Borussia Dortmund new boy Jude Bellingham has been called up to the England Under-21 squad for the first time at the age of 17.
Bellingham left boyhood club Birmingham City for Dortmund at the end of the 2019-20 Championship season in a reported initial €23million (£21m) transfer.
The midfielder is yet to play a competitive match for BVB but has now been promoted from the U17 national team set-up.
Bellingham is the youngest player in an England U21 squad named for matches against Kosovo and Austria that also features Bukayo Saka and Josh Dasilva, both similarly stepping up to this level for the first time.
Arsenal s Saka is eligible to play for Nigeria but has been included by Aidy Boothroyd despite missing out on a senior Three Lions group which did…
Pep Guardiola confirmed Mikel Arteta will travel with Manchester City to Newcastle United but would not discuss whether his assistant might be a target for Arsenal.
Arteta was linked with former club Arsenal when Arsene Wenger departed in 2018, before Unai Emery was appointed head coach.
But Emery was sacked on Friday following a run of seven matches without a win in all competitions, again prompting talk of Arteta returning to London.
Guardiola would only affirm the Spaniard remains a member of his staff for the trip to Tyneside when he faced the media on Friday.
He is in the squad, he travels to Newcastle. Guardiola said of his fellow Spaniard.
Asked about the possibility of Arsenal making an approach for the 37-year-old, the City boss said: I…
Barcelona s Sergi Roberto believes there is no need to burn everything despite his team slipping to a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in El Clasico.
Karim Benzema and Federico Valverde struck in the first half on Sunday to give hosts Madrid a two-goal lead at the break, but Ferran Torres pulled one back with seven minutes left to give Barcelona hopes of a comeback.
However, Rodrygo secured all three points for the hosts when he fired home from the spot to leapfrog Madrid above Barca to the summit of LaLiga and round off a difficult week for the Blaugrana, whose Champions League hopes hang by a thread following Wednesday s 3-3 draw with Inter.
Despite the disappointing loss, Roberto remained positive over Barcelona s prospects this season and called for his team-mates t…
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Desperate to make up some ground in the play-off chase, Levante will welcome Andorra to the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia on Wednesday evening.
Starting with the hosts, managing to make a crucial return to winning ways over the weekend, Levante know the importance of claiming some crucial stability. Eventually clinching a 1-0 victory at home against Sporting Gijon, some in Felipe Minambres’ camp could still be dreaming of the chance to mount a late play-off chase. Losing just a pair of their previous 11 appearances across all competitions a run that stems back to December 6th the Frogs should be smelling the chance to make a real statement of intent here. Pencilled in as a standout contender on Wednesday evening, Levante should be…
Mark Milligan said the Socceroos will target winning the Asian Cup on home soil after the progress made under Ange Postecoglou.
Melbourne Victory captain Milligan has been a key member of the national team set-up under his former club coach, starting at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil before succumbing to a hamstring strain.
The Socceroos finished bottom of their group and came home winless from the tournament, but were able to hold their heads high after producing competitive performances against Chile and the Netherlands.
In January, Australia will host the Asian Cup, a competition they reached the final of in 2011 under Holger Osieck.
And with the popular, progressive Postecoglou at the helm, Milligan said the team should be aiming to go one step further …
Reading have completed the signing of Jamie Mackie on a season long loan from Championship rivals Nottingham Forest, .
The 28 year old, who moved to the City Ground just twelve months ago, made forty-nine appearances in all competitions last season scoring five goals.
Prior to his switch to the East Midlands side, the winger spent three seasons with Queens Park Rangers while he has also turned out for MK Dons, Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle.
Internationally, he has been capped eight times for Scotland, scoring his only goal on his debut – a 2-1 victory over Cyprus in November 2011.
The move comes twenty-four hours after the Royals re-signed forward Simon Cox, who himself has spent the past two seasons at Forest.
Nigel Adkins’ side begi…
According to a report from Sky Italia, Inter Milan are considering the possibility of signing Leicester City’s Adrien Silva. The midfielder has received interest from a series of different clubs around Italy, but there have been no official offers made just yet. It was recently reported that the Foxes were actively trying to block any move away from the club by the 29 year old.
Silva made the move over to the King Power Stadium last year, but he has failed to make a substantial impact with the former Premier League champions up to this point. He made the jump over from Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon, where he had spent the previous 15 years of his career.
Silva is a known international with the Portuguese senior team, playing a part in their Euro 2016 success as well…
Wayne Rooney arrived at Everton s Finch Farm training ground on Saturday as he closed in on a return to his boyhood club.
Manchester United s all-time top scorer is on the verge of ending a decorated 13-year stay at Old Trafford, with Everton striker Romelu Lukaku set to move in the opposite direction for £75million.
Captain for club and country, the 31-year-old was reduced to a bit-part role under Jose Mourinho at United last season and also lost his place in Gareth Southgate s England squad.
Rooney joined United from Everton for £27m on the back of stunning displays at Euro 2004 and went on to win five Premier League titles, four League Cups and the 2015-16 FA Cup on his way to a personal tally of 253 goals.
He starred as United won their third Champi…
Birmingham City are set to sign Jack Clarke from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the Championship club are closing in a season-long deal for the 19-year-old former Leeds United winger.
Clarke joined Tottenham on a permanent contract from Leeds in the summer of 2019, and, as part of the deal, he was sent back to Elland Road on a season-long loan. However, midway through the 2019-20 campaign, the teenager was recalled from the West Yorkshire club, and he was subsequently sent to Queens Park Rangers in the Championship on loan for the remainder of the season.
Clarke is very young and raw, and it would make sense for him to play another season in the Championship. Birmingham manager Aitor Karanka …
Samir Nasri has joined West Ham on a free transfer until the end of the season after finishing a doping ban, the Premier League club have announced.
Nasri had been training with the club since November and a deal had long been mooted, as the Frenchman looks to kick-start his career after a difficult spell.
The 31-year-old was given an 18-month backdated ban after receiving a drip treatment at a Los Angeles clinic in 2016 while on loan at Sevilla, and is free to play again from January 1.
UEFA said the treatment contravened rules laid down by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and an appeal against an initial six-month suspension resulted in an extension, which was backdated to July 1 2017.
Nasri last featured in a competitive match in November 2017 duri…