Juventus are ready to battle Newcastle United for the signature of highly-rated Toulouse midfielder Moussa Sissoko. Speculation the Frenchman would join Alan Pardew's side heightened last week after he described Newcastle as a "fantastic team" that is "attractive to any player". But reports from Italy suggest Juventus will pull out all the stops to persuade the 23-year-old to reject Newcastl...Full Story »

ROMA have put Manchester City on alert by admitting they will listen to offers for their skipper Daniele de Rossi in January. City’s pursuit of the £30million-rated Italy midfielder was one of the sagas of the summer. De Rossi opted to stay with his Serie A club, leading Roberto Mancini to sign Javi Garcia from Benfica instead. Now De Rossi, 29, has fallen out with Roma coach Zdene...Full Story »

Real Madrid are hoping their Champions League defeat by Borussia Dortmund will not affect their league performance as Barcelona face Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Madrid were beaten by the German champions, dropping their first points of the group stages, but remain on course to qualify for the last 16. They return to action in the La Liga on Sunday with a trip to Real Mallorca, where they will ...Full Story »

Porto have adjusted Manchester United target James Rodriguez's contract - with a clause inserted which means he can only leave for £38million. The winger has long been linked with a move to Old Trafford and Sir Alex Ferguson was quizzed on him earlier this week. When asked about him, Ferguson joked: "With regards to James Rodriguez, I hope the news is not true because it costs a fortune...Full Story »

Manchester City new boy Javi Garcia hopes Radamel Falcao will choose the Premier League champions if he decides to move to England in the near future. The Atletico Madrid striker is one of the hottest properties in football at the moment after his goal scoring feats over the last few seasons. Falcao shot to the world's attention following two glorious seasons at Porto where he bagged over 70...Full Story »

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli says he toyed with the idea of dropping Mario Balotelli from his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Armenia and Denmark. He stated that he was "hurt" by the Manchester City striker's decision to schedule laser eye surgery during the last international break. Balotelli was among six players recalled by Prandelli for the qualifying double-header af...Full Story »

The Italian, who is understood to be interested in signing the prolific striker, was at the Vicente Calderon to see the 26-year-old head home after just six minutes Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini may have been in attendance at the Vicente Calderon as Falcao scored in Atletico Madrid's victory over Malaga on Sunday but Atleti's chairman insists there is nothing to worry about regardin...Full Story »

MAKING HIS POINT ... Alex Ferguson ALEX FERGUSON has ordered his players to wake up and stop giving teams the lead. Manchester United have trailed in every Premier League game this season, except in beating Wigan 4-0. It proved costly against Tottenham on Saturday as they trailed 2-0 at the break and lost 3-2. Now Fergie will be looking for a fast start tonight in Romania as United take on C...Full Story »

The Azerbaijan manager has insisted the 27-year-old attacker does not work hard for his team-mates but believes Arsene Wenger will soon remedy that fault Former Germany coach Berti Vogts has criticised Lukas Podolski's attitude for the national team and his former club Koln, but says the striker's professionalism will improve at Arsenal. The Mannschaft international has scored three goals in...Full Story »

The 40-year-old felt that his side paid their German opponents too much respect but still remains optimistic over qualification Valencia coach Mauricio Pellegrino expressed his disappointment after his side fell to a 2-1 defeat at last season's Champions League finalists Bayern Munich. The Spanish side were second best for large periods of the game and Pellegrino voiced his concerns with the...Full Story »