Soccer Extremist

Pep Guardiola feels Manchester United can make the Premier League top four but feels they will struggle to challenge for the title.

Alex Iwobi 'would reject Barcelona', according to his father Alex Iwobi would reject a big-money move to Barcelona in order to go to "the next level" with Arsenal, according to his father.

Gus Poyet has been sacked by Real Betis Real Betis have sacked Gustavo Poyet after less than four months in charge and replaced him with former Deportivo La Coruna coach Victor Sanchez del Amo.

The goalkeeper has called on Nigerians not to be pessimistic about the Eagles chances against the Greens

Man Utd squad good enough to win Premier League - Lingard

Robert Lewandowski receives treatement before going on to score his sixth and seventh goals of the World Cup qualifying campaign Poland striker Robert Lewandowski needed treatment after a flare thrown by home fans exploded near him during a heated World Cup qualifier in Romania.

Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed that the great Brazil striker Ronaldo was his boyhood idol.

Inter Milan have named former Lazio boss Stefano Pioli as their new coach.

Barcelona and Brazil footballer Neymar should face trial for fraud, a Spanish judge has said, months after the case was dismissed.

The incomparable Scot took charge of Manchester United for the first time 30 years ago, and his retirement is still being felt every single day around Old Trafford.

                            Kurt Zouma has been sidelined for nine months with a knee injury Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma is set to play for the club's under-23s against Oxford United as he continues his comeback from a knee injury.

Jose Mourinho endured a poor start to 2015/16 with Chelsea and this season with Manchester United Jose Mourinho could have the unenviable record of leading two different teams to their worst-ever Premier League starts in consecutive seasons this weekend.

Former Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh, who is on the FIFA technical study group for Rio 2016, has been assigned to analyse Nigeria Olympic team’s matches against Japan and Colombia in Brazil

Wayne Rooney has revealed he would like to be a manager upon retirement from football England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has revealed he would like to become a manager when he retires from football.

Pep Guardiola's first Premier League game sees City take on Sunderland on Saturday 13 August Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will have no problem shaking Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's hand at Monday's pre-season derby in Beijing.

Antonio Conte expresses disappointment about Chelsea's preseason loss to Rapid Vienna after several days of intense training. New Chelsea boss Antonio Conte believes that the club's players can improve a lot and eventually reach the level of the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Neymar has missed out on a nomination for  UEFA's Best Player in Europe award , but Pepe will go up against Real Madrid and Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Max Bretos joins SVP to share his thoughts on Lionel Messi, saying the Argentina forward has gotten too comfortable and feels that the international game simply isn't for him. The Argentine FA (AFA)'s acting head Armando Perez plans to ask Lionel Messi to reconsider his international retirement and said a new national coach will be appointed soon.

A week after losing N'Golo Kante to Chelsea, Claudio Ranieri has sanctioned the winger's exit to the Emirates Stadium for a €50 million (£41.8m) fee

The 19-year-old starred for his country at Euro 2016 but the Premier League champions face a fight to sign the midfielder amid competition from Everton and Southampton

The Swans are keen to end their former striker's Etihad nightmare by bringing him back to south Wales this summer, just 18 months after he joined the Citizens for £25m

Reports in the France international's homeland claim that the marksman was not told that he would be switching to the No.11 jersey following the arrival of the Swede

The out-of-favour 23-year-old forward wants to leave Old Trafford in pursuit of regular first-team football and has also reportedly attracted interest from Stoke City

Ronald Koeman's side are holding out for £75 million for the Belgian 23-year-old, who has told close friends that he wants a return to Stamford Bridge this summer

The Gunners are reportedly set to splash the cash to land both the Leicester City star and the Lyon striker as the club looks to strengthen their push for the Premier League title

The injury-plagued Germany international is poised to depart Old Trafford this summer, with new boss Jose Mourinho in the market for dynamic additions to his squad

The Catalan coach is keen to sign the Borussia Dortmund striker and the Everton defender but the club may have to pay over £100 million to acquire the pair this summer

The French striker is reportedly on his way to Camp Nou after chosing Luis Enrique's side over Atletico Madrid, with the transfer set to be finalised in the coming days

Reports had suggested that the Turin's side big-money move for the Napoli star would pave the way for the midfielder to leave the club, though that may not be the case

The Argentina international is edging nearer to a move to the Italian champions after 36 Serie A goals in 35 games for the Naples side last season

Cristiano Ronaldo's knee injury shouldn't be a worry to people in Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo has vowed he'll come back "much stronger" from the left knee injury he suffered in Portugal's Euro 2016 final defeat of France. The Portugal star exited the tournament's deciding match after a clash with France midfielder Dimitri Payet within the first 10 minutes though he initially tried to carry on after having his knee wrapped.

