Managerless Everton crashed out of the Europa League with two Group E games left to play as they were beaten 3-0 at Lyon. Former Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore, who had netted the winner in Lyon's 2-1 victory at Goodison Park a fortnight ago, opened the scoring midway through the second half, before substitute Houssem Aouar and former Manchester United man and Everton transfer target Memphis...Full Story »

Wayne Rooney deserved to be loved by England the way Francesco Totti was in Italy, according to Sven-Goran Eriksson. Rooney retired from internationals in August after scoring a record 53 goals in 119 appearances for England. But the Everton forward was still often and widely criticised despite his performances for the national team throughout his career. Eriksson, in charge of England from...Full Story »

According to multiple sources across England this afternoon, Chelsea have included clauses in the contracts of outgoing pair Bertrand Traore and Nathan Ake, allowing the club to re-purchase the duo at an increased price at some point in the future. Blues Departures Traore, a talented young striker from Burkina Faso, was sold to Lyon earlier this week for £8.8 million plus bonuses, havin...Full Story »

Simpson's Young Lions were the first England side to get to a World Cup final for over half-a-century and they followed in the footsteps of Sir Alf Ramsey's players, who lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966, by beating Venezuela 1-0 in South Korea. Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Freddie Woodman grabbed the headlines in a team of heroes. Everton's Calvert-Lewin scored the game's only goal after 35 m...Full Story »

Francesco Totti bid farewell to football in Roma's 3-2 defeat of Genoa on Sunday. Roma legend Francesco Totti admitted he was "afraid" of what comes next as he bid a warm farewell to the only club of his career on Sunday. Totti, 40, played his final match for Roma, for whom he debuted as a 16-year-old in 1993, coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute of the Giallorossi's 3-2 Champions Leag...Full Story »

Francesco Totti called time on his 24-year career as a Roma player with a well-timed substitute appearance that inspired the Giallorossi to beat Genoa 3-2. The 40-year-old, who will seek a new challenge following this curtain call, basked in the adulation of the Stadio Olimpico crowd for 54 minutes before making his 786th outing for his hometown club. Edin Dzeko had already scored his 29th g...Full Story »

Roma will bid a fond farewell to long-serving captain Francesco Totti when Genoa visit for the season-finale on Sunday, but they cannot be distracted from the task at hand with automatic qualification to the Champions League on the line. Although their pursuit of the title has fallen short - they sit four points behind newly-crowned champions Juventus - Roma still have business to complete with...Full Story »

AS Roma's talismanic playmaker Francesco Totti confirmed that Sunday's Serie A match at home to Genoa will be his last after 25 years at the club, but left his future shrouded in mystery by saying he was ready for a "new challenge". The 40-year-old gave no clues as to whether the new challenge would be a director's role at Roma or playing at a different club, something which has always been c...Full Story »

AS Roma stalwart Francesco Totti declined on Wednesday to confirm he will retire at the end of the season, apparently contradicting comments made by the club's sporting director Monchi last week. Totti was asked by Italian media during an event in Rome to confirm that May 28 - the last day of the Serie A season - would be his last match. He simply replied: "I don't know." Last week, Monchi h...Full Story »

Francesco Totti made his debut for Roma in 1993. Roma's new sporting director Monchi has announced that this will be Francesco Totti's final season as a footballer. Totti, 40, is out of contract in the summer and Monchi, who arrived in the Italian capital last month and is the man responsible for agreeing the players' contracts, told a news conference on Wednesday that there is no room on the ...Full Story »