French Guiana have been fined and forced to forfeit their CONCACAF Gold Cup clash with Honduras for playing ineligible Florent Malouda.
French Guiana, boosted by the inclusion of the 37-year-old former Chelsea player, claimed a surprise 0-0 draw with Honduras on Tuesday but their opponents have now been handed a 3-0 victory.
Celtic will play Irish side Dundalk or Norwegian club Rosenborg in the third qualifying round for the Champions League if they beat Linfield.
Brendan Rodgers’ side take on Linfield in Belfast on Friday night in the first leg of their second-round qualifier, but now know they could face another local tie in the third stage should they get past their Northern Irish opponents.
Anthony Martial has been backed to bounce back from a disappointing second season at Manchester United by Mikael Silvestre, but only if he improves his consistency and concentration.
Life at Old Trafford began seamlessly for the 21-year-old after his big-money move from Monaco, yet he flattered to deceive during his second campaign.
Chris Hughton is hopeful of adding more signings at Brighton in a bid to keep them in contention in the Premier League.
Brighton have brought in four players since their promotion from the Sky Bet Championship in May, with Hughton currently preparing his squad for a top-flight campaign on a pre-season tour in Austria.
The new Premier League season is drawing closer and this week we are examining which players have a point to prove in 2017/18. In the final part of our series we pick out five men in the spotlight, including Gabriel Jesus.
Jordan Pickford
The former Sunderland goalkeeper was certainly kept busy in the club’s relegation season but a £30m move to Everton puts a different kind of pressure on the youngster.
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.
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.
Italy
Leonardo Bonucci has been linked with a shock transfer to AC Milan.
The new Premier League season is drawing closer and this week we are examining which players have a point to prove in 2017/18. In the fourth of our five-part series we pick out five men in the spotlight, from Raheem Sterling to Eden Hazard.