-23 men's national team head coach Andi Herzog has selected for the team's upcoming camp in Manchester, U.S. Soccer announced today. The 10-day camp — the team's final camp before 2016 Olympic qualifying in October — begins on Aug. 30 and includes friendlies […]

Michel Platini has announced he will step down as UEFA president in 2019 if he fails to win FIFA's top job in next year's election. Platini appeared at a UEFA news conference in Monaco but refused to speak in any detail about his campaign for the FIFA presidency – a move understood to prevent any […]

Sweden international Ola Toivonen has answered former boss Dick Advocaat's call to arms by signing a season-long loan deal with Sunderland, the club has confirmed. The 29-year-old attacking midfielder, who played under the Dutchman during his time at PSV Eindhoven, has joined the Black Cats from Ligue 1 outfit Rennes. Advocaat said: "I worked with […]

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 […]

Sometimes a weekend of soccer works out perfectly. It’ll be varied, including games from different leagues, at different times, with plenty riding on them. Thankfully, this weekend looks set to be one of those. Five quality games all spread nicely over two days from arguably the five most exciting leagues anywhere in world soccer. So […]

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 […]

Monday saw Arsenal and Liverpool play out one of the better 0-0 draws in recent memory, with each side laying reasonable claim to dominating a half and finishing deserving winners. It could have finished 1-1, 3-3, or 4-2, to either side, and the fact that it ended goalless only added to the intrigue. Viewers were […]

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 […]