Fenerbahce have officialy completed the signing of Nigeria international striker Emmanuel Emenike from Spartak Moscow.
The Super Lig outfit had announced a deal had been agreed on Wednesday, and the 26-year-old has now completed his medical and agreed personal terms.
He leaves a Spartak Moscow side that currently sit top of the Russian Premier League after four games, in no short part down to Emenike s three goals.
Emenike previously signed for Fenerbahce in July 2011 but in the same month was sold to Spartak after facing charges of match fixing.
He was later acquitted of all charges and returns to Turkey after also featuring for Karabukspor.
Emenike has 15 international caps and has contributed six goals to the Nigeria national team.
Fenerbahce could…
Lorient have appointed Bernard Casoni as their new coach until the end of the season.
Casoni, who has coached 11 clubs across five countries in his career, takes over from Sylvain Ripoll.
Ripoll was sacked last month with Lorient rooted to the bottom of the Ligue 1 table, the Brittany club having taken just seven points from 12 games.
Casoni s last job was with Hungarian side Videoton in 2015, while he has previously coached Marseille, Cannes, Bastia, Evian, Auxerre and Valenciennes in France.
He has now been tasked with the challenge of keeping Lorient in the top flight and his first game in charge comes against Monaco at the Stade du Moustoir on November 18.
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Diogo Dalot hailed Antony s instant impact at Manchester United and backed the winger to adapt quickly , with the partnership made easier between the pair due to their native Portuguese language.
Former Ajax winger Antony, who United paid an initial £81.3million (€95m) for, scored just three days after moving to Old Trafford as he netted in Sunday s 3-1 win over Arsenal.
That strike made Antony, aged 22 years and 192 days, the youngest Brazilian to score on his Premier League debut for any team.
Dalot operated at right-back behind the 22-year-old, the Portugal international starting his sixth game in succession for United, which suggests he may be Erik ten Hag s preferred option going forward.
While the pair hail from different countries, they both spe…
Roma striker Mattia Destro was thrilled to send his side into the Coppa Italia final at the expense of his former club Inter 5-3 on aggregate.
The Giallorossi went 1-0 down early on thanks to a stunning strike from Jonathan, but two second-half goals from the ex-Nerazzurri forward and a third from Vasilis Torosidis secured the win regardless of Ricardo Alvarez s late effort for the hosts.
Destro left San Siro in 2010 having spent part of his youth career with the Milan giants, and he was thrilled to net upon his return having been absent with injury lately.
I had been out for two months, so I really wanted to score a goal, he told Rai Sport.
We all wanted to win this game. How do I feel as an ex-Inter player scoring here? It was the decision they wanted…
Sport Mediaset is reporting that Manchester United, Liverpool and Roma are all considering moves for Inter Milan goalkeeper Samir Handanovic.
The Slovenian shot-stopper has a contract until June 2016 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, and, as thing stand now, he is unlikely to sign a new deal.
With the Nerazzurri largely struggling in Serie A and club officials not showing enough desire to keep hold of their star player, Handanovic might be ready to explore other avenues.
According to Sport Mediaset, the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool are showing interest, while Roma are ready to pounce if the goalkeeper decides to remain in Italy.
Handanovic, 30, is widely regarded as one of Europe s top shot-stoppers and it appears he is ready to leave the Nerazzurri…
Robert Lewandowski heads a stellar list of nominees for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award after a golden 12 months for Bayern Munich.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton and tennis great Rafael Nadal are also in contention. Joshua Cheptegei and Armand Duplantis complete the male nominees.
Poland striker Lewandowski enjoyed a memorable 2020 for the German giants, with his impeccable performances helping Bayern to a Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League treble.
Across the top-five European leagues, no player could match Lewandowski s 45 goals scored in all competitions from January 1 to December 31 with Cristiano Ronaldo his nearest rival on 41.
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Liverpool F.C. have completed the signing of Spain Under-21 international forward Luis Alberto from Sevilla on a long-term contract, .
The deal is subject to international clearance.
Alberto, 20, made his first-team debut for Sevilla on 16 April 2011 against Getafe CF but failed to establish himself at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, making just seven senior appearances for the Sevillistas from 2010 to 2012.
Thus, in August 2012, the 20-year-old was loaned to Liga Adelante side FC Barcelona B on a one-year deal.
While on loan at the Mini Estadi, Alberto bagged 11 goals and 17 assists in 38 appearances, attracting interest from a number of top European clubs.
We are all delighted that Luis has decided to join Liverpool, Liverp…
Borussia Dortmund starlet Christian Pulisic has emerged as a top transfer target for the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, according to the British media.
Daily Mail reports that the American teenage sensation has once again turned plenty of heads after scoring a brace in and ICC win over Liverpool. Pulisic was the standout performer for the Bundesliga side against the Reds.
Pulisic has enjoyed a stellar season at the German club during the 2017/18 campaign. He hit the rich vein of form in 32 Bundesliga appearances, while he also took part in his team’s eight matches in the Champions League and Europa League.
Jurgen Klopp is said to be extremely keen to bring his former protegee to Anfield but the German tactician will face plenty of …
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said Friday midfielder Owen Hargreaves and defender John O Shea could be back in the squad for the visit of Chelsea this weekend.
England midfielder Hargreaves has not played a first-team game since September 2008 after undergoing surgery to both knees, while Republic of Ireland international O Shea has been out with a leg injury since November.
John O Shea and Owen Hargreaves have trained very well with the first team, Ferguson said.
They are not far away and I may use one of them as substitute on Saturday and the other on Wednesday.
John O Shea in particular has done a lot of work. The boy has come on terrifically well in the last two or three weeks.
If I include one on Saturday and one on Wednesday i…
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart is dreaming of winning the quadruple this season.
Manuel Pellegrini s men sit third in the Premier League table and have already booked their ticket for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
They also qualified for the semi-finals of the League Cup last week and are yet to begin their FA Cup campaign.
It will be a successful season if we win all the trophies, Hart told Sky Sports.
We can t say we want to lose that one or we accept we are going to lose then. We have to go out to win all four and see what happens.
Manchester City have struggled to make an impact in Europe in recent seasons, but Hart is optimistic about his side s chances this term.
We are ambitious as a team, as a club and a…