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Tributes poured in Friday for Germany captain Philipp Lahm who ended his international career just five days after leading his country to a World Cup triumph. The announcement that the 30-year-old Bayern Munich full back, who played 113 games for...

Yaya Toure has no intention of leaving Premier League champions Manchester City and is looking forward to the new season with them, he said on Friday. "The fans have always been good to me, they've always been good to my...

The 2014 Europa League kicked off around Europe midweek with the first qualifying rounds for teams in the lower leagues and those based on Uefa's ratings. A lot of Nigerian players have already started their 2014 campaign with matches in...

Brendan Rodgers is adamant Liverpool do not have a problem signing the best players after Alexis Sanchez rejected a move to Anfield and he intends to keep on spending following the sale of Luis Suarez. Liverpool had been interested in...

England have fallen to 20th in the latest Fifa world rankings, their lowest position since May 1996. The drop of 10 places following a poor World Cup means they are behind Bosnia-Hercegovina, Costa Rica and the USA. Spain have gone from...

Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos has joined Real Madrid for an undisclosed fee on a six-year deal. Kroos, 24, was a key player for Germany as they beat Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup and scored two goals during...

Newcastle United have signed Monaco forward Emmanuel Riviere on a "long-term contract". The 24-year-old former French Under-21 player arrives for an undisclosed fee, reported to be about £5m. He becomes Newcastle's fifth signing of the summer after Remy Cabella, Ayoze Perez,...

Brazilian footballing legend-turned-politician Romario on Wednesday stepped up criticism of Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF), demanding a clear out at the top. During a World Cup which saw the five-time champions crushed in the semifinals by eventual champion Germany, 1994 champion...

Brazil continued a mass clearout of their World Cup backroom staff on Tuesday following the resignation of coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Team doctor Jose Luis Runco and head of communications Rodrigo Paiva became the latest casualties of a campaign that...

Arsenal have agreed a fee with Real Madrid for midfielder Sami Khedira, according to reports in Spain. Khedira, who has been celebrating Germany’s World Cup win at the weekend, could soon be heading to the Emirates as Real are thought...