Milan (AFP) – Italian champions Juventus are set to pay a hefty 94.7 million euros ($105m) release clause in Gonzalo Higuain's contract with Napoli to lure the Argentina star to Turin, reports claimed Monday. Higuain joined Napoli for 40 million euros from Real Madrid in 2013 and has since gone on to become one of […]

Montreal (AFP) – Thomas McNamara set up first-half goals by David Villa and Jack Harrison, and Frank Lampard delivered the killing blow in New York City FC's 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Montreal Impact. Spain's Villa on Sunday opened the scoring with his MLS-leading 12th goal in the 35th minute. Right before the first […]

London (AFP) – Leicester's record signing Ahmed Musa admits the best decision he ever made was giving up goalkeeping to become a striker so feared that he is looking to make an immediate impact on the Premier League. The 23-year-old Nigeria international moved to the King Power Stadium for £16.5 million (19.7 million euros) from […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Maximiliano Urruti and Mauro Diaz scored in the first half as FC Dallas bounced back from a mid-week defeat with a 3-1 Major League Soccer victory over the Chicago Fire. Saturday's home win in suburban Frisco, Texas, was the fourth in five matches for FC Dallas, who head the Western Conference […]

Cesc Fabregas has had an interesting career thus far. Bursting on to the scene at Arsenal as a 17 year old creative midfielder, he became one of the most exciting players in the Premier League. In the five years before he moved to Barcelona, he created 466 chances, scored 48 times, and had 86 assists. […]

Wigan (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho paid tribute to England left-back Luke Shaw as he continued his comeback from a 10-month injury lay-off in the new Manchester United manager's first game in charge of the club. Shaw, out since suffering a double leg break in a Champions League tie at PSV Eindhoven, came through […]

Vienna (AFP) – Chelsea coach Antonio Conte hailed the signing of N'Golo Kante after the France international joined from Premier League champions Leicester City on Saturday. Kante, 25, became Chelsea's second major signing this month, following the arrival of Michy Batshuayi from Marseille, after the Blues paid a reported £32 million (38 million euros, $42 […]

Rome (AFP) – Morocco defender Medhi Benatia is targeting more success with Juventus after joining the Serie A champions on a season-long loan from Bayern Munich. Benatia, 29, completed his move to the Turin giants on Friday in a deal that gives Juventus the option to make the signing permanent. "The aim this season is […]

Wigan (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jose Mourinho's first game as manager of Manchester United ended in a short trip and comfortable 2-0 victory over newly-promoted Championship side Wigan Athletic at their DW Stadium on Saturday. Goals early in the second half from Will Keane and Andreas Pereira secured victory for United who parted company with […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea on Saturday announced the signing of Leicester City's all-action defensive midfielder N'Golo Kante on a five-year deal to become new boss Antonio Conte's second capture of the summer. The fee for the French international was about £32 million (38 million euros, $42 million), British media said, and comes after Chelsea snapped […]

Glasgow (AFP) – Celtic have become the first British club to introduce safe-standing after the completion of a 2,600 capacity rail seating area at Celtic Park. The Glasgow club will open the area in the Lisbon Lions Stand, home to the Green Brigade supporters group, on Saturday when they take on German side Wolfsburg in […]

Stegersbach (Austria) (AFP) – Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater admits he is still waiting for a new contract offer despite the Premier League champions moving to secure the futures of other stars. The 26-year-old England international, who played a pivotal role in last season's remarkable title success, has seen contracts offered this summer to key […]

Barcelona (AFP) – France defender Samuel Umtiti shared his sorrow with the mourning families of the victims of the Nice terror attack as he was officially presented as a Barcelona player on Friday. "Even if it's a happy day for me, I'm full of sadness," Umtiti said at a press conference, just a day after […]

Since the summer transfer window opened in 2012, the Gunners have brought 29 total players into the fold. Of these 29 players to arrive at the Emirates, let’s take a look at the five top performers during this timeframe. The compiled list below is not rated by transfer fees, but by performance on the pitch. […]

Kiev (AFP) – Former AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko was on Friday appointed coach of Ukraine, the 2004 Ballon d'Or winner's first job as a manager. The 39-year-old replaces Mykhaylo Fomenko who resigned after Ukraine were knocked out of Euro 2016 without scoring a single goal. The former Soviet republic's side was the first to […]