Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Renato Veiga from FC Basel on a seven-year contract.
The Blues have paid a reported €14million (£11.8m) for the youngster, with the option to extend his deal for an extra year, which could keep him at the club until 2031.
Veiga joined Basel in August 2023 on a four-year deal, and cemented his place in the first team after making his debut in September.
He went on to make 26 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice in the Swiss Super League.
I m absolutely buzzing to be here, Veiga told Chelsea s media channels. This is one of the biggest clubs in England – the biggest for me – and I m just really excited to get started.
Veiga is the fifth player signed by Chelsea in this transfer window, followi…
Pep Guardiola will leave Manchester City if the club lied to him over their alleged breaches of the Premier League s financial rules, says football finance expert Kieran Maguire.
City s legal battle with the Premier League is anticipated to last approximately another two months, with the verdict made public next year, after an independent hearing started in September.
The English champions have been charged with 115 alleged breaches of competition rules over an extended period of time, including breaking financial rules, and failing to comply or provide accurate information to the investigation.
Points deductions and fines are on the cards as possible penalties if City are found guilty, though Maguire believes the most significant impact could be breaking trust w…
Competition: Euro 2016
Market: England to win Group B
Odds:
England had a rollercoaster of an international break, with their impressive win away to Germany tarnished by a home defeat to the Netherlands. The Three Lions have been stepping up preparations for this summer’s European Championships, and are among the favourites to go the distance.
In their Group, England have Russia, Wales and Slovakia for company, who are all sure to provide some competition, but Roy Hodgson’s side are favourites to make the knockouts of the European Championships by topping their group. Their form in the qualifiers has been outstanding, and it’s hard to overlook England to progress as a result.
Hodgson’s men enjoyed a 100% record in the qualifiers, and followe…
Joachim Low has hinted Manuel Neuer will remain his first-choice goalkeeper at the start of Germany s Euro 2020 qualification campaign ahead of Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Neuer started against Serbia in Wednesday s 1-1 friendly draw, suggesting the Bayern Munich goalkeeper is still in front of his rival for the role.
Barcelona s Ter Stegen replaced Neuer at half-time but had very little to do, Germany improving in the second half as they fought back to avoid defeat on home soil.
Germany s qualifying campaign begins on Sunday with a trip to face Netherlands, and Neuer looks set to keep his place in Low s XI.
Only a draw, but plenty of positives.
Next up:
1-1
— Germany (@DFB_Team_EN)
You can assume that, Low told repo…
Watching make even more history last season as they produced a sensational domestic and European double, Los Blancos will once again be looking to shatter the record books this time around.
Holding off Barcelona’s charge and eventually finishing the 2023/24 campaign with a commanding 10-point buffer over their arch-rivals, all of Spain’s elite will steal centre stage next week.
With springing an almighty upset last season as they secured a first Champions League ticket, La Liga finds its reputation at a red-hot high.
Welcoming a host of European icons this summer, Spain’s golden trio have certainly completed their own big-name arrivals and will be looking for their new superstars to hit the ground running.
Kylian Mbappe Real Madrid
Much like Cri…
Putting in a nightmare second-half display away at Tottenham on Saturday evening as they slumped to a , Manchester United have certainly come under some recent scrutiny.
While men might have opened the 2023/24 campaign with a controversial 1-0 victory at home against Wolves, the Reds have failed to find any kind of stability and still appear someway off mounting any kind of title charge this season.
Although United might have really broken the bank this summer as they welcomed the likes of Mason Mount and to Old Trafford, it appears that a number of ten Hag’s first-team stars could still be heading in the opposite direction.
With just a fortnight left until the summer transfer window slams shut on September 1st, we have taken a look at a handful of United su…
Philippe Senderos has been left out of the final Switzerland squad for Euro 2016.
The former Arsenal and AC Milan centre-back, who has spent much of the past season back in his homeland with Grasshopper Zurich, delivered an unconvincing display during the 2-1 friendly defeat to Belgium.
Head coach Vladimir Petkovic has opted to leave the 31-year-old out of his final squad to take to France, despite concerns over the centre-back positions, with Norwich City s Timm Klose out injured and Johan Djourou having been battling an illness.
Udinese full-back Silvan Widmer and Basel midfielder Luca Zuffi, who enjoyed a strong campaign for the Swiss champions, have also been cut from the squad.
Here is our squad for France!
— nationalteams_SFVASF (@SFV_…
Gareth Bale risked incurring the wrath of Real Madrid with his celebration of Wales Euro 2020 qualification.
Wales – semi-finalists at Euro 2016 – booked their ticket to next year s European Championship with a 2-0 win over Hungary on Tuesday.
Aaron Ramsey s double in Cardiff ensured Wales leapfrogged Hungary and clinched the second automatic qualifying spot in Group E.
Bale and his team-mates celebratedly wildly post-game, with the former Tottenham talisman particularly catching the eye.
What a night!
— Wales (@Cymru)
Tipped to leave Madrid and criticised for his priorities amid his love for golf, Wales fans have adopted the chant, Wales, golf, Madrid , which has been heard during the international break.
And on Tue…
Barnsley boss Michael Duff insists he never doubted his decision to take on the job last summer after relegation had left the club in disarray.
The Reds had just crashed into the third tier after winning only six Sky Bet Championship matches, but now stand on the brink of an immediate return.
They face local rivals Sheffield Wednesday in Monday’s League One play-off final, 11 months after Duff left Cheltenham to try and turn Barnsley’s fortunes around.
Enjoy 9 minutes showing just how we got here, and remind yourselves, we re here to win.
We talk on the pitch. Can t wait for Monday.
— Barnsley FC (@BarnsleyFC)
Disillusioned fans had lost count of the players who either departed or arrived at Oakwell following relegation and despite…
Russia head coach Fabio Capello has revealed his plan to retire after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Capello has been at the helm of the Russian national team since replacing Dutchman Guus Hiddink in 2012.
The 67-year-old Italian was rewarded with a new four-year contract in January after securing Russia s place at the upcoming World Cup in Brazil.
But the veteran intends to bow out of management after Russia host the showpiece event in four years time.
After the 2018 World Cup I will be 71, the former England coach said.
I think it’s the right time to say stop .
Russia is my last job. I want to be like Alex Ferguson. He quit at 72, I will resign being a year younger.
In the meantime, Capello s sole focus is this year s World Cup, which gets underw…