Brazil's Neymar during a training session. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images Neymar believes he will benefit from being named Brazil's captain after coach Tite handed him the armband before the friendly against the United States on Friday. Tite had rotated his captains since being appointed in June 2016, appointing 16 players in total, but decided to end that policy by appointing Neymar the...Full Story »

Barcelona maintain that Ousmane Dembele is not for sale this summer despite reported interest from Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday, sources have told ESPN FC. Journalist Kike Marin reported on Thursday that Arsenal had made an offer worth €100 million for the France international, hours before the transfer window closed in England. Earlier in the day, reports in France had su...Full Story »

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane scored 64 club goals between them last season Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are in line to feature for Liverpool against Manchester City on Wednesday. Salah and Mane only returned to Liverpool training last Friday after representing Egypt and Senegal, respectively, at the World Cup in Russia. They are expected to play some part in Liverpool's International Champion...Full Story »

Liverpool winger Sadio Mane has this evening opened up on the stories linking him with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. Explosive attackerMane, a 26-year-old Senegalese international, has been plying his trade at Anfield since 2016, when he made the move from fellow Premier League outfit Southampton. And the African dynamo has since gone on to enjoy a superb couple of campaigns on Merse...Full Story »

Sadio Mane acknowledged Real Madrid as a "great team" while maintaining he has had no contact with the club about a prospective transfer from Liverpool. Madrid could well be in the market for attacking reinforcements with Cristiano Ronaldo heavily linked with a sensational switch to Juventus, who responded to the rumours on Friday by releasing a statement revealing they are "evaluating severa...Full Story »

Japan head coach Akira Nishino believes stopping Sadio Mane is the key to his side’s chances against Senegal.The two sides clash in Ekaterinburg on Sunday, with both nations having won their opening games in Group H.Mane was instrumental in Senegal’s 2-1 victory against Poland, who at times during the game doubled up on the Liverpool winger.Sadio Mane was closely watched by Poland (E...Full Story »

Sadio Mane has lauded his Liverpool teammate Roberto Firmino's teamwork and compared his work-rate to that of a defender. The Brazilian striker scored 27 goals in 54 games last season, as well as attributing 17 assists, but it is his defensive qualities that leave Mane the most impressed. Speaking on Liverpool's official 2017-18 end-of-season DVD, the Senegalese winger says: "He's a hard wor...Full Story »

Robert Lewandowski is “an example” to young players everywhere, according to his coach Adam Nawalka, but there is more to this Poland side than the Bayern Munich star’s goals.Speaking to reporters on the eve of Poland’s Group H opener against Senegal, Nawalka tried to deflect attention from his captain and talisman by talking up his squad’s collective quality.But wh...Full Story »

Douglas Costa won the league with Juventus this season Italian champions Juventus have confirmed the permanent signing of Brazil winger Douglas Costa from Bayern Munich for 40m euros (£35.2m). The 27-year-old has signed a four-year contract after spending last season on loan with the Turin club. Costa scored six goals and contributed 14 assists for Massimiliano Allegri's side as they won...Full Story »

The Reds are reportedly targeting the Frenchman following a disappointing debut campaign in Spain. Dembele arrived at the Nou Camp last summer from Borussia Dortmund but after recovering from injury problems, he has struggled to make an impact on the team. When asked about a potential deal last month, Jurgen Klopp said: “Is he available? Then I’m interested.” But despite rum...Full Story »

Arsenal transfer and Barcelona are discussing the future of Ousmane Dembele ARSENAL have sat down for talks with Barcelona about the availability of winger Ousmane Dembele. The 21-year-old was limited to just 12 starts in the league for Barca this season following his £97m transfer from Borussia Dortmund in the summer. Although injuries hindered the Frenchman for large parts of the campa...Full Story »

Liverpool have the firepower to 'blow Real Madrid away' in Saturday's Champions League final, according to ex-Anfield star Jamie Redknapp. Jurgen Klopp's side will seek to prevent Madrid claiming a third consecutive European crown in Kiev, having turned in some stellar performances en route to the showpiece. Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane have scored 29 goals between them in t...Full Story »

Ousmane Dembele starred as Barcelona maintained their bid to complete the LaLiga season unbeaten by defeating Villarreal 5-1 at the Nou Camp.With the domestic double already secured, Ernesto Valverde’s team are looking to become the first Spanish top flight side to not taste defeat over a league campaign and on Wednesday they edged closer to that milestone with two matches remaining.Dembel...Full Story »

Joe Dunne lauded his Cambridge team’s attacking performance after they hammered Port Vale.The U’s cruised to a 5-0 victory to end the campaign in the top half of the League Two table.David Amoo and Harrison Dunk put Cambridge ahead before the break, with Brad Halliday, Barry Corr and Billy Waters completing the rout.It was a stylish start to Joe Dunne’s permanent career in...Full Story »

Paul Pogba celebrates his goal for France in friendly vs Russia Getty FIFA is investigating reports of racist abuse towards France players during Tuesday's friendly against World Cup hosts Russia. Early on Wednesday, French Minister for Sport Laura Flessel had called for "unified" action to stamp out racism in football following reports that Paul Pogba and Ousmane Dembele were abused during th...Full Story »