David Beckham will look for a short-term move to Europe over the winter in a bid to regain his spot in the England national team.
Beckham s club the Los Angeles Galaxy do not start their new MLS season until March, meaning the 35-year-old must look elsewhere to keep up his match fitness and keep his name in England boss Fabio Capello s thinking.
AC Milan has been Beckham s club of choice the last two winters, but with a move back to the San Siro unlikely this year, the former England captain said he would look elsewhere for an opportunity.
I won t be going back to AC Milan this time because it is not possible to go onto the roster for such a short length of time, he said.
But I will be going back somewhere as I want to keep myself fit and keep myself i…
Premier League champions Chelsea are weighing up a summer bid for Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore, according to Catalan media outlet Sport.
The 21-year-old has shown some promise in his debut season with Boro despite failing to get on the scoresheet in 27 Premier League appearances, and the Blues manager Antonio Conte clearly believes he has the potential to develop into a quality footballer.
Traore should be available for sale now that Middlesbrough were relegated to the Championship, but it remains to be seen whether the two sides can reach an agreement over the transfer fee.
The highly rated winger had come through Barcelona’s famous youth academy and eventually made a £7 million switch to Aston Villa in 2015.
However, Traore was largely disappoi…
Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal headline a star-studded Chile squad for next month s Confederations Cup in Russia.
Confederations Cup opponents Germany decided to rest their biggest stars for the upcoming tournament but South American champions Chile opted for a strong side.
While Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would have preferred to see Sanchez rested following consecutive appearances at the 2014 World Cup and the Copa America in 2015 and 2016, Chile boss Juan Antonio Pizzi had no hesitation including the 28-year-old in his 17-man squad, initially made up of European-based players.
Domestic-based players are yet to be named.
Chile s joint all-time leading goalscorer – alongside Marcelo Salas with 37 – has netted 23 Premier League goals this season a…
Gianni Infantino hinted FIFA is prepared to dial back on plans for a biennial World Cup and says hosting its premier international tournament in a single nation is a thing of the past .
FIFA, led by chief of global football development Arsene Wenger, had been promoting the idea to change the World Cup format and proposed the tournament takes place every two years.
Wenger s proposal would see a major tournament held every year, however, UEFA and CONMEBOL quickly retaliated, vocally opposing the plans and expressing scheduling concerns.
Speaking after a FIFA council meeting, president Infantino announced he would convene with football s governing bodies on December 20 to debate any potential football calendar reforms once again.
However, Infantino refused t…
Hungary and Portugal opened their respective Euro campaigns against each other on Tuesday at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium in Budapest, in a game which saw the Portuguese secure three absolutely vital points in Group F, widely considered the group of death . All three goals came at the very end; a deflected shot from Raphael Guerreiro found its way past Peter Gulacsi in the 84th minute, a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty committed by Willi Orban on Rafa Silva two minutes later, and a wonderful stoppage-time combination which saw Rafa Silva set Ronaldo up and the Juventus superstar go around Gulacsi to slot home.
In the other game of the day in the group, France beat Germany by 1-0 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, courtesy of an own goal from Mats Hummels.
Hungary give good ac…
La Liga strugglers Hercules have appointed former Serbia coach Miroslav Djukic as manager.
He replaces Esteban Vigo, who was sacked on Sunday after a 4-0 home defeat by Osasuna left them bottom of La Liga. Djukic, 45, who failed to win a match in eight months as national coach in 2008, has signed until the end of the season, the Alicante-based club said on their website. He is best remembered in Spain for missing a late penalty for Deportivo Coruna on the final day of the 1993-94 season when a goal would have given the club their first league title. Djukic, 45, is a former Yugoslavia international defender and played for Valencia, Deportivo La Coruna and Tenerife in Spain. Djukic s last managerial role was with Belgian premier league side Excelsior Moeskroen until December 2009…
Kalidou Koulibaly has left Chelsea after only one season to join Saudi Professional League side Al-Hilal.
Senegal captain Koulibaly moved to England last summer from Napoli on a four-year deal in a transfer reported to be worth £34million.
The centre-back went on to make 32 appearances for Chelsea during a difficult season, but has now departed Stamford Bridge
Kalidou Koulibaly has completed a move to .
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A club statement read: “We would like to thank Kalidou for his contributions on and off the pitch during his time at Stamford Bridge and wish him well for the next stage of his career.”
Koulibaly is not the first Chelsea player to make the move to Saudi Arabia. N’Golo Kante agreed to join Al-Ittihad on a…
Andre Villas-Boas is to become the new manager of Chelsea, according to reports in Portugal.
Reports on Monday claim that the English Premier League club have matched the 33-year-old s release clause at Porto, who Villas-Boas led to a cup, league and Europa League treble in his debut season at the club.
Chelsea have been looking for a new manager since sacking Carlo Ancelotti at the end of the 2009/10 campaign.
They were linked with a move for Turkey manager Guus Hiddink, who had a caretaker spell in charge of the club in 2009.
But it now appears Villas-Boas is destined for Stamford Bridge after just one season at Porto, with Chelsea said to have met the 15 million-euro release clause in his contract.
It would mean a return to the club where he s…
Bolton s Lee Chung-Yong will miss the new season after breaking his leg in Saturday s friendly against Newport County.
The 23-year-old midfielder underwent an operation on Saturday night after he sustained a double fracture of his right lower leg just a fortnight before the new English Premier League season kicks off.
The South Korea international was treated by paramedics and required oxygen following a challenge in the 25th minute from Newport midfielder Tom Miller, who was substituted immediately after the incident.
The midfielder has been an influential figure for Owen Coyle s side since his move from FC Seoul in 2009 and made 31 league appearances for Bolton last term, scoring three goals and providing six assists.
Lee also won Bolton s Player of th…
UEFA s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules are damaging the Bundesliga by making it difficult for Wolfsburg to challenge Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, as well as European powerhouses like Real Madrid, says sporting director Klaus Allofs.
Wolfsburg are solely owned by car manufacturers Volkswagen and have previously been under investigation from UEFA as part of the FFP regulations.
Allofs believes the subsequent monetary constraints placed on the club due to their ownership structure have damaged the domestic league and make it tough for them to match the continent s biggest sides, who can draw revenue from multiple sponsorship deals.
We have to explain to UEFA that our money comes from a special situation where Volkswagen own 100 per cent. In principle, we cannot…