Montevideo (AFP) – Injury-hit Argentina resume their bid for a berth at the 2018 World Cup on Thursday as Brazil head into the latest round of South American qualifiers hoping to build on their Olympic gold medal triumph. In the five months since the last batch of games in South America's marathon qualifying campaign, both […]

Milan (AFP) – Chelsea jokes aside, Giampiero Ventura is hoping to pick up where Antonio Conte left off when he leads a new-look Italy for the first time in a friendly against beaten Euro 2016 finalists France on Thursday. "I want to take Antonio's project forward," Ventura told media Monday, a week before making his […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bastian Schweinsteiger will wear the Germany jersey one last time on Wednesday, insisting he has not given up on his dream of playing for Manchester United despite Jose Mourinho's snub. "My absolute dream is still to play for Manchester United," Schweinsteiger said on the eve of Germany's friendly against Finland in Moenchengladbach, […]

With meager few grains of sand left in the top of the hourglass tracking the time left in this transfer window, plenty associated with Premier League clubs will be on edge up until Wednesday’s 11 p.m. deadline. For supporters, one eye is kept on social media and the other on their television screens, as yellow-clad […]

Saturday night's Súper Clásico between Club America vs. Chivas Guadalajara was watched by a whopping 1.9 million people across Univision and Univision Deportes. The match between the two most high-profile Liga MX teams ended in a 3-0 away victory for Chivas. The win for Chivas helped narrow the gap between 7th-placed Chivas and 5th-placed Club […]

Piraeus (Greece) (AFP) – Mexican striker Alan Pulido has been sold to Guadalajara by Olympiakos, the Greek champions announced Tuesday. No details of the transfer were revealed by the Super League club but Greek media reported that Olympiakos will receive 6.5 million euros for the deal. Pulido, 25, played in eight matches scoring five goals […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal have signed German international central defender Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia, the London club said on Tuesday. "He is at the right age," Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger said of the 24-year-old who was in Germany's 2014 World Cup winning squad. "And he has good experience," Wenger added of the Euro 2016 semi-finalist. […]

Last year at this time, Rob Holding had just made his debut with second-tier side Bolton Wanderers in the Championship. The defender played 79 minutes in his first senior league match with his boyhood club, before being substituted off during an eventual 3-0 victory over Middlesbrough. Despite the successful appearance for the teenager, Holding was […]

Berlin (AFP) – Arsenal's Olympic silver medallist Serge Gnabry is set for a transfer back to Germany, Werder Bremen's sports director said on Tuesday. "We have an agreement in principle with Arsenal, but it is not yet signed," Bremen boss Frank Baumann told reporters. "We have agreed terms with the player and I really think […]

Milan (AFP) – Inter Milan confirmed on Tuesday the signing of exciting young Brazil striker Gabriel 'Gabigol' Barbosa from Brazilian side Santos on a five-year deal. "Gabigol is an Inter player. Fresh from winning Olympic gold with Brazil, the striker has signed a five-year contract with the Nerazzurri until June 2021," said a statement by […]

London (AFP) – Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is in danger of missing the Manchester derby after he was charged with violent conduct by England's Football Association on Tuesday. The charge relates to an incident during City's 3-1 home win over West Ham United last Sunday when Aguero appeared to swing his left elbow towards […]

London (AFP) – Marc Albrighton has become the latest Leicester City player to commit himself to the club after the Premier League champions announced he had signed a new four-year contract on Tuesday. The 26-year-old former Aston Villa winger played a key role in Leicester's 5,000-1 title triumph last season. He follows Jamie Vardy, Danny […]

London (AFP) – Hull City announced the signing of English central midfielder Ryan Mason from Tottenham Hotspur for a "club-record fee" on Tuesday. Hull did not specify how much they had paid for the 25-year-old, but they were reported to have spent 10 million pounds ($13.1 million, 11.7 million euros) on previous record signing Abel […]

London (AFP) – Arsenal completed a move for Spanish striker Lucas Perez on Tuesday as the clock ticked down towards Wednesday's 2200 GMT deadline in the mid-year transfer window. Premier League clubs have already surpassed their previous record of 870 million pounds ($1.1 billion, one billion euros) of spending in a single window, and that […]

Milan (AFP) – England goalkeeper Joe Hart was given a rousing welcome by ecstatic Torino fans Tuesday as he held up the team's jersey ahead of signing a season-long loan with the unfashionable Serie A club. Hart, 29, fell out of favour with new coach Pep Guardiola at Manchester City following the signing of Claudio […]