Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea (4-1 pens): Gunners win the Community Shield on penalties

                                                                                           Arsenal waited to collect the Community Shield at Wembley, Antonio Conte wandered about, arms folded and head down, with the look of a very bemused man.Conte pondered all this and doubtless much more, Arsenal collected the season’s first piece of silverware. Arsene Wenger’s team came from behind to draw and then won the strange penalty competition that followed by four goals to one. It wasn’t the fact that Chelsea lost the shoot-out that really mattered, it was the manner in which they lost it.Conte and his team did care, of course, and you only had to observe Morata afterwards – standing disconsolately with his water bottle – to know that, but Conte’s Chelsea has not always appeared a terribly settled place during the weeks of summer and nothing that happened yesterday changed that.

For a while during the actual game, Chelsea had exerted a semblance of control.

Neymar's five-year Paris Saint-Germain contract is worth £500,000 a week The Brazil star said: 'I will do everything I can to open up new horizons'

                                                                                     the 25-year-old has signed a five-year contract worth £500,000 a week and is in line to make his debut on Saturday at home to Amiens in Ligue 1. He will wear the No 10 shirt.

Neymar, who will be officially unveiled at 1.30pm French time on Friday at a press conference, said: 'Since I arrived in Europe, the club has always been one of the most competitive and most ambitious.'Paris Saint-Germain's ambition attracted me to the club, along with the passion and the energy this brings.

Arsene Wenger has maintained Chilean is going nowhere this summer

                                                                                       The Gunners are preparing to take on Chelsea in the Community Shield with a session on the Emirates turf.

The London rivals square off for the first time in the coming season on Sunday at Wembley.  But Arsene Wenger has consistently maintained that his star man will remain with the Gunners this summer despite there being only one year remaining on his contract.

The Frenchman says Sanchez looks like he hasn't been away following return Wenger says Arsenal will allow Lucas Perez after just one season at the club

                                                                                       The Chile international appeared in front of 5,000 fans at the Emirates Stadium as part of an open training day on Thursday, but speculation over his future continues to dominate Arsenal's pre-season preparations.

Despite the risk of losing him for nothing when his contract expires next year, Wenger reiterated his intention to hold on to Sanchez and also said the club will continue in their attempts to convince him to sign an extension.'I’m pleased that I have him available and focused to play. We all sign contracts and as long as we are under contract, we will respect the contract. That’s what Sanchez does. I think he will be here for this season. If we manage to do it for more seasons we will.

Barcelona have already started preparing for life without Brazilian Neymar

                                                                                       Neymar will sign a five-year deal worth £596,000-a-week after tax with a £45m signing-on fee, as revealed.

The total value of the transfer to PSG is expected to reach a staggering £398m.

Neymar said his goodbyes on Wednesday ahead of a £198million move to PSG Lionel Messi is first Barcelona player to bid farewell to Neymar on social media

                                                                                               Lionel Messi has penned an emotional goodbye to his friend and Barcelona team-mate Neymar ahead of the Brazilian's impending world-record move to PSG.Neymar joined Messi at Barcelona in 2013, and the pair have since played hundreds of games together, under the stewardship of Gerardo Martino and Luis Enrique.Neymar effectively end his Barcelona career as he prepares to join Paris Saint-Germain for a mind-boggling fee this summer.

Alexis Sanchez all smiles with Arsene Wenger in Arsenal training... but star man is still keen on summer exit

                                                                                     sanchez, if fit, will likely be included in the squad for Sunday's Community Shield match against Chelsea at Wembley.

From there, Arsenal will be preparing for Friday night's Premier League opener against Leicester, and the start of their assault on the title.

After missing out on the top four - and Champions League football - last season, there is plenty of pressure on the squad to reclaim their place in the upper echelons of the top flight.Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with the talented 28-year-old, but Arsenal are not willing to sell their star man.

Cristiano Ronaldo works out at home to keep up his fitness ahead of new season

                                                                                     Cristiano Ronaldo has once again proved his dedication to the cause as he spent the final days of his summer break in the gym ahead of a return to Real Madrid training.

Having won La Liga and the Champions League before playing in the Confederations Cup with Portugal, Ronaldo certainly warranted an extended break this pre-season.

