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From left: Nice’s President Jean-Pierre Rivere, Barcelona’s President Josep Maria Bartomeu and Nice’s Mayor Christian Estrosi look on prior to a friendly football...

Ann arbor Michigan: Manchester United defenders have impressed new coach Louis van Gaal in their unbeaten pre-season tour with the Dutchman lauding the...

LEFT: An aerial view of Michigan Stadium during the Guinness International Champions Cup match between Real Madrid and Manchester United at Michigan Stadium...

LONDON: Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard’s move to the Premier League champions on loan from his...

Joel Campbell (left) of Arsenal celebrates with his team-mates Yaya Sanogo (centre) and Hector Bellerin (right) after scoring a goal during the Emirates...

MADRID: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo was been ruled out of yesterday night’s friendly in Michigan against his former club Manchester United but...

Frank Lampard (pictured), who spent 13 seasons with Premier League side Chelsea, could face his former club in September under a loan deal...

Bayern Munich forward Claudio Pizarro (left) celebrates with midfielder Franck Ribery (7) after scoring a goal during the match against Chivas Guadalajara at...

Guus Hiddink speaks during the presentation of new staff of the Dutch national football team in Zeist yesterday. THE HAGUE: Guus Hiddink officially...

LONDON: Manchester United’s squad have been warned. Slack off in training and new manager Louis van Gaal will be watching you. The 62-year-old...

AMSTERDAM: Ruud van Nistelrooy has been named as one of the Netherlands national team assistant coaches, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said yesterday....

Doha: QSL side Al Sailiya has signed Portuguese defender Ricardo Costa after protracted negotiations lasting over month. The new deal will ensure that...

BRASïLIA: New Brazil coach Dunga yesterday declared that competence is all that matters to him and added that there is no “blacklist” for...

LONDON: Veteran striker Didier Drogba will still strike fear into defenders when he begins his second spell at Chelsea, manager Jose Mourinho said...

Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling (centre) celebrates after scoring a goal against Manchester City during a friendly match at the Yankee Stadium in New York...

NEW YORK: For Spanish striker David Villa , the chance to start afresh in Major League Soccer with New York City at Yankee...

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that he sold Romelu Lukaku to Everton because the Belgian striker did not have the stomach...

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina captain Lionel Messi and FIFA president Sepp Blatter are among leading figures in world soccer expected to attend the wake...