26 July 2014 20:47
David Beckham believes new signing James Rodriguez has all the qualities to be a success at Real Madrid.
The former England captain has watched on as an interested spectator over the close-season as the Spanish giants – with whom he spent four years as a player from 2003 to 2007 – have looked to improve last
26 July 2014 21:08
Nice head coach Claude Puel believes Arsenal are signing a goalkeeper of real talent, after confirming David Ospina is Premier League bound.
The Colombia shot-stopper is on the verge of completing a transfer from the Ligue 1 club to the Emirates Stadium, after starring for his country at this year’s World Cup.
On Saturday,
26 July 2014 21:14
Roma full-back Federico Balzaretti has suffered another setback in his recovery from injury and underwent groin surgery on Thursday.
The 32-year-old Italy international, who has not featured since November, reported for pre-season training with the Serie A club, but was sent to see a specialist in Germany last week after
26 July 2014 22:19
Franck Ribery scored on his return to action as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Monchengladbach 5-4 on penalties in the Telekom Cup semi-finals.
After two second-half spot-kicks from Max Kruse had seen the game end level at 2-2 in normal time, Gladbach appeared set for victory in the shoot-out when Rafinha’s penalty was saved by...
26 July 2014 19:44
Bojan Krkic was unable to inspire Stoke City to victory as his maiden outing for the club ended in a 2-0 loss to 1860 Munich.
The new arrival from Barcelona, who signed a four-year deal at the Britannia Stadium on Tuesday, was named in Mark Hughes’ starting line-up on Saturday but exited at the interval with his side 1-0
26 July 2014 18:57
Shane Long was on target as Hull City were held to a 1-1 draw by League One outfit Barnsley in Saturday’s pre-season friendly.
Having beaten York City 2-0 three days ago, Hull headed into the clash with momentum as they build up to the new Premier League season and a maiden voyage into European football.
The visitors looked
26 July 2014 18:32
Shakhtar Donetsk’s Facundo Ferreyra has apologised for refusing to return to training in Ukraine.
Ferreyra was one of six players who failed to arrive back in the country earlier this week, citing fears for his safety as the political tensions in the region continue.
Alex Teixeira, Dentinho, Douglas Costa, Fred and Ismaily
26 July 2014 18:21
Marseille winger Dimitri Payet has revealed that he has no intention of joining Swansea City and is eager to remain at the Ligue 1 club.
Payet was reported to have been the subject of an €8million bid from Premier League outfit, which it was claimed Marseille had accepted.
However, the former Lille man has ruled out joining
26 July 2014 18:06
Jason Gilchrist scored the only goal of the game as Burnley edged past League Two Accrington Stanley in a pre-season friendly.
The academy graduate was one of several half-time changes for Burnley and made an impact inside the final 20 minutes by coolly curling home after good work from Scott Arfield.
Gilchrist, who scored a
24 July 2014 18:32
Marseille will play their first home game of the season away from the Stade Velodrome due to rent disagreements with the city’s authorities.
The nine-time French champions are due to host Montpellier on August 17 for their first home game of the new Ligue 1 campaign.
However, the club have failed to agree a mutually
24 July 2014 18:50
Chievo have completed the signing of defender Alessandro Gamberini on a two-year deal from Serie A rivals Napoli.
The 32-year-old centre-back spent last season on loan at Genoa, but has now made a permanent switch to the Bentegodi on a contract that has the option of a further year.
Gamberini is relishing the opportunity of a new
24 July 2014 18:36
Bosnia-Herzegovina midfielder Muhamed Besic is set to complete a move to Everton, the club’s manager Roberto Martinez has confirmed.
Besic was one of the bright spots of a disappointing maiden World Cup campaign for Bosnia, which ended in a group-stage exit.
The 21-year-old has been heavily linked with a move the Goodison
24 July 2014 19:02
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are to open talks with Stephen Keshi over a possible return as coach of the national side.
Keshi resigned from his post after the side’s FIFA World Cup exit in the second round against France.
Nigeria lost 2-0 to Didier Deschamps’ men, and the build-up to the clash had been
24 July 2014 19:20
Cagliari have confirmed defender Davide Astori has been loaned to Serie A rivals Roma.
There had been much speculation about a move for the Italy international, with the player’s agent claiming he “would do anything” to move to Milan last month.
However, it was announced on Thursday that the 27-year-old has been
24 July 2014 20:43
Xavi will remain at Barcelona, putting an end to rumours of a potential switch to MLS franchise New York City.
Despite having two years left on his contract at Camp Nou, intense media speculation had linked Xavi with a possible move away from the club where he has won seven La Liga titles and three UEFA Champions League medals.
New
24 July 2014 19:37
Hannover have secured the services of Ceyhun Gulselam from Galatasaray on a two-year contract.
The 26-year-old joined the Turkish giants from Trabzonspor in 2011, making 13 league appearances in one and a half seasons before being loaned to Kayserispor for the second half of the 2012-13 campaign.
Gulselam returned to make more of
24 July 2014 18:06
Harbin Yiteng head into their Chinese Super League (CSL) clash against Shandong Luneng buoyed by a shock win against Guizhou Renhe.
