In an exclusive interview that will be published this Saturday, Alvaro Arbeloa will explain the reasons why he is retiring from professional football. The defender, who last season played for West Ham after saying goodbye to the club of his life, Real Madrid, decided to hang up his boots after a lot of thought. And he chose MARCA to announce it officially. The full interview will be found ...Full Story »

Managers are now pressing ahead with their plans for the summer transfer window so we’ll bring you all the latest news and gossip from around the globe. Today, more on the future of James Rodriguez…. Chelsea and Manchester United have put forward ‘serious’ offers for James Rodriguez as the attacker looks to secure a move away from Real Madrid this summer, according to a ...Full Story »

Speculation The Van Dijk departure saga has been one of the longest and most drawn-out stories of the summer so far, with a new club seemingly linked with a move for the talented Dutchman every day. Liverpool had been rumoured to be close to a deal for Van Dijk several weeks ago, though negotiations eventually collapsed due to Jurgen Klopp and co. ‘tapping up’ the Saints star. O...Full Story »

Who is Mauricio Pellegrino? Southampton confirm new boss Liverpool links He is not new to the Premier League having spent two years as assistant manager at Liverpool under Rafael Benitez from 2008-10. Prior to that he also had a brief playing stint at Anfield, making 13 appearances in the 2004-05 season - again under Benitez, his former manager at Valencia. Adios Alaves Pellegrino comes t...Full Story »

It's no secret that Kylian Mbappe is determined to sign for Real Madrid, but the player has reportedly gone one step further and has already discussed a move to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu with Zinedine Zidane. The French coach assured the 18-year-old that he would rack up plenty of minutes if he were to move to the Spanish capital. The story is reported on L'Equipe's front page this Frida...Full Story »

Just one goal separated the Seleccao from qualifying as the best-performing second-placed team at the European Under-21 Championship Portugal Under-21s will not match the feat of the senior side at the European Championship despite Friday's 4-2 Group C win over Macedonia, while Spain maintained their perfect record. Rui Jorge's side needed one more goal to qualify as the best-performing seco...Full Story »

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is struggling to find himself a new club. The Mirror says Rooney faces being stuck on the bench at Old Trafford next season with Manchester United unwilling to fund a cut-price exit. Rooney is struggling to find another club and has not received an offer which comes remotely near his current United salary of up to £300,000-a-week. He has one year ...Full Story »

Arsenal are in talks with Lyon to sign their highly-rated striker Alexandre Lacazette, according to Sky sources. The Ligue 1 club's president Jean-Michel Aulas has told the forward, who came close to an exit last year, he can leave for £44m this summer. Lyon rejected a £29m offer from Arsenal last July, while West Ham also tried and failed to sign him with a club-record £43m o...Full Story »

Man Utd news: Cristiano Ronaldo return would be 'dream' for Rio Ferdinand Ronaldo and Ferdinand starred for the Red Devils before the Portuguese left for Real Madrid for £80m in 2009. The four-time World Player of the Year was linked with a Bernabeu exit last week after throwing his toys out of the pram over alledgedly dodging tax in Spain. Ferdinand says United should be looking to brin...Full Story »

The Argentine coach has been confirmed as the replacement for Claude Puel and he has revealed his excitement after accepting the new role Southampton have confirmed the appointment of Mauricio Pellegrino as the club's new manager, with the Argentine joining on a three-year deal. The 45-year-old takes over the reins at St Mary's from Claude Puel, who departed the club earlier this month. Pel...Full Story »