Spain coach Vicente del Bosque had no qualms about including David de Gea in his latest squad despite being sidelined by Manchester United – but hopes the goalkeeper's lack of action is only temporary. De Gea has yet to play for United this season as speculation continues about a possible move to Real Madrid, with […]

Uruguayan striker Leandro Rodriguez has completed his move to Everton from River Plate Montevideo for an undisclosed fee. The 22-year-old forward has signed a four-year deal at Goodison Park and is expected to be part of a South American double swoop for boss Roberto Martinez, who also hopes to tie up a deal for Argentinian […]

Emre Can has earned his first senior Germany call for the forthcoming European Championship qualifying matches against Poland and Scotland. The Liverpool midfielder, who has appeared for his country at Under-21 level, has impressed Germany coach Joachim Low in recent months and could make his senior debut in Frankfurt on Friday, September 4. "Emre has […]

West Brom have agreed a fee with Manchester United for defender Jonny Evans, Press Association Sport understands. The 27-year-old Northern Ireland international will now hold talks with the Baggies ahead of ending his nine-year stay at Old Trafford. A move was made for Evans after Tottenham center back Federico Fazio failed to agree a contract […]

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 […]