Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of Ghana international Andre Ayew on a free transfer.
The 33-year-old forward becomes the club s 30th signing since the end of last season, and was able to join after the closure of the January transfer window as he had been a free agent.
Ayew, who had also been linked with a move to Everton, has penned a deal with the Premier League side until the end of the campaign.
After leaving Qatari side Al Sadd, Ayew returns for his second spell in English football, having spent time at Swansea City and West Ham between 2015 and 2021.
Ayew is reunited with manager Steve Cooper, who previously worked with him at Swansea.
It s a great feeling to sign for Nottingham Forest, he told the club s website after his sig…
Mohamed Salah will return to Liverpool earlier than expected, along with Virgil van Dijk, after he was released from international duty by Egypt on Saturday.
The 32-year-old was on the scoresheet as Egypt defeated Mauritania 2-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Friday, and was also expected to feature in the return fixture on Tuesday.
However, in a boost for the Reds, who face fourth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League on October 20, Salah will head back to Merseyside having played just once for his country.
The technical staff of Egypt s senior football team led by manager Hossam Hassan held a meeting with Mohamed Salah, the captain of the Pharaohs, the Egyptian FA said in a statement.
It was agreed during the meeting to rest the player fro…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Cristiano Ronaldo almost guarantees goals as Manchester United prepare to face Villarreal in the Champions League.
United have drawn their last five meetings with Villarreal, including the 2021 Europa League final which they went on to lose on penalties, while managing to score just once.
Therefore, the Premier League club will be hoping the 36-year-old, who is the Champions League s all-time leading scorer, can help them halt that barren run.
Ronaldo has never netted against Villarreal in four previous appearances against them for United in the competition, only facing Lille and Benfica as often without finding the net.
However, he scored 13 times against the Spanish side during his time with Real Madrid, a fact…
Ralf Rangnick made 11 changes for Manchester United s Champions League clash with Young Boys on Wednesday.
The Red Devils were already assured of a place in the knockout stages ahead of the Group F showdown at Old Trafford.
Rangnick handed Dean Henderson an opportunity in goal behind a back four of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Eric Bailly, Nemanja Matic, who captained the side, and Luke Shaw.
Donny van de Beek and Juan Mata anchored the midfield with Jesse Lingard and Amad Diallo starting in more advanced roles behind a front two of Mason Greenwood and Anthony Elanga.
With Elanga and Diallo both starting, the Red Devils included more than one teenager in their starting XI for a Champions League game for the first time since November 2009 v Besiktas (Federico Mached…
Seattle Sounders star Jordan Morris reflected on the “special” nature of being able to share some incredible moments with his father Micheal, who is leaving his role as the team’s chief medical officer.
Dr Morris has been with the Sounders for 18 years.
However, Dr Morris is now calling time on his stint at the club.
Dr Morris’ son, Jordan, has established himself as a United States regular and a leading light in MLS, and the winger is delighted to have shared such a path with his father in close proximity.
Ahead of Saturday s match, the squad honored Dr. Morris who served as the club s physician for 18 years.
Thank you for nearly two decades of service, Dr. Morris
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Two sides who will open up their Champions League qualifying adventure on Wednesday evening, Slavia Prague will welcome Royale Union to the Fortuna Arena.
Slavia Prague
Starting with the hosts, suffering major frustration last season as they failed to reclaim their domestic crown thanks to a two-point deficit, Slavia Prague are desperate to go one-step further this time around. Nevertheless, signing off the 2023/24 campaign in the midst of a real purple patch, Jindrich Trpisovsky’s men appear to have carried on from where they left off back in May. Picking up some perfect momentum last week as they snatched a 1-0 victory away at Liberec, the Czech heavyweights have collected seven points from their first three top-flight appearance…
It was one of the most memorable breakthroughs by a young player in top-flight European football over the past 15 year or so.
Marcus Rashford stepped into the Manchester United first-team as a skinny 18-year-old amid an injury crisis. After scoring twice against Midtjylland in the Europa League, he followed up with another brace on his Premier League debut three days later.
Arsenal were on the receiving end as Rashford s first-half double helped United to a 3-2 win at Old Trafford in February 2016.
It was an introduction that promised much, such was his prodigious ability and remarkable speed.
But as he prepares to face league leaders Arsenal again on Sunday, there s a feeling he s only now beginning to fully realise his potential.
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Chairman Peter Lawwell presided over Celtic’s annual general meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
The Parkhead club are in a healthy financial situation, having recently announced record annual profits of more than £40million.
Celtic had £72.3m in the bank “net of bank borrowings” on June 30 this year, group revenue was up by more than a third to £120m and the club reported a gain in the transfer market of £14.4m.
Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the main topics which emerged from the meeting at Celtic Park.
On and off-field performances
UEFA match observer Aitor Karanka explains how Griezmann undid Celtic
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Lawwell, who returned as chairman at the beginning of the year – after …
England secured their qualification for Euro 2020 in memorable fashion with a 7-0 thumping of Montenegro in their 1000th international game on Thursday evening.
It was a cruise throughout the game for the hosts and they got off to a rapid start as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ended his long wait for an international goal with the opener. Harry Kane then got two quickfire strikes as he twice got on the end of excellent balls from Ben Chilwell to nod in. Marcus Rashford also got in on the act as he blasted in a fourth on the half hour mark. Kane got a deserved hat-trick before half-time with a well-placed shot from close range.
The scoring continued for England throughout the second-half but it was not one of Gareth Southgate s troops this time as Aleksandar Šofranac put thro…
Los Angeles FC will do battle with the Columbus Crew in the Leagues Cup final in what will be a rematch of their 2023 MLS Cup encounter.
In that fixture, the Crew emerged victorious over LAFC, with both sides meeting at the Lower.com Field once again to decide who takes this year s crown.
LAFC cruised into the showpiece match with a commanding 4-0 triumph over the Colorado Rapids at the BMO Stadium.
Steve Cherundolo s side dominated proceedings in the first half and were rewarded before the interval with two quickfire goals from Mateusz Bogusz and Kei Kamara.
Bogusz rounded off a fine team move with a curled effort from outside the area, with Kamara finishing beyond Zack Steffen after being picked out by Ryan Hollingshead.
The victory was all …