Barcelona are ready to make another bid for Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho Neymar has said his goodbyes to team-mates as he nears £196m PSG move

                                                                                            Coutinho's future has been one of the stories of the transfer window in Spain, frequently appearing on the cover of Catalan dailies SPORT and Mundo Deportivo.Klopp said earlier in the week, when asked if a move for Coutinho would prompt another bid for Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita: 'You formulate the question in a strange way. 

'Where is the interpretation if you say he (Coutinho) is not available to be sold?According to reports in the Spanish press on Wednesday, Ousmane Dembele, Angel di Maria and Kylian Mbappe are on Barca's wishlist this summer.

Alvaro Morata is in line to make his first start against Inter Milan

                                                                                              Antonio Conte is ready to hand Alvaro Morata a first start for chelsea since his £70.6million move, and the Spaniard was put through his paces ahead of the clash against Inter Milan on Saturday.

The Blues carried out a rigorous session out on the practice pitch before time spent in the gym at their training headquarters in Singapore, and Conte will expect a stiff test after the Italians beat Bayern Munich 2-0 on Thursday.Morata was a second-half substitute in the 3-2 defeat by Bayern on Tuesday, but he is expected to start his first game of pre-season at the National Stadium as he bids to build up his fitness ahead of the new campaign.Michy

Pep Guardiola’s true vision for Manchester City has never been relayed in public. Not at the lavish ceremony before hundreds of supporters last summer, his proper unveiling weeks later, or countless press conferences since.

                                                                                           Pep Guardiola’s true vision for Manchester City has never been relayed in public. Not at the lavish ceremony before hundreds of supporters last summer, his proper unveiling weeks later, or countless press conferences since.

The suits are worn smarter and smiles wider for Guardiola’s mere presence at City, his appointment seen as a triumph by the hierarchy, but they have remained coy of his intentions. Now, amid one of the largest overhauls in football history, they are unavoidable.

Privately they were laid bare in the months preceding his arrival, however, as Guardiola and sporting director, his old friend from Barcelona Txiki Begiristain, started devising plans for domestic and continental domination. Guardiola had studied the squad in depth, surmising that it dripped with quality but was ultimately too old, and felt he could take them no further. 

He asked Begiristain - the man who signed the vast majority - for a completely new squad. A proper overhaul. Age was an issue and City needed to start again.

The surprisingly defiant answer was no, stars who had achieved so much at the Etihad Stadium must be phased out and not all go at once. Firstly because of the upheaval it would prompt and secondly the financial implications were too great. It also flies against the suggestion by senior club sources in March last year that Guardiola was enthused about the squad he was inheriting from Manuel Pellegrini.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho to be reunited with Nemanja Matic as Chelsea midfielder nears £40m move to Old Trafford

                                                                                     Chelsea have consented to allow the 28-year-old to join their Premier League rivals but manager Antonio Conte ideally wants to bring in another midfielder before the transfer is signed off.

Matic was left behind from Chelsea’s pre-season tour to the Far East and made it clear that he wished to leave the club.Though Juventus expressed interest, they were unwilling to match the financial package plus the length of contract that Matic sought. Instead, he will be reunited with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who tried to sign Matic last season.

Mourinho had targeted at least four signings this summer, though accepts he may have to be satisfied with three following the arrivals of Victor Lindelof and Romelu Lukaku.Manchester United will look to complete the £40million transfer of Nemanja Matic from Chelsea next week.

Arsene Wenger insists 'nothing has changed' with regard to Alexis Sanchez

                                                                                                                                                       Arsenal doctors have visited Alexis Sanchez and have confirmed that he has flu, easing the fears of fans who saw the Chilean's Instagram post advertising his illness as a ruse.

Boss Arsene Wenger will let the Chilean return to training late and once again insisted that he will not be leaving the Emirates this summer.

                                                                 
                                                                                            

The Chilean striker, 28, posted a picture on social media (right) looking miserable alongside his dog, saying, 'Sick' as he takes an extended break after the Confederations Cup.

Sanchez wants to play Champions League football but despite Manchester City's interest, Wenger has insisted that he will not be sold, despite having only a year left on his contract.

