Two years after leaving Chelsea for Paris St. Germain for $78 million, Brazilian David Luiz has returned to Stamford Bridge in a deal valued at half that amount. New Blues managerAntonio Conte green-lighted the move for the 29-year-old central defender. Along with the late signing of defender Marcos Alonso from Fiorentina, Chelsea took their summer spending […]
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Deadline Day: Tottenham beats out Everton for Sissoko
Moussa Sissoko, one of France’s top players at Euro 2016, has joined Tottenham on a $39 million transfer after Spurs beat out Everton just before the window closed on Deadline Day. The27-year-old midfielder was signed to a deal through at least the 2020-21 season.
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Wilshire joins Bournemouth on loan
England international Jack Wilshere is off to Bournemouth on a season-long loan after it became clear he wouldn’t earn regular playing time at Arsenal, where Granit Xhaka, MohamedElneny and Santi Cazorla are ahead of him in central midfield.
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Leicester City pays club record fee for Slimani
For the third time this summer, Leicester City broke its record for the highest transfer fee, signing 28-year-old Algerian Islam Slimani from Sporting Lisbon for a fee believed to be $38million. Earlier deals brought French midfielder Nampalys Mendy (Nice) and Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow) to the Foxes.
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Robbie Keane exits with 68th Ireland goal, tying Gerd Mueller's mark
Robbie Keane ended his national team career for Ireland with his 68th goal — a 30th-minute volley — in his 146th and final international appearance in a 4-0 friendly win over Oman in Dublin.The LA Galaxy forward tied German great Gerd Mueller for fourth among European on the all-time goalscoring charts. Irish President Michael D […]
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Arsenal acquires Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez
Arsenal reportedly paid $46 million to acquire German 2014 World Cup-winning defender Shkodran Mustafi and $22 million for Spanish striker Lucas Perez from Valenciaand Deportivo La Coruna, respectively. Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger said the 24-year-old Mustafi “is at the right age. He has good experience. He is a very focused player who canplay with the […]
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Bauza optimistic that Messi can play
Lionel Messi, nursing a sore hamstring, trained with Argentina on Tuesday morning and Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza said he was hopeful the Barcelona star wouldbe fit to face Uruguay on Thursday in World Cup qualifying in Buenos Aires. Argentina, currently in third place, faces Venezuela Sept. 7. “He’s OK, he’s OK. We are going to […]
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Wayne Rooney to retire after 2018 World Cup
Wayne Rooney, whom new England coach Sam Allardyce has retained as captain, has announced the 2018 World Cup in Russia for which England hopes to qualify will be his final tournamentwith England. The 30-year-old has captained England since August 2014 and is England’s record scorer with 53 goals in 115 appearances. “Realistically I know myself […]
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Sergio Aguero charged with violent conduct
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero, who appeared to elbow West Ham United defender Winston Reid in an incident not seen by game officials, has been charged withviolent conduct by the English FA and faces a three-game ban that would omit him from a Premier League clash against Manchester United. Aguero withdrew from Argentina’s World Cup […]
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Joe Hart leaves England camp for Torino exam
Joe Hart, the unsettled Manchester City keeper, left the England national team camp on Monday, so he could head to Italian club Torino for a medical exam before a loan move.