Terek football club signs Venezuelan defender Angel Moscow (AFP) – Russian Premier League club Terek Grozny signed Venezuelan international defender Wilker Angel, Terek president Magomed Daudov announced on his Instagram page on Monday. “We had long talks with the footballer and his representatives,” Daudov wrote. “Angel has proposals from two Italian Serie A clubs and a Spanish La Liga outfit. … [Read more...]

Saints sign McCarthy as competition for Forster Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Former England Under-21 goalkeeper Alex McCarthy became Premier League side Southampton’s third signing of the close season on Monday, joining from rivals Crystal Palace. The 26-year-old — who signed a three year contract — is likely to play second fiddle to England international goalkeeper Fraser Forster but … [Read more...]

10 things we learned from MLS gameweek 21 of the 2016 season Here are the ten things we learned from Week 21 of the 2016 MLS season. Schmid’s Farewell to Seattle Sigi Schmid’s firing on Tuesday may have been seen as a necessity by a number of fans, but it certainly wasn’t greeted with any cheers in Seattle. Schmid was, until Sunday, the only MLS coach the city had ever known – responsible for … [Read more...]

Leroy Sane undergoes medical check with Man City Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – Leroy Sane underwent a medical check with Manchester City on Monday, his club Schalke 04 has confirmed, with the imminent deal reportedly worth a record 50 million euros ($55.8m). If the transfer goes through, and hits the 50 million mark, it would make Sane the most expensive German signing of all time. The … [Read more...]

Olympics soccer preview and transfer rumors: World Soccer Talk Podcast Welcome to the latest episode of the World Soccer Talk Podcast, the longest running soccer podcast on the planet (since 2006). In this episode, host Nipun Chopra is joined by Kris Heneage to briefly preview the Olympics soccer tournament that starts later this week, as well as to discuss the latest transfer rumors and … [Read more...]

Ribery called to order by Bayern over Guardiola attacks Berlin (AFP) – French forward Franck Ribery has been called to order by Bayern Munich over his criticism of the club’s former coach Pep Guardiola as well as his conduct on the pitch. Ribery, currently with Bayern on their pre-season tour of the United States, has described Guardiola as inexperienced and repeatedly compared him unfavourably … [Read more...]

Atletico Madrid crash to defeat in Australia Melbourne (AFP) – Spanish giants Atletico Madrid crashed to a 1-0 loss to A-League side Melbourne Victory on their Australian pre-season tour in Geelong on Sunday. The European Champions League runners-up fell behind to a goal against the run of play shortly before half-time and were kept scoreless in the second half. Defender Nick Ansell powerfully … [Read more...]

PSG sink Leicester in clash of Anglo-French champions Los Angeles (AFP) – French title winners Paris Saint-Germain brought English champions Leicester City down to earth with a comfortable 4-0 win in the exhibition International Champions Cup in Los Angeles.   A sell-out 25,667 crowd was treated to passages of sumptuous midfield interplay as PSG gave the naive Foxes a taste of what to expect at … [Read more...]

Celtic’s Rodgers upbeat despite Barcelona defeat Dublin (AFP) – Brendan Rodgers remains optimistic about Celtic’s Champions League hopes even after seeing his side beaten 3-1 by Spanish giants Barcelona in a Dublin friendly. Luis Enrique’s side scored three first-half goals through Arda Turan, Munir El Haddadi and an Efe Ambrose own-goal, to cancel out Leigh Griffiths’s 29th-minute strike. … [Read more...]

Messi quiet but Barcelona stroll past Celtic Dublin (AFP) – A blond-haired Lionel Messi failed to get on the scoresheet but it hardly mattered as under-strength Barcelona taught Celtic a footballing lesson in a Dublin friendly on Saturday. Strikes by Arda Turan and Munir El Haddadi, and an own goal by Efe Ambrose — all before the break — were enough to earn a 3-1 victory for Luis Garcia’s men in … [Read more...]