Inter Miami have been hit with a record $2million fine and other sanctions after violating MLS roster and salary rules following the signing of France international midfielder Blaise Matuidi.
Co-owned by former Manchester United, England and Real Madrid star David Beckham, Inter Miami lured Matuidi from Serie A champions Juventus to the United States for their inaugural season in 2020 – the World Cup-winning star teaming up with Gonzalo Higuain after the club used targeted allocation money (TAM).
But MLS deemed Inter Miami were not roster compliant in March – meaning the team effectively had four designated players last season rather than the three allowed.
Following an extensive investigation on Friday, Inter Miami s violations were found to include the inco…
Cesc Fabregas has revealed Arsenal rejected their option to re-sign the midfielder from Barcelona following his move to Chelsea.
It was announced on Thursday that the Spain international had put pen to paper on a five-year deal at Stamford Bridge.
The move brings to an end his three-year stint at Camp Nou, whom he joined from Arsenal in 2011.
In a statement released on his official Facebook page, Fabregas confirmed that Arsenal had the option to re-sign him from the Catalan giants, but chose not to trigger that clause.
Instead Fabregas signed a long-term contract at Chelsea, one of Arsenal s direct rivals in domestic and European football.
Yes, everyone knows that Arsenal had the first option to sign me, he said.
They decided not to take this option a…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid beat Schalke 3-1 on Tuesday to seal their place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
The prolific Portugal captain took his goal tally for the La Liga leaders to 41 for the season and 13 in the Champions League in 2013-14 as Carlo Ancelotti s side coasted to a 9-2 aggregate victory.
The tie was settled in the first leg in Gelsenkirchen a fortnight ago, when Ronaldo also scored twice as Real hammered the Bundesliga side 6-1 to put one foot in the last eight and Ancelotti s men finished off the job at the Bernabeu.
Ronaldo opened the scoring and restored Real s lead 16 minutes from time after Tim Hoogland finally opened his Schalke account and scored his first goal since January 2010 to equalise before the break.
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Roma winger Mohamed Salah has revealed he was close to leaving Basel for Liverpool in January 2014, but he eventually chose Chelsea after a phone call with Jose Mourinho.
Negotiations between Liverpool and Basel had apparently been taking place for some time, with Salah keen to make the move to Anfield, only for Chelsea to swoop and lure him to Stamford Bridge instead.
Liverpool had wanted me for a number of months. They had opened talks in October 2013, Salah told MBC Masr.
Negotiations took a long time, because Basel rejected more than one offer. They felt the transfer fee was not that high. I was waiting for Liverpool [to agree terms with Basel] because I really like Liverpool. I was eager to join them.
But then I received a phone call from Mourinho…
Manchester United are readying a bid for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eric Dier, according to the Mirror.
The twenty-three year old only penned a new contract with the North London outfit back in September though Jose Mourinho is keen to do a deal, and is set to lodge a bid of £40m.
Dier moved to White Hart Lane from Sporting Lisbon in August 2014, though since last summer he has been battling with Victor Wanyama for a starting berth.
Since signing for Spurs, the England international has racked up one hundred and thirty-one appearances in all competitions, scoring eight goals.
He has been capped seventeen times for the Three Lions, and scored both of his international goals so far last year, first in a 3-2 friendly win over Germany last March and …
The Gran Turismo franchise could be coming to the PC platform in the future, which would follow decades of PlayStation exclusivity.
In an interview with GTPlanet, series creator Kazunori Yamauchi says that he would consider bringing the racing game over to PC. “Gran Turismo is a very finely tuned title,” Yamauchi explains. “There are not many platforms which could run the game in 4K/60 natively, so one way we make that possible is to narrow down the platform. It’s not a very easy subject, but of course, we are looking into it and considering it.” Come from Sports betting site VPbet
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Is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer running out of time at Old Trafford?
Manchester United are already five points off the pace in the Premier League and pressure is mounting.
United, though, are believed to be firmly in favour of sticking with their manager.
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Manchester United are still backing under-fire manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to Fabrizio Romano.
United slumped to a 4-2 Premier League defeat to Leicester City at the weekend, which has left the Red Devils with just two wins from their past seven games across all competitions.
As pressure mounts on Solskjaer, United still reportedly have faith in the Norwegian amid links with the likes of Antonio Conte, Zinedine Zidane and Erik …
While Newcastle might have got a new era underway on Sunday afternoon, the Magpies quickly came crashing back down to earth after an action-packed against Tottenham at St. James Park.
Firmly in the midst of a Premier League crisis on the pitch, the news that almost everyone had been expecting was finally announced on Wednesday morning.
After months of speculation, Newcastle announced that has been given the sack and Graeme Jones will take temporary charge of the top-flight strugglers.
Having to watch as the likes of Graham Potter and Brendan Rodgers made it clear that they were not interested in the new vacancy in the north east, we have taken a look at the three leading contenders to replace Bruce.
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While Newcastle might have been…
William Gallas has signed a new two-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur, the club have announced on their official website.
The Frenchman signed a one-year deal with Spurs last summer and he played a big part in Tottenham’s qualification to the Champions League semi-finals after arriving from rivals Arsenal.
The club is delighted to announce that William Gallas has signed a two-year contract extension which runs until 2013.
The experienced France defender has impressed at the heart of our defence since joining the club in the summer following the expiration of his contract at Arsenal at the end of the 2009/10 campaign.
Gallas is currently on the sidelines with injury but he is expected to recover in time for the Champions League clash against Real Madr…
Queens Park Rangers will accept the trophy as Championship winners at Loftus Road on Saturday and keep it.
Despite being found guilty of two of seven charges relating to the Alejandro Faurlin signing, the London club has escaped a points deduction, the Football Association has ruled
QPR were accused of breaking third-party ownership rules over the Argentine s transfer in July 2009.
It had been feared that QPR could be docked up to 15 points, which would have left them in the play-off places.
The club play Leeds at home in their final game of the season on Saturday.
There have been a few tears in the dressing room. It s been a hell of a time and how they [the players] have been able to focus I ll never know, manager Neil Warnock said.
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