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Derby County are close to securing a season-long loan deal for Real Madrid midfielder Omar Mascarell, BBC Radio Derby reports. Discussions are already at an advanced stage with the Spanish side and the 21-year-old is in England for talks. Mascarell came...

Manchester United's Spanish midfielder Juan Mata says the team have shown during their pre-season tour of the United States that they believe in the new system introduced by Dutch coach Louis van Gaal. United wrapped up their US tour with...

Frank Lampard met up with his new Manchester City team-mates for the first time this morning when he reported for training at Carrington. The 36-year-old midfielder, who was released by Chelsea at the end of last season, joined City on...

Everton midfielder John Lundstram has joined Blackpool on a season-long loan. The 20-year-old has featured in Everton's pre-season friendlies against Tranmere Rovers and Leicester City but joins Blackpool ahead of the opening game of the Championship against Nottingham Forest on...

Lionel Messi returned to Barcelona training after his post-World Cup holiday sporting a new 'German hairstyle'. Messi led Argentina to the final last month in Brazil but was unable to triumph over Germany at the final hurdle. He has re-joined his...

A Gaza truce was holding on Wednesday as Egyptian mediators pursued talks with Israeli and Palestinian representatives on an enduring end to a war that has devastated the Hamas Islamist- dominated enclave. Egyptian intelligence officials met in Cairo with a...

A city in China's restive western region of Xinjiang has banned people with head scarves, veils and long beards from boarding buses, as the government battles unrest with a policy that critics said discriminates against Muslims. Xinjiang, home to the...

China has shut 214 factories for safety risks in a city where an explosion at an auto parts factory last week killed 75 people, state media said on Wednesday. Investigators' preliminary findings show that Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products Co Ltd,...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday the threat of a direct intervention by Russia's military in Ukraine has risen over the last couple of days. "We have reasons to suspect - we have been receiving such information in...

Sprint Corp (S.N) has dropped its bid to acquire No. 4 U.S. carrier T-Mobile U.S. Inc (TMUS.N) after regulatory resistance showed no signs of softening despite months of lobbying, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move is a...