Marijo Tot’s bottom-of-the-table side secured only their second league victory of the season last weekend, as Guizhou were put to the sword.
Ricardo Steer and Dori scored two goals apiece in a...
24 July 2014 17:42
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola will give striker Robert Lewandowski sufficient time to adjust to life with the German champions.
The Poland international completed his move from Borussia Dortmund to the Allianz Arena earlier this month, having agreeing the switch in November.
After four successful years at Signal Iduna Park, he
24 July 2014 16:42
Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard’s long-anticipated move to MLS side New York City has finally been confirmed.
Lamaprd has penned a two-year-deal with the franchise, who are owned by Premier League champions Manchester City.
The England international heads to the United States ahead of their first season in the...
23 July 2014 18:17
Dnipro’s home leg of their UEFA Champions League third qualifying round tie with Copenhagen has been moved to Kiev.
The first leg had been set to be held at the Dnipro-Arena in Dnipropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine.
Danish outfit Copenhagen had voiced fears about their ability to travel to Dnirpopetrovsk following the Malaysia
23 July 2014 18:20
Buriram United moved top of the Thai Premier League as they hammered Chiangrai United 5-0 while Muang Thong United lost on Wednesday.
Reigning champions Buriram had no problem in disposing of fifth-placed Chiangrai, with five different goalscorers helping the new leaders to extend their unbeaten top-flight run to 16 matches.
Muang
23 July 2014 19:04
Swiss champions Basel have completed the signing of veteran centre-back Walter Samuel on a free transfer.
The 36-year-old joins Paulo Sousa’s side as a free agent after his contract at Serie A giants Inter expired.
Samuel enjoyed a trophy-laden nine-year stint at San Siro, collecting five league titles, three Coppa Italia
23 July 2014 19:15
Iago Aspas says FIFA have treated his former Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez “like a murderer” following his latest biting shame.
The game’s governing body hit Suarez with a four-month ban from all football-related activity after he bit Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay’s World Cup clash with Italy on June
23 July 2014 19:55
HNK Rijeka have vehemently denied that a Manchester City Under-21 player was racially abused during a friendly on Tuesday.
The match in Novigrad, Croatia, was stopped moments before half-time when City coach Patrick Vieira led his team off the pitch having complained to the referee.
A statement issued by City said that an...
23 July 2014 20:21
Lyon have completed the signing of right-back Christophe Jallet from Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year contract.
Jallet moves to the Stade de Gerland after five years with defending Ligue 1 champions PSG in which he won every trophy in French domestic football.
The 30-year-old was limited to just 18 appearances last season,
23 July 2014 20:53
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has vowed the club will make the right additions in order to fight for the Serie A title.
Rafael Benitez was named head coach at Stadio San Paolo ahead of the 2013-14 campaign and led the team to a third-placed finish in his debut season.
De Laurentiis believes that Napoli would have been able...
23 July 2014 21:02
Tottenham have completed the signing of Swansea City duo Ben Davies and Michel Vorm, with Gylfi Sigurdsson moving in the opposite direction.
Wales full-back Davies, who has long been linked with a switch to White Hart Lane, has signed a five-year deal, with goalkeeper Vorm agreeing a four-year term.
Davies turned professional with...
23 July 2014 17:57
Carlos Tevez insists he never considered leaving Italian champions Juventus in the wake of Antonio Conte’s sudden departure as head coach.
Conte led Juve to three consecutive Serie A titles before he brought an abrupt halt to his three-year stay when he tendered his resignation earlier this month.
The exit of the former Juve
23 July 2014 17:44
Benfica’s Serbian midfielder Filip Djuricic has joined Bundesliga side Mainz on a season-long loan.
The 22-year-old moved to the Estadio da Luz last year after a three-season spell at Heerenveen in the Eredivisie.
Djuricic made 21 appearances for Benfica in all competitions last term, but started just five league games as
19 July 2014 13:55
Bayern Munich centre-back Holger Badstuber never doubted that he would eventually return from his injury nightmare.
The 25-year-old played for the first time since 2012 when he featured for an hour in the German champions’ 3-0 friendly win over the Red Baroons fan club on Friday.
Badstuber ruptured his anterior cruciate
19 July 2014 15:18
Juventus have finalised a €20million deal to bring Spanish striker striker Alvaro Morata to the club from Real Madrid.
Morata has penned a five-year deal in Turin, while Real will have the right to re-sign the striker until the end of the 2016-17 season.
The Spain Under-21 international has struggled to constantly nail down a
19 July 2014 15:27
Porto’s midfield has been bolstered by the addition of Casemiro on a season-long loan from UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid.
The Brazilian moves to Estadio do Dragao after failing to firmly establish himself as a regular for Real.
Casemiro made 25 appearances in all competitions last season, but only four of those
19 July 2014 16:37
Former Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata believes the presence of “champions” at Juventus will inspire him to give everything in Turin.
The Spain Under-21 international had been well regarded in Madrid and made 35 La Liga appearances over the previous two campaigns, but after only accumulating eight starts during that...
19 July 2014 13:38
Yann M’Vila stated that the prospect of helping Inter return to the top of Italian football motivated him to join the club.