'There is no development in his future it is always the same. He is staying, of course,' he said.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere rejoins his team-mates for training after missing pre-season tour as he heads for Emirates Stadium exit

                                                                                              Jack Wilshere has returned to full training following the leg break he suffered at the end of last season.

The Arsenal midfielder, who is free to leave the club this summer, missed the pre-season tour to Australia and China as he continued his recovery from the fracture suffered at Tottenham Hotspur during the closing weeks of last season.

The England international has returned to full training back at the club’s London Colney HQ, and remains hopeful of forcing his way back into manager Arsene Wenger’s plans, despite the fact he was allowed to leave the club on loan to Bournemouth last summer. The midfielder knows he is unlikely to be given regular game time next season, but it remains to be seen whether he leaves or sees out the final year of his contract. 

Wilshere may be set to leave the Emirates Stadium with one year left on his contract, but the midfielder will still have plenty of friends at Arsenal. 

He was welcomed back with open arms on Wednesday, posing for a group picture with Rob Holding and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the latter putting his arm around the midfielder's shoulders. The midfielder knows he is unlikely to be given regular game time next season, but it remains to be seen whether he leaves or sees out the final year of his contract. 

Wilshere may be set to leave the Emirates Stadium with one year left on his contract, but the midfielder will still have plenty of friends at Arsenal. 

He was welcomed back with open arms on Wednesday, posing for a group picture with Rob Holding and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the latter putting his arm around the midfielder's shoulders. 

Barcelona 1-0 Manchester United: Neymar punishes Antonio Valencia error as Red Devils lose the final

                                                                                           United had threatened themselves. Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford were standouts with a sort of directness United so craved for large parts of last season. Rashford’s delicious cross from the right after just three minutes was begging to be finished by Romelu Lukaku but over it flew.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the money again as Swedish striker is immortalised on 1,000 kroner note

                                                                                           The former Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus striker seemed impressed with the piece, made by photographer Bingo Rimer.Zlatan Ibrahimovic has attained living legend status in Sweden - he is the country's top scorer and is being immortalised in a statue outside the national stadium.

Now, the striker has his face on currency after being represented on the 1,000 kroner note by a Swedish artist. Ibrahimovic posed with a blown up version of the note on Instagram, captioned 'You have Benjamin Franklin and you have me' referring to the statesman whose likeness adorns the $100 note in the US.

The Belgian midfielder was sought after by Manchester United and Chelsea, Radja Nainggolan has signed a new four-year contract at Roma

                                                                                       The 29-year-old Belgian, who had been linked to Chelsea and Manchester United, has committed to the Serie A club until June 30, 2021.Nainggolan moved to the Stadio Olimpico from Cagliari in January 2014 and has since made 161 appearances for the Giallorossi, scoring 27 goals.

Real Madrid and Manchester City have acted on their interest in the 18-year-old sensation, but the club's vice-president insists no deal is close

                                                                                       Monaco vice-president Vadim Vasilyev has denied an agreement has been reached with Real Madrid for Kylian Mbappe, but are instead hoping to extend his contract.The France international is being linked with world record offers, there is a chance of an even more expensive transfer occurring during the current window, as PSG are hoping to trigger the €222 million release clause in Neymar's contract.

Chelsea star Eden Hazard steps up recovery from broken ankle by training alone as team-mates enjoy Singapore

                                                                                        Eden Hazard has taken a significant step in his recovery from injury after partaking in his first work with a football since suffering a broken ankle in June. Hazard has been forced to train alone at Chelsea's training HQ in Cobham while Antonio Conte's men enjoy the delights of China and Singapore as part of their pre-season tour of Asia.

But the Belgian would have been beaming from ear-to-ear after completing some basic drills as part of what is expected to be two more months of rehabilitation before he is ready to play first-team football again.

The Belgium international netted against Bayern Munich on Tuesday but his Spanish rival impressed during his half-hour cameo in Singapore

                                                                                         Antonio Conte's men only trailed by two goals by the time Chelsea's most expensive player finally entered the action, with Marcos Alonso having lifted the Blues' beleaguered spirits with a sweet strike just beforeChelsea were 3-0 down by the half-hour mark, with Thomas Muller netting a classy double after Rafinha had opened the scoring with bouncing drive from distance that Thibaut Courtois must still be wondering how he failed to reach. Morata did not inspire a turnaround but his arrival undeniably coincided with Chelsea's best spell in the match.Morata also challenged for the corner that dropped so invitingly for Michy Batshuayi to convert with just five minutes remaining but there was to be no dramatic last-gasp equaliser for £70 million man.

