Manchester United have bolstered their goalkeeping options with the signing of Argentina international Sergio Romero on a free transfer. The 28-year-old former Sampdoria keeper worked with United boss Louis van Gaal at AZ Alkmaar and will provide competition for Spanish stopper David de Gea, should the latter remain at Old Trafford. Victor Valdes is set […]

Louis van Gaal has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo as a "fantastic player" after admitting he is in the hunt for a marquee signing to boost Manchester United's chances of challenging for the Champions League. Van Gaal is hoping to mount a serious challenge for domestic and European silverware in the coming year after qualifying for the […]

Congratulations to Mexico on winning the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after defeating Jamaica 3-1 in the final played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mexico won the match after goals from Andres Guardado (minute 31), Jesus Corona (minute 47) and Oribe Peralta (minute 61) before Jamaica pulled one back in the 80th minute after […]

Under Tony Pulis, Crystal Palace became a difficult, resilient team to play against. After Pulis came to the club, Palace not only survived relegation but instead comfortably finished in mid-table. Therefore, it was a huge surprise to see Pulis depart the club ahead of the 2014-2015 season. Palace did not trust Pulis with transfers, which […]

Chelsea manager José Mourinho has suggested that the Blues' Premier League rivals are attempting to buy the title. The champions have watched their major rivals for the title strengthen significantly, while they have barely bought anyone save for replacements for departing players. And Mourinho, who was accused of buying trophies in his first spell at […]

Stevan Jovetic is set to join Inter Milan after the Serie A side announced he will have a medical on Tuesday. The Montenegro striker has failed to establish himself at Manchester City and will seek to relaunch his career in Italy. A post on Inter's official Twitter account read: "@stevanj35 [Jovetic] will arrive in Milan […]

Reported Manchester City target Kevin de Bruyne turned out for current club Wolfsburg when they faced Arsenal in the Emirates Cup on Sunday. The 24-year-old is believed to be a major transfer target for Manuel Pellegrini at the Etihad Stadium and here, Press Association Sport's Mark Bryans takes a look at his performance in the […]

Theo Walcott scored the only goal as Arsenal beat Wolfsburg to win the Emirates Cup for the first time in five years – with Petr Cech keeping a clean sheet on his first appearance at his new home. England international Walcott has reportedly agreed a new contract with the Gunners and the 26-year-old hit the […]

After covering the International Champions Cup matches at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, I made the three hour trek north to Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. Not usually a fan of driving on Friday afternoons, especially from a major transit area like New York and New Jersey, I was unsurprised to find […]

While some American soccer pundits and fans were quick to write-off Jamaica as a CONCACAF “minnow” that should have been easily dispatched by the US in the Gold Cup semifinals, the reality about this new version of the Reggae Boyz is actually quite different. Jamaica boasts nine players featuring in English football, most of whom […]

Angel di Maria failed to board his flight to the United States and therefore did not join Manchester United's pre-season tour party on Saturday, Louis van Gaal has revealed. Di Maria, subject of serious interest from Paris St Germain, was due to meet up with his United team-mates in San Jose on Saturday. But the […]

Newcastle have agreed a deal to sign defender Chancel Mbemba from Anderlecht that hinges on a work permit being granted. The 20-year-old DR Congo international completed his medical in Newcastle and agreed personal terms with the Barclays Premier League club. Mbemba still needs to obtain a visa to complete the deal. A statement on Newcastle's […]

West Brom have offered a contract to Abou Diaby, whose injury-hit career at Arsenal has been described by Gunners boss Arsene Wenger as the biggest regret of his career. Diaby, 29, was released by the Gunners when his contract expired during the summer having been hit by a number of serious injuries over the last […]

How could some of the mounting pressure on Jurgen Klinsmann be relieved without even playing a match? He could have turned a wandering eye to the World Cup qualification draw this morning. In a time when CONCACAF despite all the peripherals is steadily improving, the US somehow came out with as easy of a draw […]

Winning four straight Serie A titles and being in the Champions League final this year makes Juventus one of the best teams in the world. Unfortunately for the Bianconeri, three of their star players left and it's going to be difficult to replace them because their role and skill was crucial to the success of […]