London (AFP) – Premier League clubs have already splashed out £475 million ($631 million, 562 million euros) since the transfer window reopened in July, according to business analysts Deloitte. Bolstered by the increased revenue from the Premier League's new £5.1 billion television deals, the 20 top-flight teams have been throwing money at a host of […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bastian Schweinsteiger has been told there could be a place for him back at Bayern Munich following his fall from grace at Manchester United. Schweinsteiger turned 32 on Monday, the same day his locker in United's first-team dressing room was cleared out and he was ordered to train with the reserves by […]

London (AFP) – Hull's attempt to hire Chris Coleman as their new manager was scuppered on Tuesday when the Football Association of Wales rejected an approach from the Premier League club. Coleman has emerged as Hull's top choice to replace Steve Bruce, who surprisingly quit the KC Stadium last month despite leading the Tigers to […]

Berlin (AFP) – Schalke 04 has signed Ghana international left-back Abdul Rahman Baba on loan from Chelsea for the coming season, both clubs confirmed on Tuesday. Last season, Baba made 23 appearances for Chelsea, 19 of them starts, including his debut in the Champions League, but has been sent on loan by new Chelsea coach […]

Berlin (AFP) – Germany winger Leroy Sane has signed a five-year deal for Manchester City, both the Premier League side and his now former Bundesliga club Schalke 04 confirmed Tuesday. City tweeted a picture of the 20-year-old Sane signing a contract, which is reportedly worth £37m (43m euros), plus add-ons, after he completed the medical […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich's assistant coach Paul Clement on Tuesday revealed he has turned down a possible role in the England set-up under Sam Allardyce to remain with the German champions. The 44-year-old Englishman is Carlo Ancelotti's assistant at the Bavarian giants and is preparing for the new Bundesliga season, which starts on August […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic may be the favourites to progress from their Champions League qualifier against Astana on Wednesday but the Scottish champions don't need to look far back in their history to find reasons to be wary. Leigh Griffiths' late equaliser in Kazakhstan last week secured a 1-1 first-leg draw and gave Brendan Rodgers' […]

Monterrey (Mexico) (AFP) – Mexican club Tigres of Monterrey denied on Monday that Barcelona has approached them to sign Andre-Pierre Gignac but said it would let the French striker move there if he wishes. Gignac, 30, gave his career a boost since his surprise move from Marseille to the northern Mexican club last year, earning […]

The 2016-17 CONCACAF Champions League season begins Tuesday, August 2 with no sign of English-language coverage in the United States. FOX Sports’ most recent contract for the CONCACAF Champions League ran from 2012-13 season to 2015-16. There are currently no listings for any matches on any of the FOX Sports channels or their streaming site FOX […]

Milan (AFP) – Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik was paraded in front of Napoli fans Monday ahead of signing an imminent deal with the Serie A giants to replace the now despised Argentina international Gonzalo Higuain. Milik, who will join Napoli from Ajax, is expected to be officially announced as the Italian club's new striker on […]

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Ex-France coach Bruno Bini believes China's women footballers "work harder and complain less" than his former team as they prepare to face Brazil in a daunting Olympic football opener on Wednesday. China, silver medallists when women's football made its debut in the Olympics in 1996, return to the Games following […]

When Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger brought in Calum Chambers from Southampton for a fee potentially rising to £16 million in 2014, many fans of the north London club were a bit surprised. After all, at just 19-years-old, Chambers was one of the five most expensive transfers in the club’s history at the time of the […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Former England Under-21 goalkeeper Alex McCarthy became Premier League side Southampton's third signing of the close season on Monday, joining from rivals Crystal Palace. The 26-year-old — who signed a three year contract — is likely to play second fiddle to England international goalkeeper Fraser Forster but should gain playing […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Full-back Martin Montoya has joined Valencia on a four-year deal after being released by Barcelona, the two clubs confirmed on Monday. The 25-year-old Spaniard broke into the first team at the Camp Nou in 2011, but could not consolidate his place and only made 45 La Liga appearances for the Catalan giants […]

London (AFP) – Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Walter Zenga insists his surprise appointment by the Championship club's new Chinese owners will prove a wise decision. Former Italy goalkeeper Zenga was confirmed as the second tier team's boss less than 12 hours after the Fosun International group announced they had sacked Kenny Jackett. Fosun's decision to axe […]