Luis Suarez could be in doubt for Barcelona's LaLiga opener against Real Betis after sustaining a knee injury against Real Madrid on Wednesday. Barca confirmed Suarez will undergo further tests on Thursday after the side's 5-1 aggregate loss to bitter rivals Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana following their 2-0 defeat midweek. The comprehensive result was compounded with an injury to Suarez,...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers championed Celtic's "perfect" performance in their 5-0 Champions League play-off win over Astana and revealed his desire for a Liverpool reunion in the group stage. The Scottish champions were irresistible at times in Wednesday's first-leg clash at Parkhead, eventually going on to demolish a side which initially looked capable of threatening. An Evgeni Postnikov own-goal and ...Full Story »

Everton boss Ronald Koeman has refused to rule out a move for Chelsea striker Diego Costa RONALD KOEMAN has refused to rule out a temporary deal for Chelsea striker Diego Costa. Costa, 28, has failed to comply with his contract at Chelsea after opting against a return to training. His time at Stamford Bridge appears to be finished following Antonio Conte's text, which outlined that the Spain ...Full Story »

Arsene Wenger admits the future of Alexis Sanchez may be a decision out of his hands ARSENE WENGER has said he does not want to sell Alexis Sanchez this summer – but refused to rule out the Arsenal board striking a deal above his head. The Chile international is out of contract next summer but has been the target of £50m interest from Manchester City after he refused to extend his d...Full Story »

Barcelona's Gerard Pique has admitted to feeling a step behind Real Madrid this season, something that he has never felt in his nine years in the first team. After a 5-1 aggregate defeat in the Supercopa, the gap between the two sides is greater than it has been at any other point in recent years, and Barcelona have ground to make up if they are to compete in LaLiga this season. "The season ...Full Story »

Now that his five game ban for pushing the referee following his red card against Barcelona has been confirmed, Cristiano Ronaldo launched into a spectacular social media rant. Posting an image of the dismissal being dished out by Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in the Supercopa de Espana first leg, the Real Madrid star unleashed a strong rebuttal against the Spanish FA. "Impossible to be quiet...Full Story »

Everton have completed the signing of Swansea City star Gylfi Sigurdsson for a reported club-record fee of £45 million. The Iceland international, 27, has inked a five-year deal at the Toffees, putting to bed a drawn-out process between the two clubs. Sigurdsson had been on Everton's radar for over a year and the Merseysiders reportedly had two bids previously knocked back by Swansea. ...Full Story »

Philippe Coutinho has handed in a transfer request at Liverpool. Barcelona are close to completing deals for Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele, the club's general manager, Pep Segura, confirmed after Wednesday's 2-0 Super Cup loss to Real Madrid. Liverpool's Coutinho has been the subject of two bids from the Catalan club, the most recent worth €100 million turned down last week. How...Full Story »

Goals from Dries Mertens and Jorginho were enough to earn Napoli a 2-0 win against Nice in their Champions League qualifying play-off first leg. Mertens rounded Nice goalkeeper Yoann Cardinale after racing on to a ball over the top to fire into an empty net in the 13th minute. And Christophe Jallet then fouled Belgium international Mertens in the 70th minute to concede a penalty, which Jorgi...Full Story »

A listless first-half performance ended any hope of a Barcelona comeback in the Supercopa de Espana, the Catalans falling to a 2-0 second-leg defeat to lose 5-1 on aggregate against Real Madrid. Marco Asensio wasted no time as he spectacularly fired the home side in front after four minutes on Wednesday, with Madrid dominating a team still adapting to life after Neymar. Barca found goal-scor...Full Story »