Barcelona president Sandro Rosell insists that Lionel Messi will have the full backing of the club over claims of alleged tax fraud.
The Argentinian superstar and his father are reportedly the subject of investigations into four million euros worth of unpaid tax between 2007 and 2009, although the player quickly responded to Wednesday s claims with a statement on his official Facebook page denying all possible charges.
Jorge Messi, the player s father, is also insistent of his son s innocence and told AS: This is all a mistake. It should have been spoken about with the accountants and legal people, who will clear it up.
Now Rosell has also added his voice to those in support of Messi, who according to the Spanish media could face a jail sentence of up to six years if foun…
Manchester United could be set to make a surprise move for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, according to the Telegraph.
West Ham United appear to be in pole position to sign the England shot-stopper though the Red Devils may move in should they need to replace David de Gea, who continues to be linked with a return to Spain.
Hart’s time at the Etihad Stadium is nearing the end with manager Pep Guardiola laying out almost £35m to sign Brazilian keeper Ederson a fortnight ago.
He made thirty-seven appearances on loan at Torino last season having played three hundred and forty-eight times for the Citizens.
He was part of the squads that won the Premier League in 2012 and 2014 while he also has winners medals in the League Cup and the FA Cup while…
Manchester City are ready to make a move for Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, .
The 2014 Premier League champions will be managed by current Bayern boss Pep Guardiola from next season, and the Spaniard is already eyeing a reunion with the Germany number one.
The proposed transfer casts major doubts over the future of Joe Hart, who has been City’s first choice shot-stopper since breaking into their first team in 2007.
The twenty-eight year old has racked up three hundred and thirty-three appearances in all competitions and has won the Premier League and League Cup twice, and the FA Cup in 2010.
On an individual level he has won the Golden Glove in the English top flight on four occasions while internationally he has been capped fifty-seven tim…
Former Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Jose Maria Marin has been sentenced to four years in prison for racketeering and corruption offences.
Marin, 86, is the first person to be imprisoned as the result of the US investigation into corruption at world football s governing body FIFA.
He was found to have taken bribes in exchange for the media and marketing rights to various tournaments, including the Copa America.
Judge Pamela Chen described Marin as wantonly greedy in sentencing the former CBF president, who was arrested in Zurich in May 2015.
Marin was convicted in a Brooklyn court alongside former CONMEBOL head Juan Angel Napout, who will be sentenced at a later date.
Along with the four-year sentence, Marin was ordered t…
Nicolas N Koulou has joined Torino from Lyon on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent.
The Cameroon defender arrived at Lyon before the start of last season, following five years at Marseille.
But he made just 13 Ligue 1 appearances for Lyon as they finished fourth.
N Koulou won the Coupe de la Ligue with Marseille in 2012 and was part of the Cameroon squad that triumphed in this year s Africa Cup of Nations.
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The Telegraph understands that Tottenham Hotspur are keeping tabs on Leicester City full-back Ben Chilwell.
The twenty-one-year old was handed his first England call-up at the weekend after being drafted in following Luke Shaw’s injury and now Spurs are interested.
Since breaking into the Foxes first team during the 2015/16 campaign he has racked up fifty-eight appearances in all competitions, with his one and only professional goal coming in a 6-1 defeat to Tottenham in the penultimate game of the 2016/17 season.
He didn’t feature in any league matches during his first term with the club so didn’t qualify for a Premier League winners medal though he did play eight times on loan with Huddersfield Town who eventually won promotion from the Championship t…
Everton have announced that David Unsworth will take temporary charge of the first-team beginning with Wednesday s EFL Cup tie at Chelsea following Ronald Koeman s sacking.
Koeman was dismissed on Monday in the wake of Sunday s 5-2 hammering by Arsenal, leaving Everton in the relegation zone despite spending a reported £142million in the close-season.
Everton have won just two of their first nine league matches, while they also sit bottom of their Europa League group.
Unsworth, who is in charge of Everton s Under-23s, played the best past of 11 years at Goodison Park across two spells and has been linked to the club in a coaching capacity since 2013.
Everton can confirm David Unsworth will take temporary charge of the Everton first team, commencing with…
Dani Ceballos insists he has not given up on his Real Madrid dream despite being sent out on loan to Arsenal this season.
Spain international Ceballos joined Madrid in 2017 after emerging as one of LaLiga s most promising talents at Real Betis, but he struggled to secure regular football under Zinedine Zidane.
After Zidane s departure, Ceballos began to play more regularly for Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari, but that did not continue when the Frenchman returned in March.
He was allowed to leave for Arsenal on loan and has shown flashes of his ability in London, with Gunners fans quickly taking to the playmaker.
Though it seems they should not get used to his presence, as he still sees his long-term future at the Santiago Bernabeu.
When I don…
Luka Modric has been backed as a potential Golden Ball winner by Croatia team-mate Mario Mandzukic.
Croatia captain Modric has been tipped to win the award for the best player at the World Cup, having featured prominently in his country s run to the semi-finals.
England await in Wednesday s last-four clash in Moscow, with the Real Madrid midfielder coming up against a number of his former Premier League rivals from his time at Tottenham.
Mandzukic says Modric deserves to be in contention for the Golden Ball, which was won by Lionel Messi in 2014.
I ve known Luka for a number of years, not only from the national team, Mandzukic told reporters.
He deserves all the accolades he gets, from the media and public.
He s worked very hard to get …
Leicester City s fourth-round EFL Cup clash with Southampton has been rearranged for November 27 after it was postponed following the death of Foxes chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on Saturday.
Shortly after Leicester s 1-1 draw at home to West Ham on Saturday, Srivaddhanaprabha s helicopter took off from the centre circle at about 20:30 local time and crashed in the King Power Stadium s car park.
Leicester confirmed on Sunday that all five individuals on board died in the crash, with Srivaddhanaprabha – who many considered the mastermind of the club s shock Premier League triumph in 2015-16 – among them.
Tributes have poured in ever since, while the visit of Saints in the EFL Cup – initially scheduled for Tuesday October 30 – was postponed as a mark of…