The 28-year-old becomes Jose Mourinho’s fourth capture of the summer transfer window after Chelsea clinched the signings of Cesc Fabregas from Barcelona, Mario Pasalic from Hajduk Split and Luis’ former team-mate Diego Costa. A fee understood to be in the region of £15m was agreed between the two clubs earlier this week and the deal …
The 23-year-old, who enjoyed a successful season-long loan at Sunderland last term, is set to move for a fee believed to be around £14million. The Italy international scored 10 goals for the Wearside club and is reportedly keen to return to the north-east to continue his development under Gus Poyet. Borini, who was Brendan Rodgers’ …
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Rio de Janeiro: Brazil`s 1994 World Cup-winning captain Dunga has emerged as favourite to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari as coach of the Selecao. The 50-year-old is in talks with the country`s top football officials and could be named Brazil`s new head coach as soon as Tuesday, according to news portal Lancenet. It would be Dunga`s …
The latest list, published on Thursday, has Germany moving up one place on the strength of their 1-0 defeat of Argentina ar Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana. Lionel Messi’s Argentina are placed second, an improvement of three places, with the Netherlands leaping 12 rungs into third after their impressive World Cup third place finish. The James …
Beijing: Montenegro striker Dejan Damjanovic has joined Chinese Super League side Beijing Guo`an on a one-and-a-half year deal for a reported fee of $3 million from Jiangsu Sainty. “I`m glad to join such a big club like Beijing Guo`an,” Damjanovic told the Guo`an. “I know most of Guo`an players and some of them are good …
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Berlin: German international defender Matthias Ginter moves from Freiburg to Dortmund by inking a five-year contract, both Bundesliga teams have confirmed. Ginter, part of the 2014 World Cup-winning team, agreed on a contract with eight-time German champions Borussia Dortmund until June 2019. “Matthias has always been a strong and versatile German top talent. We are …
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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has reportedly turned down a chance to coach South American giants Brazil. Daily Mail cited reports in the manager`s native country of Chile as saying that Pellegrini was approached a day before Luiz Felipe Scolari quit following a disastrous semi-final match against Germany, which saw them humiliated 1-7. The 60-year-old, …
Three Russian cities are rechecking their existing and prospective stadiums for 2018 FIFA World Cup after the governing body of international football hinted it may cut the number of arenas. The double check of the construction projects will be held in Volgograd in southern Russia, western exclave of Kaliningrad and Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains, …
Northeast United Football Club, the Guwahati franchise of the upcoming Indian Super League, on Wednesday named former World and European Championships winning Spanish defender Joan Capdevila as its marquee player. Capdevila who marshalled the left back position for La Roja, was a prominent member of the sides that won both the World Cup in 2010 …
Rio de Janeiro: Brazil`s 1994 World Cup-winning coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has urged the country`s football confederation (CBF) against appointing a foreign successor to Luiz Felipe Scolari. The CBF Monday announced the resignation of Scolari and his assistant Parreira following the team`s ignominious World Cup exit, reports Xinhua. Media reports have claimed the CBF is …
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