                                                                                        

10 Amazing Facts About The El Clasico That You Should Know

The El Clasico of 2017 has come and gone leaving fans and players of the Real Madrid and FC Barcelona with mixed feelings. So many El Clasico matches have been played with goals scored leaving either of the two clubs with the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat but little is known of the El Clasico, that match that focuses the spotlight on two of Spain’s biggest football gladiators

1 The El Clasico originally referred to competitions held within the Spanish championship alone

2 Apart from the UEFA Champions League, it is the fiercest most watched match annually throughout the globe

3 The rivalry is between two of Spain’s biggest cities, Madrid and Barcelona who have opposing political positions while Barcelona represents Catalan nationalism, Madrid represents Spanish nationalism

4 While Real Madrid leads in head to head wins 93 wins as against Barcelona’s 91, Barcelona is ahead in matches won winning 110 matches as against Real Madrid’s 97

5 These two El Clasico gladiators are two of the three clubs that have never gone into relegation, the third team is Athletic Bilbao

6 The El Clasico of 22nd of April will remain a memorable one for Lionel Messi who scored his 500th goal which was the winning goal of the match at the Bernabeu

                                                                                     

10 Unbelievable English Premier League Facts You Didn’t Know

The English Premier League 2016/2017 season is gradually drawing to a close with the Blues crowned as the Kings of English football. The English Premier League has come a long way with ups and downs, shocks, surprises and upsets as well as shocking facts and here are some

1 Alan Shearer has missed the highest number of penalties in the EPL (11) he has also scored the most penalties (56)

2 Bobby Zamora and Obafemi Martins are the only two players in the history of the EPL to score penalties with both feet

3 Peter Crouch has scored more goals with his head than 15 teams who played in the EPL, he scored an incredible 48 goals

4 Terry Connor is the only manager to have played 10 league games without winning 1 of them

5 Ryan Giggs has the most appearance of the EPL, 632 appearances

6 There have been 103 different foreign FIFA-affiliated nations who have played at least one game in the EPL

                                                                                       

6 Amazing Facts About Puma You Never Knew

Puma, that large American wildcat, which is also called a panther or a mountain lion, it is also a symbol for one of the biggest sports company in the world rivalling companies like Adidas, Nike, Kappa and a list of others yet there are some secrets the company has hidden from us, secrets you are about to find out

Shocking! There Was A Luis Suarez At Barcelona Before This Luis Suarez

                                                                                          

Shocking! There Was A Luis Suarez At Barcelona Before This Luis Suarez    Just imagine the shock when you while working in a place, be it a store, a shop or even at a studio or television station only to discover that you had a predecessor that shares both the first and last name with you. Believe it or not people before the present Luis Suarez who plays for Barcelona, there was another Luis Suarez who played for the Blaugrana. Yes, that means that one Luis Suarez replaced the other one at Barcelona.

Luis Suarez Miramontes who played for Barcelona and other Spanish clubs like Deportivo de La Coruna and CD Espana Industrial as well as Italian clubs like Sampdoria and Internazionale popularly called InterMilan. He was nicknamed ‘The Architect’ because of his elegant style of play. He became the world’s most expensive player in the year 1961 when Barcelona sold him to Inter Milan for a record 250 million lira. The year before he broke a record by becoming the only Spanish born player to be voted as the Ballon d’Or winner, the first Barcelona player to hit that feat, paving a way for other Barcelona players like Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi

Arsenal have also been linked with the Dutch ace and speculation linking the 26-year-old,Virgil van Dijk has been left out of Southampton's squad for a pre-season

                                                                                             Southampton have been fighting to retain the services of the 26-year-old former Celtic centre-back For a period, that quelled the Reds' apparent interest, yet over the course of the last fortnight, reports have steadily increased linking the Anfield club with a renewed push to sign the defender.On July 21, Pellegrino confirmed that Van Dijk had asked to leave the club and said that as a result he would have to train alone. 