The 24-year-old France international completed his move from Russian Premier League outfit Rubin Kazan earlier this week, on an initial loan deal with the option to make the move permanent, bringing an...
19 July 2014 12:16
Derby County have signed midfielder George Thorne from West Brom for an undisclosed fee.
Thorne spent the end of last season on loan at Pride Park and has been a target for Derby throughout the close-season.
Having had an initial bid for the 21-year-old rejected last month and the player himself handing in two transfer requests,
19 July 2014 11:57
Sunderland goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon plans on giving head coach Gus Poyet a welcome selection dilemma by battling to be number one.
Poyet snapped up the 27-year-old as a free agent last month after he was released by Manchester City, where Pantilimon made 29 appearances in three seasons as Joe Hart’s understudy at the
19 July 2014 10:57
Defender Filipe Luis has set his sights on a Premier League and UEFA Champions League double in his first season at Chelsea.
The full-back completed his move from Atletico Madrid to Stamford Bridge on Friday, penning a three-year deal.
Filipe was part of the Atletico side that won La Liga on the final day of last term and then lost
19 July 2014 10:26
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Laurent Blanc is unperturbed by the club’s friendly defeat to RB Leipzig and is keen to move on quickly.
The Ligue 1 champions had started their pre-season schedule by beating Hartberg and Videoton, but slipped to a 4-2 defeat to the German second-tier outfit on Friday, despite twice taking the
15 July 2014 17:30
Dani Alves insists that he is fully committed to Barcelona, despite reports linking him with a move away from Camp Nou.
The Brazil international’s future appeared in doubt after the arrival of head coach Luis Enrique, with French champions Paris Saint-Germain thought to be waiting in the wings for his services.
As he
15 July 2014 17:55
Beskitas president Fikret Orman has revealed an agreement has been reached with Chelsea to bring Demba Ba to the Super Lig.
The striker has been deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge despite having a crucial role in Chelsea’s strong finish to last season.
Ba struck against Liverpool in a crucial Premier League
15 July 2014 18:07
Diego Costa has completed his move from La Liga champions Atletico Madrid to Chelsea after penning a five-year deal.
Chelsea agreed a deal with Atleti to bring the striker to Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago and the move has now been finalised.
Costa will add presence to a Chelsea forward line that misfired for large parts of last
15 July 2014 18:49
Porto have confirmed the €7.7million signing of Feyenoord central defender Bruno Martins Indi on a four-year contract.
Having broken into the first team four seasons ago Martins Indi, who was born in Portugal, went on to make 102 league appearances, and was a regular for Ronald Koeman last season as Feyenoord finished second
15 July 2014 18:16
Twente have confirmed the signing of Denmark international Kasper Kusk from Aalborg on a four-year contract.
The 22-year-old forward has played a key role for the Danish champions over the past two seasons, having been with the club since the age of 14.
Kusk, who boasts seven caps for Denmark, scored 27 goals in 91 appearances for
15 July 2014 19:04
Liverpool have completed the signing of Benfica winger Lazar Markovic, signing the Serbia winger to a long-term deal.
Benfica confirmed they had sold their 50 per cent share in Markovic to the Premier League runners-up for €12.5million earlier on Tuesday.
Liverpool have now announced that they have bought the player outright,...
15 July 2014 19:31
Cotonsport maintained their two-point lead at the top of Group A in the CAF Confederation Cup after a goalless draw with Leopards on Tuesday.
In a hotly contested clash at the Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Leopards managed to nullify a Cotonsport attack that had netted five goals in their opening two games.
The Cameroon Elite One
15 July 2014 19:12
Championship club Blackpool have cancelled a proposed pre-season tour of Spain as they seek to boost a threadbare playing squad.
Manager Jose Riga had been set to take his players to Spain next week, ahead of the new league season that kicks off in August.
However, with recruitment an urgent priority – Blackpool have only
15 July 2014 20:03
Verona have announced the signing of Mounir Obbadi from Monaco on loan with an option to make the deal permanent.
Obaddi was a regular starter in Ligue 1 last season as Monaco secured second place in the table in their first season back in the top flight.
However, with the departure of Claudio Ranieri the Morocco international
15 July 2014 20:10
Head coach Antonio Conte has left Serie A champions Juventus by mutual consent.
The former Juve captain led the club to three straight Scudettos during his time at the helm as well as securing back-to-back Supercoppa Italiana successes.
Conte also agreed a new deal with the Italian champions in May that would have kept him under...
13 July 2014 16:24
Julio Cesar has effectively called time on his Brazil career after the hosts’ FIFA World Cup campaign ended in disastrous fashion.
Luiz Felipe Scolari’s men were beaten 3-0 by Netherlands in Saturday’s third-place play-off as Brazil suffered further humiliation following their 7-1 semi-final hammering at the
13 July 2014 16:43
Sportswear giant Adidas has vowed to continue working with Luis Suarez, despite the striker’s four-month ban for biting an opponent.
The Uruguayan, who is set to join Barcelona from Liverpool, was suspended from all football-related activity following his clash with Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini at the FIFA World Cup.
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