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England’s women are preparing to start their quest for glory at the European Championships but what are their chances of lifting a first major trophy?
Mark Sampson’s players head to the Netherlands showpiece, which kicks off on Sunday, as one of the fancied sides after a watershed 2015 World Cup in which they beat hosts Canada and European champions Germany to finish third.
Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson has been linked with a £50m move to Everton. The Iceland international boasts some impressive statistics, but could they be misleading? Adam Bate delves deeper into the data to find out.
There is no doubt that Gylfi Sigurdsson played a key role in Swansea’s survival.
Curt Onalfo said LA Galaxy are looking for a marquee player but refused to be drawn on reports linking Zlatan Ibrahimovic with a move to the club.
David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Robbie Keane are among marquee players to have featured for Major League Soccer’s most successful side over recent years.
Manchester United have been named by Forbes Magazine as the world’s third most valuable sports team, behind the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Yankees.
United, who topped the annual list in 2011 and 2012, leapfrogged Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid to take the title of the world’s most valuable football team at £2.86bn ($3.69bn).
Leeds have completed the signing of forward Samuel Saiz from Spanish second division side SD Huesca following a successful medical.
The 26 year-old has signed a four-year contract at Elland Road for an undisclosed fee.
Born in Madrid, Saiz came through the ranks at Real and went on to make appearances for their B and C teams.
Our friends at Football Whispers round-up the latest transfer news from the European papers as Milan set their sights on Leonardo Bonucci and Barcelona move on from Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin.
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Leonardo Bonucci has been linked with a shock transfer to AC Milan.
All the latest Arsenal transfer news and rumours from across the British and European press on Thursday, July 13.
Several reports in Thursday’s newspapers suggest Arsenal are confident of landing a major transfer target.
The Daily Mail, The Mirror and The Sun all claim that Arsene Wenger is closing on a deal for Monaco winger Thomas Lemar.
After Manchester United completed the signing of Romelu Lukaku, we examine whether the Belgian underlines Jose Mourinho’s preference of physically imposing players and how this translates to the pitch.
Throughout his career at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and United, Mourinho has delivered success and trophies – 25 to be exact.
Manchester United face on Sunday a Tottenham Hotspur team they have beaten only twice in their last eight Premier League contests.
Adrian Clarke looks at how Jose Mourinho’s team can take a big step forward to closing the gap on the fifth-placed team, and ultimately the top four, at Old Trafford.