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo touches down in China with freestyle skills above picturesque Shanghai

                                                                                                 Cristiano Ronaldo has touched down in Shanghai ahead of a brief pre-season appearance in China.

The Real Madrid superstar has made the trip to the Far East and was given a huge welcome by his mass of Asian followers.

Ronaldo took to social media platform Instagram to show off an image of himself juggling a football with the picturesque Shanghai skyline spanning behind him.Captioning the image Ronaldo wrote: 'Hello China! I'm here for 3 days. Ready for brilliance #CR7Live.'

Later on Saturday, he travelled to the Shanghai Stadium to watch the Chinese Super League match between Shanghai SIPG and Guangzhou Evergrande.

Manchester United 1-1 Real Madrid (2-1 penalties): Shootout success for Jose Mourinho's men after Casemiro cancelled out Jesse Lingard's opener

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The United boss confirmed that talks have taken place between the two clubs and he did not want to keep De Gea against his wishes.

But he indicated that Madrid walked away from a £60million deal, leaving De Gea unhappy at the Spanish giants and determined to focus on his career at Old Trafford.

‘I can guarantee that he’s not going this season,’ said Mourinho. ‘For me, 100 per cent he stays with us.’

‘He was contacted for a long time. The club was closed, then we open because I always have this feeling of when a player has a desire to go I don’t like to stop players to go because in the end you don’t get what you expect from them if they want to move and they don’t.

‘So we open it and then they decided to close and I don’t think the feeling from him (towards Real) is very very good. I see him very happy and focused and working better than ever.’

De Gea looked like a man possessed in the shootout even though he had been unable to keep out Casemiro’s equaliser from the spot in the 69th minute. It came after United’s new £31m defender Victor Lindelof had been guilty of hacking down Theo Hernandez.

the 24-year-old's career has progressed and projects what you can expect now that he has arrived at Stamford Bridge

                                                                                           Chelsea have signed Alvaro Morata for a fee belived to be around £58 million in a move to provide Antonio Conte the star name he needs up front.

Despite showing great promise at both Real Madrid and Juventus playing time has been an issue, with the 24-year-old having never started more than 16 league matches in a season. With Diego Costa seemingly on the way out of the club, Morata will be hoping that he can finally get a chance to show what he can do for a full season.

                                                                                    Germany and Chile went through their final preparations on Saturday before going head-to-head in the Confederations Cup final, a game in which Arturo Vidal believes Chile can prove they are the 'best team in the world'.

The Bayern Munich midfielder trained alongside team-mates including Alexis Sanchez in St. Petersburg on Saturday, while a Germany squad featuring the likes of Julian Draxler were also put through their paces ahead of Sunday's clash at St Petersburg Stadium.

Paris Saint-Germain have opened talks regarding a possible deal for Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez

                                                                                        James has now been added to that list thanks to his ties to so-called ‘super agent’ Jorge Mendes, who has had close ties with Henrique since his time at Porto.

Harry Kane posted a photo of himself proposing to girlfriend Kate Goodland

                                                                                       Premier League top scorer last season - something of a leap given he was being farmed out on loan just four years ago.

And this January Kane also had personal joy when he welcomed his first child, Ivy Jane, along with girlfriend Katie Goodland.Even more brilliantly for the Spurs star, Kane proposed to Goodland on Saturday in Nassau, Bahamas, and in the England international's own words: 'She said yes!'

Chelsea will wear Nike strips for the first time in the club's 112-year history

                                                                                           Chelsea have officially unveiled their new home and away strips for the 2017-18 season, with the Premier League champions launching the first set of Nike kits in their illustrious 112-year history.

The Blues ended their kit sponsorship deal with adidas in May after the pair decided to terminate their current deal early, cutting all ties with the German sportswear giant after an 11-year partnership.

Germany shocked Spain to win the Under-21s European Championship title as Mitchell Weiser's header clinched glory.

                                                                                               Hertha Berlin wide man Weiser's 40th-minute winner gave Germany a deserved 1-0 victory in Friday's final in Krakow.

