Memphis Depay against Girona EFE Barcelona overcame Girona 3-1 in a pre-season friendly at the Estati Johan Cruyff, with Memphis Depay coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal from the penalty spot. It was a game of three penalties, with Gerard Pique and Samu Saiz both scoring first half spot kicks either side of Rey Manaj's latest pre-season strike. The first big chance was for G...Full Story »

Chelsea pursue Bettinelli as third-choice goalkeeperChelsea are pursuing Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli to provide cover to Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga, writes The Telegraph. Bettinelli, 29, spent last season on loan at Middlesbrough. PSG seek discount £43m Pogba deal (Daily Mail)They're reportedly already in talks with the midfielder's agent Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola...Full Story »

JOSE MOURINHO will be keeping a very close eye on his players in his Roma revolution - with the use of a training ground drone. A number of changes have been made to the Giallorossi's Trigoria base, as revealed in a clip released by the club. Jose Mourinho is showing Roma stars their errors on a pitchside screenCredit: Getty A drone will be deployed to fly over sessions and gather intricate d...Full Story »

Isco has cut his hair, creating a stir on social media. A photo from a Real Madrid training session at Valdebebas showed the midfielder's new look to the public, with Twitter users discussing the player's style and ensuring his name started trending. The 29-year-old has been in various headlines this pre-season, thanks to his strong performances in training as he looks to impress new coach Ca...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho enjoyed an emphatic 10-0 victory in his first game in charge of new club Roma on Thursday. Roma welcomed Serie D's Montecatini to the club training ground for a preseason friendly where Mourinho's side got off to the perfect start. Borja Mayoral scored a hat trick and strikes from Carles Perez, Gianluca Mancini, Riccardo Calafiori, Nicolo Zaniolo, Nicola Zalewski, Amadou Diawar...Full Story »

Kieran Freeman and Chris Mochrie scored their first goals for Dundee United as Elgin were hit for six in the Premier Sports Cup.United bounced back from an early setback as Tam Courts enjoyed a 6-1 victory in his first home match in charge.Kane Hester had already sent an overhead kick off the bar before giving the visitors the lead inside four minutes.United quickly responded and pressure paid o...Full Story »

Former Real Madrid teammates, James Rodriguez and Isco are potential AC Milan transfer targets as the Italian club have reportedly placed them on their radar. Despite their similar style, the two men even played together under Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid, but both then fell back in the Frenchman's pecking order. According to reports in Italy, the Rossoneri are in search of a player to fil...Full Story »

The lucky lion roared “it’s coming home” as he travelled the Grand Canal like the singer in the ice cream ad. Harry Mane unfurls our England flag on a Venice gondola ahead of tonight's final Credit: Dan Charity / The Sun Harry caused a splash when he reached Venice from Rome ahead of tonight’s final. And he warned: “They know we mean business now.” Harry s...Full Story »

The Everton man set the mark in the first half against Denmark – before quickly conceding the opener from a free kickJordan Pickford has set an all-time England record for most consecutive scoreless minutes posted by a goalkeeper. The England shot-stopper set the mark of 721 minutes midway through the first half Wednesday's Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark, passing a record previous...Full Story »

The ex-Everton boss reached out to his former player to discuss a potential transfer to the Spanish capital New Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has been in contact with Richarlison, a player he is eager to reunite with in Spain this summer. Ancelotti was hired by Real Madrid in June as he opted to leave Everton to return to his former club on a contract that runs through 2024. The Itali...Full Story »

AC Milan are moving for Isco after he skipped the first day of Real Madrid preseason training.After losing midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu to rivals Inter, Milan are searching for a replacement and feel Isco is the right man for the job. Gazzetta dello Sport says Isco is a serious objective for Milan, after having tried to sign the Spaniard on several previous occasions. But in each of those fail...Full Story »

Chelsea are reportedly ready to hijack Arsenal's plans for Brighton defender Ben White. The Gunners have failed with an opening offer to sign the 23-year-old. White is currently away with England at Euro 2020. And the Transfer Window Podcast says Chelsea have told White they want to sign him this summer. Everton and Manchester City are also interested in the former Southampton man. Now th...Full Story »

Barcelona winger Francisco Trincao has joined Wolves on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent, the Spanish club announced on Sunday. The 21-year-old is the latest Barca prospect to leave the club this summer, with defender Jean-Clair Todibo and winger Konrad De La Fuente having left the Camp Nou on permanent deals. Trincao has made 43 appearances for Barca since joinin...Full Story »

England boss Gareth Southgate is "the answer to everything for us", according to his former international team-mate Paul Gascoigne. Gascoigne was England’s talisman at Euro 96 and was seen consoling Southgate after the defender's penalty miss against Germany in the semi-final shootout. England will attempt to join Italy and Spain in the Euro 2020 semis when they face Ukraine in Rome on...Full Story »

Barcelona great Xavi is hopeful of Lionel Messi signing a new contract. Xavi spoke at the start of this year's 'Campus Xavi' in Collell. "We are going to see how the situation develops," Xavi told the Movistar programme '#Vamos'. "I feel that [Messi] is happy at Barcelona. Everything points to him renewing his contract and I believe that he deserves it. "Barcelona need Leo [Messi] and Leo ...Full Story »

The striker got his second of the tournament when he scored during extra time against Croatia Alvaro Morata has joined Fernando Torres as Spain's top scorer at European Championships. The striker struck in extra-time as La Roja beat Croatia 5-3 over 120 minutes to progress to the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. Morata now has two goals to his name in the tournament, having also found the net i...Full Story »

Roberto Martinez felt Belgium had come through the toughest test possible after edging out holders Portugal to reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.Thorgan Hazard scored a stunning goal but Belgium needed to defend doggedly – and ride their luck – under heavy pressure late on to hang on for a 1-0 victory in Seville on Sunday.Coach Martinez said: “It wasn’t just about how...Full Story »

France coach Didier Deschamps has warned against underestimating Switzerland ahead of their Euro 2020 last-16 tie on Monday.The world champions are firm favourites to progress in Bucharest, but Deschamps – who must overcome a number of injury problems – argued that Vladimir Petkovic’s side are better than they are being given credit for.“It’s not a potential banana ...Full Story »

Scotland's disappointing exit The opening day defeat to the Czech Republic was a big hit to the confidence of the Scotland squad who saw the game as an opportunity to get a good start as they looked to progress beyond the group stage of an international tournament. However two strikes, including a wonder goal from Patrik Schick, saw those hopes quickly begin to fade. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND ̵...Full Story »

France manager Didier Deschamps warned their Euro 2020 rivals there is plenty more to come from the world champions ahead of the knockout stage.A 2-2 draw with Portugal ensured Les Bleus finished top of Group F with five points and set up a meeting in the round of 16 with Switzerland on Monday.Karim Benzema’s double cancelled out a brace of Cristiano Ronaldo penalties but France were far f...Full Story »