Kick Off: Genoa announce Vieira as new coach, Guardiola set to extend contract

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OFFICIAL: Genoa announces Vieira appointment

He succeeds Alberto Gilardino, who was fired yesterday.

Romano: All documents ready for Man City to announce new deal for Pep Guardiola

Fabrizio Romano: All documents are ready for Man City to announce and confirm a new deal for Pep Guardiola.

These things happen

Barca BLOCKED from moving to new £1.25bn Nou Camp due to little-known rule

BARCELONA'S return to Camp Nou has been POSTPONED due to a little-known UEFA rule.

Saka has already sent a clear £71million message to Liverpool after refusing a 'swap'

Bukayo Saka has previously expressed his admiration for Liverpool transfer target Marcus Thuram.

In honor of Black Consciousness Day, CBF reveals Vinicius' Cameroonian origins

In honor of Black Consciousness Day, Vinicius Jr. a DNA test showed that he has ancestors from Cameroon.

Amorim is backing Man Utd's transfer move with the England ace returning for FREE

ANGEL GOMES remains a key target for Manchester United under new boss Ruben Amorim.

Moves confirmed as two 17-year-old Malian talents join Barcelona

The Africa Foot Academy have confirmed the move of two of their better talents to Barcelona. Mali Under-17 star Ibrahim Diarra has long been linked with a move to the Catalan giants but has been joined by Arouna Traore.

Man Utd opens swap talks with Napoli for Osimhen; Conte encouraged

Osimhen is loaned to Galatasaray for a season. His contract now contains a buyout clause of 81 million euros, which will drop to 75 million euros next summer.

African Player of the Year shortlist announced

The list is completed by Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast/Brighton & Hove Albion), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund) and Ronwen Williams (South Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns).

Real Madrid had a huge injury boost before the competition returned

Real Madrid is lucky: no player was injured during the international break.

New Man Utd boss Amorim told non-negotiable ahead of opening match in charge

Ruben Amorim's immediate aim is to give Manchester United back an identity – with every trophy in his debut season a bonus.

Man Utd's Zirkzee could be swapped for Napoli's Osimhen in a shock transfer

The 23-year-old joined from Bologna this summer for a hefty fee of £36million.

The president of Barcelona spends a week looking for Asian investments and smoking shisha

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has also been traveling during the international break, although not for football. The Blaugrana chief was seen traveling on private jets to Mongolia and then Azerbaijan with several club directors and his ex-cousin Alejandro Echevarria.

Forgotten star is the reason Real will not sign any new defenders in January

The impending return of a Champions League winner reinforces the club's decision not to enter the winter transfer market for defensive reinforcements.

Chelsea prepared to make bid for RMD teenager seen as Courtois's successor

Real Madrid rarely replace their stars with academy products, and with Thibaut Courtois they will have a tough job replacing someone many consider to be the best in the world in his position. However, there is genuine hope within Valdebebas that they have someone in the academy capable of doing so.

Barcelona is struggling with an injury to Lamine Yamal

Robert Lewandowski should be fit for Celta Vigo on Saturday, but there is significantly less optimism around his fellow striker.

Barcelona and Chelsea are interested in signing the 18-year-old Brazilian left back

Few teams have made as much effort in recent years to invest in Brazilian football talent as Chelsea, who recently signed Estevao Willian for a fee of €60 million. The latest talent they have spotted is Santos left-back Souza, but they have Barcelona for company.

Maresca regrets Joao Felix's lack of playing time in the Premier League

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has admitted he is struggling to keep all his talent happy ahead of their match against Leicester on Saturday.

What they say

'Bernardo Silva supports me as Portugal's successor – now I am Amorim's main target'

Manchester United have reportedly set their sights on a young Portuguese sensation who has been praised by Bernardo Silva.

Juventus great Buffon: Neymar has greater talent than Messi and Ronaldo

The pair were teammates at PSG. The former Barcelona star now plays for Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League.

Mia Khalifa has slammed rumors that she is dating Julian Alvarez in a bizarre statement

MIA KHALIFA has denied rumors she is dating former Manchester City star Julian Alvarez.