The Court of Arbitration for Sport have upheld Luis Suarez’s four-month ban for biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during this summer’s World Cup. Suarez’s lawyers argued that Fifa’s decision to suspend him from all “football-related activity” for biting Chiellini was excessive. While the Cas did not reduce Suarez’s ban, they have ruled that the Uruguay striker […]
Major League Soccer and the Seattle Sounders have sold USA right-back DeAndre Yedlin to Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League for a reported $4 million. Yedlin will remain with the Sounders before joining up with his new team-mates in time for the 2015/16 Premier League campaign. A statement on Tottenham’s website read: “We are […]
When Bayern Munich lost to the MLS All-Stars early this month, supporters shrugged it off as just a preseason friendly. But after today’s 2-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup, will some of Pep Guardiola’s critics be sounding the alarm? The challenge for Guardiola this season is that most of his side were […]
Liverpool have agreed a £12m fee with Sevilla for left-back Alberto Moreno. The 22-year-old Spain international was withdrawn from Tuesday’s Uefa Super Cup match against Real Madrid and is expected on Merseyside for a medical later in the week. Moreno will become Liverpool’s eighth signing this summer,joining Southampton trio Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana and Dejan […]
Mexico national team manager Miguel Herrera says he is in favor of Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez leaving Manchester United this summer. Hernandez made 24 league appearances for United last season, but just six of those were starts, and reportedly he has been told by new United manager Louis Van Gaal to look for another club. Herrera […]
According to reports out of Italy, Juventus have told Manchester United that they want €48m plus two United players, one of them Javier Hernandez, for Arturo Vidal. CNN and BeIn Sport reporter Tancredi Palmeri broke the story on Twitter: Palmeri reported that United are stepping up their attempts to sign the Chile international midfielder by […]
In a move that really smells of desperation, Barcelona have paid a reported £15 million for Arsenal defender, and signed the 28-year-old to a five-year contract. This was followed on Sunday by a statement on Barcelona’s website. “Thomas Vermaelen is now officially an FC Barcelona player. A few minutes past 11:15am, the player signed a […]
Pepe Reina will officially become a Bayern Munich player on Friday after passing his medical at the club. The German champions signed Reina from Liverpool for a paltry £2 million after spending a year on loan at Napoli last season. That Liverpool were willing to accept only £2 million for Reina shows how badly that […]