Yanga-Mbiwa makes Roma move permanent

Willian expects Manchester United to be a fearsome outfit under Jose Mourinho, amid reports that he could reunite with the former Chelsea manager at Old Trafford.

Brazil international Willian enjoyed his finest individual campaign at Stamford Bridge last season, though his team-mates were unable to follow suit and their Premier League title defence ended in tatters, with Mourinho sacked in December.

Mourinho is poised to take charge at United following the sacking of Louis van Gaal and has reportedly earmarked Willian for a £60 million swoop when he assumes control.

And Willian was keen to talk up his relationship with The Special One as he prepares for the Copa America Centenario.

Jose is one of the most successful coaches in the world and Manchester U…

Former Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Jose Maria Marin has been banned for life from all football activities by FIFA.

In 2018, Marin was sentenced to four years in prison for racketeering and corruption offences, becoming the first person to be imprisoned as the result of the US investigation into corruption at world football s governing body.

He was found to have taken bribes in exchange for the media and marketing rights to various tournaments, including the Copa America.

And FIFA confirmed on Monday an investigation by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee had concluded Marin was guilty of bribery in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.

As such, FIFA said he has been banned  for life from all football…

Wales coach Chris Coleman insisted his team hold no fear coming up against Zlatan Ibrahimovic as they close out their Euro 2016 preparations in Sweden.

Sunday s international friendly in Stockholm will be Wales final warm-up fixture before the European Championship gets underway in France, starting June 10.

Wales will be provided a stern test against captain Ibrahimovic, who is reportedly set to join Manchester United on a free transfer as he prepares to lead Sweden at Euro 2016.

Despite the challenge, Coleman said his players are relishing the opportunity of going head-to-head with the towering striker after he scored 50 goals in all competitions for Paris Saint-Germain in 2015-16.

I don t think any of my players have played against Zlatan, Coleman said…

Raheem Sterling has been named the Football Writers Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for 2019. 

The Manchester City star has enjoyed a stunning 2018-19 season for club and country, scoring 17 goals and providing 10 assists in the club s relentless battle against Liverpool to retain the Premier League title. 

City have already lifted back-to-back EFL Cups and Sterling was on hand to score the decisive penalty in February s shoot-out triumph over Chelsea at Wembley, where he returned the following month to net a hat-trick in England s 5-0 Euro 2020 qualifying demolition of the Czech Republic. 

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk beat Sterling to the Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year prize on Sunday, with the 24-year-old instead coll…

Newcastle United star Hatem Ben Arfa said he would be open to a move to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain.

The attacking midfielder joined Newcastle from French outfit Marseille on a four-and-a-half year deal in 2011, having initially linked up with the club on loan.

Ben Arfa has quickly established himself as one of the most talented players in English football but the 25-year-old, who is currently in France as he recovers from a hamstring injury, says a return to his native country would be an opportunity too difficult to pass up.

Signing for PSG is a childhood dream, Ben Arfa told Le Parisien.

If there is a proposal, I will study it with interest. If there is a proposal if is important.

PSG its sound lives in my heart. If I could play the…

France midfielder Yann M Vila is at risk of missing Euro 2012 after picking up an ankle injury in Les Bleus friendly against Serbia.

The Rennes star limped off just five minutes into the game after finding himself on the receiving end of a harsh tackle from Dusan Tadic, and was immediately replaced by Alou Diarra.

M Vila was in tears as he sat on the substitutes bench before heading back into the dressing room as his participation for the European Championship is in doubt.

His chances of making the match squad for next week s friendly against Estonia look slim, but an accurate estimation of his recovery time will only be given after he undergoes extensive tests.

M Vila, who has 18 France caps to his name, has been a regular presence in Les Bleus midfield…

Brendan Rodgers insisted Leicester City would not be selling Wesley Fofana to Chelsea and derided Newcastle United s reported offer for James Maddison.

Leicester are the only Premier League club yet to make a new signing with less than a week to go before the start of the season.

With finances said to be tight at the King Power Stadium, a number of key players appear to be of interest to rival clubs.

Chelsea are reportedly considering a move for centre-back Fofana, having lost Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid and Andreas Christensen to Barcelona while missing out on top targets Matthijs de Ligt to Bayern Munich and Jules Kounde also to Barca.

Reports suggest Leicester would only countenance the sale of one of Fofana or Maddison, and Rodgers ruled out the po…

Cristiano Ronaldo s first Champions League goals against Barcelona helped Juventus to a stunning 3-0 away win to top Group G.

The Bianconeri had lost 2-0 in Turin in the reverse fixture as an absent Ronaldo recovered from coronavirus, meaning they would have to improbably better that result at Camp Nou to leapfrog their hosts.

But Barca s recent defensive woes continued on Tuesday and two Ronaldo penalties one contentious, the other routine and a Weston McKennie volley carried Juve to a deserved victory.

Ronaldo had not previously netted in five European matches against the Blaugrana yet delighted in piling further pressure on under-fire home coach Ronald Koeman, whose side are ninth in LaLiga.

2 Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in Champions …

Philippe Coutinho has committed his future to Liverpool by signing a new long-term deal.

Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho has agreed a new long-term contract.

Coutinho, who moved to Anfield from Inter in January 2013, was already under contract with Liverpool until 2018 but he has been rewarded with a renewed deal on the back of some impressive performances in recent weeks.

The 22-year-old laid on both goals during Saturday s 2-0 Premier League win over West Ham and declared his delight at agreeing a new contract.

Today I ve committed my future to the club and for this I m feeling very pleased, he told the club s website.  This club is great and the fans have always supported me, so I ve been eager to sign this new deal since conversations starte…

Time for another round of predictions. I got five results right out of ten last week and although I only got one actual score correct, I was pretty pleased with myself.

I’ll try to avoid ridiculous predictions this week as my hunch that Chelsea would thrash Manchester United ended up making me look silly!

Saturday 27th September

Arsenal v Hull

Hull have made a pretty good start to the season and they have shown enough to suggest that they will fight all the way to maintain their Premiership status. Having said that, one thing that none of their fans, staff or management would expect, if they were honest, would be to get anything from a trip to the Emirates.

Arsenal are playing well and have looked good after their opening day defeat at …