London (AFP) – Premier League powerhouses Chelsea have re-signed Brazil defender David Luiz from French champions Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal, the English club announced on Wednesday. Luiz, 29, became the world's most expensive defender in 2014 when Chelsea sold him to PSG for around 50 million pounds ($65 million, 58 million euros). But […]

Madrid (AFP) – After the close of the transfer window on Wednesday, AFP Sports takes a look at the five biggest incoming deals of the transfer window in Spain: Alvaro Morata Juventus (ITA) to Real Madrid, 30 million euros ($33.4 million) Fresh from winning a second Champions League in three years, Real Madrid resisted the […]

NBC Sports is launching a brand-new video series entitled Premier League Shorts, which will give fans access to the biggest names in the Premier League. In the first episode (see below), BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker speaks with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp about his first full season at Anfield, the Reds' new […]

London (AFP) – Jack Wilshere's fall from grace shows no sign of slowing as the Arsenal midfielder made a shock move to Bournemouth on a season-long loan on Wednesday. Wilshere was once regarded as one of the most promising youngsters in the Premier League, but Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has allowed the 24-year-old to leave […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bastian Schweinsteiger let the tears flow on Wednesday as Germany's captain made his final appearance for die Mannschaft in their 2-0 friendly win at home to Finland. Schalke's Max Meyer and Arsenal's Mesut Ozil scored Germany's second-half goals, but the night belonged to Schweinsteiger, who played the first 66 minutes in Moenchengladbach […]

Madrid (AFP) – Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Diego Lopez became Espanyol's 10th signing of the transfer window after the Barcelona-based club reached a loan agreement with AC Milan on Wednesday. Earlier, the Catalans sealed a season-long loan deal for Mexican international defender Diego Reyes from Porto. Espanyol were bought by Chinese entertainment company Rastar Group […]

Nice (France) (AFP) – Controversial Italian international forward Mario Balotelli has joined Ligue 1's Nice from Liverpool, the French side said on their internet site on Wednesday. The 26-year-old known as 'Super Mario', whose career has stalled over the last two years, has signed a permanent deal, Nice said, without revealing the fee or its […]

Dublin (AFP) – Robbie Keane ended his international career in perfect fashion, scoring his historic 68th goal in his 146th and final Ireland appearance in Wednesday's 4-0 friendly thrashing of Oman in Dublin. The 30th-minute volley drew the Los Angeles Galaxy forward level with German World Cup winner Gerd Muller in the international all-time goalscoring charts. Strike […]

London (AFP) – Premier League champions Leicester paid a reported club record fee of £29.7 million ($38 million, 34 million euros) to sign Algeria striker Islam Slimani from Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday. Slimani agreed a five-year contract with Claudio Ranieri's side after scoring 27 times in 33 league games for Portuguese side Sporting last season. […]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Unfortunately for FOX Sports and the Bundesliga, the German top flight continues to post disappointing numbers in the second season the TV network and league are working together. Last weekend during the opening weekend of the 2016/17 Bundesliga season, FOX's biggest game of the weekend […]

Berlin (AFP) – Arsenal's German winger Serge Gnabry joined Werder Bremen on Wednesday in a bid to get more first-team football, while Hamburg signed Brazil defender Douglas Santos before the Bundesliga's transfer window closed. Gnabry, who won silver at the Rio Olympics when Germany lost the football final to Brazil, completed a medical before posing […]

Paris (AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino's salary has been fixed at 1.5 million Swiss francs a year (1.38 million euros, $1.5 million), world football's governing body revealed on Wednesday. That figure is less than a quarter of the salary commanded by Infantino's disgraced predecessor, Sepp Blatter. However, Infantino's earnings will be bolstered by bonuses, […]

London (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur signed France Under-21 winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou from Marseille and allowed Clinton Njie to join the French club on loan on Wednesday. Nkoudou, 21, agreed a five-year contract with the Premier League side following several weeks of speculation that he was set to move to White Hart Lane. "We are delighted […]

London (AFP) – Five points on David Luiz after the Brazilian international central defender signed for Chelsea for a second time on Wednesday, the Premier League club paying a reported £32 million to French champions Paris Saint Germain: Brazilian to the core After impressive performances for Benfica — like many Brazilians, Portugal was a natural […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea agreed terms with Paris Saint Germain to re-sign Brazil defender David Luiz on Wednesday, while Manchester City allowed four players to leave on season-long loan deals as the transfer deadline approached across Europe. Luiz was sold by Chelsea to French side PSG for a world record fee for a defender when […]