Roma have signed Brazilian winger Michel Bastos on loan for the rest of the season, with an option to purchase him permanently from Al Ain.
Bastos, 30, moves to the Italian capital club following after just five months with Al Ain, who he joined in August after Bundesliga side Schalke elected not to sign the Brazilian to a permanent deal following a loan spell at the Veltins Arena.
And the ex-Feyenoord and Lyon man will hope to resurrect his career in Serie A as he reunites with former coach Rudi Garcia.
Garcia worked with Bastos during the winger s three-year spell with Ligue 1 side Lille between 2006 and 2009, Bastos electing to leave for Lyon prior to his former club s 2010-11 title-winning campaign.
Still, Bastos produced one of his finest seasons in the sole…
Dejan Kulusevski spared Juventus from their first Serie A defeat of the season as his late goal salvaged a 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday.
Andrea Pirlo s side were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw by Crotone last time out and looked like they would be on the end of an even worse result when Andrea Favilli put the visitors ahead after an hour.
Substitute Kulusevski had other ideas, though, cutting in from the right to score his second goal for the club following his arrival from Atalanta during the off-season 13 minutes from time.
The result moves Juve up to fifth three points behind leaders Milan, who have played a game fewer while Verona remain in eighth.
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Javier Hernandez admits he wanted to leave West Ham in the January transfer window over fears he may not get into Mexico s World Cup squad.
A £16million return to the Premier League from Bayer Leverkusen has not gone to plan for Hernandez, who has scored just five goals in 24 appearances in all competitions this term.
Hernandez has only started two Premier League games since David Moyes was appointed in November. The striker also saw his game time reduce significantly when the Scot became Manchester United manager in 2013.
Though the 29-year-old is his country s record goalscorer, with 49 goals in 99 caps, he has only played in three of their last six games played in official international windows and Hernandez hopes he can convince Moyes to give him the minutes…
Barcelona were held to a second consecutive draw as Getafe left Camp Nou with a hard-earned 0-0 draw.
For the first time since the April 2012 Clasico against Real Madrid, Barca failed to register a shot on target during the first half of a home game in LaLiga, although Luis Suarez did have a brilliant volley ruled out for offside.
Ernesto Valverde s side belatedly shifted through the gears after half-time but it was not enough to breach some stubborn resistance from Pepe Bordalas visitors.
It means Atletico Madrid, who picked up a third consecutive victory at Malaga on Saturday, have trimmed Barcelona s advantage at the summit to seven points.
If Diego Simeone s men can make further inroads before the teams meet at Camp Nou on March 4, LaLiga might just h…
Leeds United are leading Liverpool in the race for Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore, according to . It has been reported that along with Leeds and Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea also want the 25-year-old winger, but it is Marcelo Bielsa’s side who are at the front of the queue.
The West Yorkshire club wanted to sign Traore from Wolves in the January transfer window and held talks with the Wanderers. No deal could be struck at the time, but Leeds have maintained their interest. The Whites are considering making a bid for the former Aston Villa and Middlesbrough winger this summer.
Traore made 28 starts and nine substitute appearances in the Premier League for Wolves , scoring two goals and providing two assists in the process. The …
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer passed his first real test as Manchester United caretaker manager as his side beat high-flying Tottenham 1-0 at Wembley on Sunday, with David de Gea playing a huge part.
Up against Mauricio Pochettino, the favourite to replace Jose Mourinho on a full-time basis at Old Trafford, Solskjaer s team played vibrant football and just about did enough in a match of many chances, with De Gea s display just as important as Marcus Rashford s third goal in as many games.
United were a particular danger on the counter and it was no surprise to see them ultimately go ahead at the end of such of a move, with Rashford finishing after Paul Pogba s excellent pass.
An open second half saw both teams create a raft of chances, but Hugo Lloris and the exceptiona…
Gonzalo Higuain s father pointed the finger at Florentino Perez for his son s Real Madrid exit, convinced the club president did not like the Argentina international.
Higuain got his first taste of European football with Madrid, joining them from River Plate in 2007 and he went on to have a successful period in Spain, winning three LaLiga titles.
But he was made available by Madrid in 2013 despite scoring 107 times in 190 league appearances, joining Napoli where he continued to thrive.
His final season in Naples saw him score 36 times in 35 Serie A matches, convincing Juve to part with a reported €90million fee and he remains lethal in front of goal.
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Alisson warned Liverpool cannot make excuses for their below-par performance against Leicester City as they target an improvement at Brentford.
Two calamitous own goals from Wout Faes gifted the Reds a 2-1 victory over the Foxes at Anfield on Friday – their fourth consecutive win in the Premier League.
However, Jurgen Klopp s men were criticised for their display, having fallen behind to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall s early goal and looked vulnerable at the back.
Liverpool have an opportunity to move ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham when they visit the Brentford Community Stadium on Monday, and Alisson goalkeeper knows they need to do better.
The only thing we could take from Friday was the win and the effort we put on the pitch, the Brazil international told …
Argentina made an early statement of intent ahead of the World Cup with an impressively dominant 3-0 win over Italy to win the UEFA/CONMEBOL Finalissima at Wembley.
Although Italy failed to qualify for Qatar 2022, few would have expected the European champions to be so stunningly outclassed by the Copa America 2021 winners.
Much of the pre-game focus was on Giorgio Chiellini, but the last game of his distinguished international career ended at half-time with Argentina deservedly 2-0 up thanks to goals from Lautaro Martinez and Angel Di Maria.
Italy somehow prevented the inspired Lionel Messi and Di Maria adding more gloss to the scoreline, but Paulo Dybala finally got their third with the last kick of the game.
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Rafa Mir has completed a full transfer to Sevilla from Premier League side Wolves.
The Spain youth international had been attracting reported interest from LaLiga giants Barcelona and Atletico Madrid after starring for Spain at Tokyo 2020 but it is Sevilla who have won the race for his signature.
Mir has signed a six-year deal with Julen Lopetegui s side and will wear the number 12 shirt. He played in all of Spain s fixtures at the Games as La Roja reached the final where they were beaten by Brazil in the gold medal match.
The 24-year-old, who has been on the books at Wolves since 2018 but has spent each of the past three seasons out on loan, scored hat-trick in a 5-2 win over the Ivory Coast.
He had spent the previous season-and-a-half on loan at Huesca,…