Disappointing Spain were chasing a record-equalling fifth title but rarely looked like winning their third crown in four tournaments.Saul Niguez and Real Madrid wonderkid Marco Asensio barely made an impact as Germany, who beat England in the semi finals, shut them out.

Bournemouth have signed Nathan Ake from Chelsea for a fee of around £20 million.

                                                                                         The defender spent the first half of last season on loan at the Cherries, prior to being recalled by Antonio Conte as he struggled to strengthen his squad in the January transfer window.

However, Ake made only five appearances for the Blues following his return and has now sealed a permanent move to the south coast.

37-year-old Ronaldinho was the very popular choice as man of the match for the fixture, United who won the game 3-1 with goals from Jesper Blomqvist, Karel Poborsky and Dwight Yorke

                                                                                       Manchester United partied like it was 1999 as the Red Devils legends defeated Barcelona in a charity match at the Nou Camp on Friday.

Despite Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Edgar Davids and Patrick Kluivert gracing the pitch once again for the Catalans, it was the men from Manchester who triumphed, goals from Jesper Blomqvist, Karel Poborsky and Dwight Yorke firing them to a 3-1 win.

Blomqvist and Poborsky netted either side of half-time before United captain Dwight Yorke, who famously scored here on the way to the Treble in 1999, iced the cake with a fine finish from outside the box. Frederic Dehu scored a consolation for the home side with the last kick of the game.Barcelona free-kick inside three minutes. Ronaldinho's eyes lit up as he lined it up from 20 yards and the Brazilian struck it well but Raymond Van der Gouw was up to the task, diving to his left to push it behind.

Arsenal youngster Chris Willock has signed a five-year deal with Benfica.

                                                                                       Willock's contract with the Gunners was set to expire on July 1 and the 19-year-old has rejected an extension to remain with the club in favour of moving to the Portuguese giants.
Chris Willock has signed a five-year deal with Benfica after rejecting a contract extension at Arsenal. Announcement expected shortly. 

Germany at the Confederations Cup, Leon Goretzka is likely to slip further from their grasp. Two excellent goals in the semi-final

                                                                                          The 22-year-old who holds all the cards with his contract expiring next summer and a queue of top clubs headed by Bayern Munich and Arsenal ready to do business.he defending champions are competing here with a shadow squad of which Goretzka has been the one to admire most. After a slow start to his international career he has finally taken the opportunity to establish himself at this tournament.

Chile's wrecking ball at international tournaments just keeps on swinging. The best-supported team at the Confederations Cup has claimed Portugal as their latest scalp, winning a penalty shootout (again) to reach the final and another shot at glory.

                                                                                     Sanchez's first involvement was a glorious reverse pass that sent Eduardo Vargas clean through. His strike partner should have scored but shot straight at Rui Patricio. In response, Ronaldo collected a high long ball and sent a sublime cross into the feet of Andre Silva, who was denied at the far post by the width of the sprawling Bravo's backside.

The fast and attacking opening seemed to catch everyone by surprise and matters were soon broken down into feisty fits and starts. William Carvalho caught Vargas on the foot and Gonzalo Jara stood on Adrien Silva's ankle. The Sporting CP midfielder later talked himself into the book for protesting against Chile's rough treatment but it was coming from both sides.

Arsenal have seen a bid of €35 million (£30.7m) for Monaco winger Thomas Lemar

                                                                                             Arsenal have seen a bid of €35 million (£30.7m) for Monaco winger Thomas Lemar .The Gunners had been hopeful of making the France international their second signing of the summer.But Monaco - who have already sold Bernardo Silva to Manchester City - do not want too many of their star players to leave this summer.

Chile beat Portugal 3-0 on penalties in the Confederations Cup semi-finals, with Claudio Bravo the hero.

                                                                                         

Portugal 0-0 Chile (Penalties 0-3): Claudio Bravo's spot-kick heroics ensure Copa America winners progress to Confederations Cup final.                                                          Claudio Bravo was the hero for Chile as he saved all three Portugal penalties to send his side into the Confederations Cup final in a 3-0 shoot-out victory in Kazan.

Chile had been denied a clear penalty in the second period of extra-time and hit the woodwork twice in quick succession soon after, but they wrapped up the win in convincing fashion from the spot.

Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz and Alexis Sanchez were all on target for the Copa America champions, while Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani were all denied by Manchester City stopper Bravo.

West Ham want to sign both Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott from Arsenal

                                                                                    Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move for Alexandre Lacazette, and West Ham believe that the Gunners will acquiesce to Giroud’s sale if they are able to secure the Lyon striker.

Jose Manuel Mourinho Felix, father of the Man United boss, dies aged 79

                                                                                    Jose Manuel Mourinho Felix, who has been suffering from ill health for several months, died in Setubal on Sunday and will be buried on Tuesday.Mourinho Felix played first for Vitoria Setubal and then for Belenenses, making 274 appearances in the Portuguese league between 1955 and 1974.

Manchester United eye £40million Nemanja Matic

                                                                                    The Serbia international midfielder is set to work with Jose Mourinho for a second time after the two clubs agreed terms for a transfer

Manchester United have agreed terms with Chelsea over the transfer of Nemanja Matic, with the midfielder due to undergo a medical by Wednesday.

i understands the two clubs have come to an agreement for a deal worth around £40 million, allowing the Serbia international to link up with Jose Mourinho for a second time. Matic was previously snapped up by the United boss when he was in charge at Stamford Bridge in January 2014.The 28-year-old was a part of the Chelsea side which won the Premier League title with the Portuguese in 2015, then played a role in their repeat success in 2017 under Antonio Conte.

Lionel Messi has revealed more information about his upcoming wedding

                                                                                          The 29-year-old is getting married in Rosario, Santa Fe, where he grew up and played for his first football club, Newell’s Old Boys.

The exact venue for the occasion is the City Center casino complex, with a team of 200 security agents led by a former Argentinian military official present to ensure no unwanted guests crash the premises.Messi will be tying the knot with Antonella Roccuzzo, also from Rosario, who he has known since he was five years old.They began going out in 2008 and have since had two sons: four-year-old Thiago and Mateo, who will be two in September. Antonella is good friends with Luis Suarez's wife, Sofia Balbi, and they recently launched their own line of shoes together.

Germany 3-1 Cameroon at the Confederations Cup semi-finals

                                                                                     The Africa Cup of Nations holders were 1-0 down to the world champions thanks to Kerem Demirbay's spectacular maiden international goal early in the second half, when Mabouka caught Emre Can with a high studs-up challenge.

Colombian referee Wilmas Roldan initially brandished a yellow card before VAR was used to reassess the incident.

Chile 1-1 Australia: South American champions through to Confederations Cup semi-finals

                                                                                         Chile had the greater innate quality and it eventually showed, albeit against the run of play, when a deep cross was headed up rather than out by Sainsbury.

Vargas reacted quickest to get the knock down to half-time sub Martin Rodriguez, who scored his first international goal with a sharp finish that soothed Chilean nerves. 

Russia exit from the Confederations Cup after a 2-1 loss to Mexico.

                                                                                    Unfortunately for the hosts they were edged out each time. Cristiano Ronaldo’s header on Wednesday was enough to see Portugal past Russia at Spartak Moscow’s brand new stadium and Mexico had too much for them here in Kazan. Out they go.Mexico came from behind to beat 10-man Russia 2-1 to book a place in the Confederations Cup semi-finals and send the hosts crashing out.

Stanislav Cherchesov's side needed to win to qualify for the knockout rounds from Group A but despite scoring the opening goal Russia self-destructed by conceding two terrible goals that gifted Mexico victory.

Portugal cruised into the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup as Group A winners of a 4-0 victory over New Zealand on Saturday.

                                                                                             Ronaldo was the one to break the deadlock, dispatching an emphatic penalty beyond Stefan Marinovic to score on the 30th birthday of nemesis Lionel Messi.Cristiano Ronaldo .

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Alexis Sanchez are among the glut of footballers who have been accused of tax offences in Spain

                                                                                                 Both son and father, Jorge, were sentenced to 21 months in prison for defrauding £3.59m euros from 2007 to 2009. Using companies in Belize and Uruguay to avoid paying image rights income in Spain.When Ronaldo signs an image rights deal with a company based in the US should he declare any of the income from it in Spain? 

There is also disparity between what proportion of income one country allows a player to declare as image rights and what another one allows.