Luis Enrique says Lionel Messi's retirement from international football wouldn't be all bad for his La Liga side. Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has said that he doesn't expect Lionel Messi to return to training with less enthusiasm despite the striker's decision to quit the Argentina national team following the Copa America loss. 

The Algeria international and Premier League winner has been heavily linked with a mega-money move to Arsenal in recent days but his team-mate hopes that such talk is false

Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club should have better supported Lionel Messi during his tax fraud trial and also criticised the Blaugrana  board for  renewing the shirt sponsorship deal  with Qatar Airways for well below the current market rate.

I can't stop smiling because I've got this job - Sam Allardyce England captain Wayne Rooney says the Football Association have made a "good appointment" by naming  Sam Allardyce manager  of the national side. Allardyce, 61, has signed an initial two-year contract after the FA agreed compensation with Sunderland.

Georginio Wijnaldum has won 30 caps for the Netherlands Liverpool have signed Netherlands international Georginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle for £25m.

Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he will open contracts talks with Real Madrid upon his return to the Spanish capital, and that he will miss the UEFA Super Cup game against Sevilla. Ronaldo, 31, currently has a contract until 2018 but has  previously urged Real to offer him an extension , rejecting reported interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City and insisting he wants to end his career with  Los Blancos .

El Clasico is one of the most anticipated matchups of the European football calendar. Barcelona and Real Madrid will face off twice in La Liga during the season. Their first meeting will take place during Week 14 on the weekend of Dec. 3-4 at Barcelona's Camp Nou.

Barcelona returned to begin their preparations for the upcoming Primera Division season as they seek to retain the title. Lionel Messi has returned to Barcelona seven days ahead of schedule and has been included on the list of 25 players travelling to England for preseason training,  t he club announced on Saturday.

The Zlatan Burger in all its glory. Manchester United supporters looking forward to a taste of the action in 2016-17 can satisfy their hunger with a glance at what is being served up in a restaurant run by United legends Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville. Cafe Football -- which they first opened in London, then added a Manchester branch -- has been producing some dishes that will make fans lick their lips. The Zlatan Burger was a new addition to the menu during Euro 2016, and although the Swede did not last long in France, the burger will stay for the new Premier League season. It might not be quite as fiery as United's new striker, though, as it's a meatball patty -- Swedish, of course -- which is served with a creamy sauce and pickled cucumber.

Legendary Brazilian striker Pele has announced that he has written and recorded a special anthem for the 2016 Olympic games, which are set to get under way in Rio de Janeiro next month.

The xXx action movie franchise is about to storm back into town with the latest all-guns-blazing sequel, "xXx: Return of Xander Cage." The movie stars Vin Diesel in the title role, but the leading man is also joined in the cast by a newcomer to the action genre -- in fact, he's pretty much a newcomer to Hollywood in general. As can be seen (incredibly briefly) in the official trailer after 33 seconds, Barcelona star Neymar has managed to land himself a minor cameo in which he appears to play a young Brazilian man who kicks things.

Paul Pogba's barber might have spilled the beans on the biggest transfer of all time.

Usain Bolt is jokingly awaiting a call from Jose Mourinho to finally give him a chance at Man United.

With a new season set to begin imminently, Lionel Messi has adopted a fresh new look to go with it.

What do you give the man who has everything? How about an airport?  That's right, Madeira International Airport  is to be named  after the island's favourite son: Cristiano Ronaldo. The announcement was made after a council meeting of the local government on Thursday.

The Ghana international claims his father was more talented than the legendary midfielder who he felt should have been named Africa’s best

The 31-year-old departs Anfield after eight-and-a-half years of service having seen his status and playing time decrease and will be officially unveiled on Friday

Antoine Griezmann has won the Golden Boot after scoring twice as many goals as his nearest rivals Antoine Griezmann finished on the losing side in the Euro 2016 final but the France forward won the Golden Boot after finishing top scorer at the tournament. Griezmann failed to shine in Sunday's showpiece as Portugal claimed a shock 1-0 win over the hosts , thanks to Eder's extra-time strike. But the Atletico Madrid player's six goals in the competition - three ahead of his nearest challengers - saw him claim a personal accolade. Euro 2016 - top scorers Player Goals Assists Antoine Griezmann (Fra) 6 2 Cristiano Ronaldo (Por) 3 3 Olivier Giroud (Fra) 3 2 Dimitri Payet (Fra) 3 2 Gareth Bale (Wal) 3 1 Nani (Por) 3 1 Alvaro Morata (Esp) 3 0 Griezmann, who had previously only scored in friendlies for France and who was deemed a 9/1 shot for the trophy, failed to find the net in his country's opener against Romania but  came off the bench to hel...