Barca confirm agreement for Boca hotshot
Barcelona have announced on their official website that they have reached an agreement with Boca Juniors to sign forward Sergio Araujo.
The highly rated youngster is set to sign a two-year loan deal with the Catalans subject to passing a medical at Camp Nou.
The 20-year-old will link up with Barcelona B side, where he will have a chance to get regular playing time and prove his amazing potential.
Sergio Araujo came through the youth ranks at La Bombonera, and was handed a first team debut in December 2009.
Despite showing a lot of potential, he never quite managed to get a run in the senior side, and only went to start five league games for los Xeneize.
Nevertheless, the player displayed his amazin…
Hoffenheim midfielder Boris Vukcevic has been placed in an induced coma after his car crashed into a truck on Friday.
The 22-year-old, who has made 55 Bundesliga appearances for the club since joining from Stuttgart s youth team in 2008, underwent an operation after the collision and is now reported to be in a critical condition .
Vukcevic had to be airlifted from the site of the accident, which took place on the road between Hoffenheim and Heidelberg. The driver of the truck reportedly escaped with only minor injuries.
Hoffenhim released a statement following the crash to confirm the life-threatening injuries sustained by the midfielder.
This news has shaken us, Hoffenheim general manager Andreas Mueller said in a statement. The team, the coach and eve…
Inter want PSG defender
Inter Milan are considering a move for Paris Saint-Germain full-back Gregory van der Wiel, .
It is no secret that Roberto Mancini is far from happy with his current options at right-back that include Davide Santon, Danilo D Ambrosio and Martin Montoya.
And with at least two of them set to leave in January, the Nerazzurri have set their sights on PSG full-back Gregory van der Wiel.
The Netherlands international is growing increasingly frustrated by the lack of first team action seeing that he currently plays second fiddle to Serge Aurier.
Taking also into account that his current deal expires at the end of the season, a January exit appears on the cards.
Inter have reportedly contacted the player s agent Mino Raiola…
Claudio Bravo has admitted he is unhappy with Barcelona s goalkeeper rotation policy as the Champions League holders prepare to face BATE on Wednesday.
Luis Enrique favoured the Chile international in La Liga last season but reserved the European matches for Germany s Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and he has continued the same system in 2015-16.
Ter Stegen, however, came under fire for conceding goals against both Roma and Bayer Leverkusen and has already conceded 17 times from nine games in all competitions so far this season one more than he let in during the whole of last term.
Barca kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win away to Getafe on Saturday with Bravo in goal and the former Real Sociedad man is now pushing to keep his place in continental competition.
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K-League president Kwon Oh-gap has apologised to South Korean football supporters after two referees were suspended as part of a match-fixing investigation.
Busan District Public Prosecutor s Office have arrested the two match officials with local reports suggesting the probe relates to payments received from former Gyeongnam FC president Ahn Jong-bok. Ahn was arrested last month on suspicion of corruption and embezzlement.
Kwon said in a statement on the league s website: We have disappointed you gravely.
We are actively co-operating with the prosecutors investigation to resolve the suspicions. We suspended the two referees under investigation from all games this month.
It is not the first match-fixing investigation to hit South Korean football. I…
Defending FA Cup winners Arsenal have been pitted against Sunderland in the third round, while Premier League leaders Leicester City will face Tottenham.
Arsenal are looking to win the competition for the third straight year having followed up their 3-2 extra-time win over Hull City in 2014 by beating Aston Villa 4-0 last season.
And Arsene Wenger s men will be expected to get their campaign off to a winning start against a Sunderland side the London club defeated 3-1 in the Premier League last Saturday.
Sunderland s visit to Emirates Stadium is one of five all-Premier League ties, of which Tottenham s visit to Leicester is the most enticing.
Claudio Ranieri s Leicester have stunned the Premier League with their blistering form this season, which sees t…
Edin Dzeko hit the crossbar with a stoppage-time header as Roma missed a chance to leapfrog 10-man Lazio in the Serie A table with a 0-0 derby draw at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
One of the heroes of Roma s midweek Champions League comeback against Barcelona, Dzeko was instead frustrated on this occasion as the Giallorossi failed to capitalise on Stefan Radu s 80th-minute sending off.
Romania defender Radu was dismissed for a second yellow, seemingly opening the door to Roma to secure a win that would have taken them ahead of their third-placed city rivals.
But they were instead made to be content with a result that moves them a point clear of fifth-placed Inter Milan, who drew 0-0 at Atalanta on Saturday, in the race for Champions League qualification.
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Cristiano Ronaldo may have stolen the show but Isco produced a passing masterclass in Real Madrid s 3-0 Champions League away win over Juventus on Tuesday, according to Opta.
Ronaldo scored two goals, the second of them an outrageous overhead kick that led to a standing ovation from the home fans, to put the reigning champions in complete control of the quarter-final tie at the halfway stage.
But midfielder Isco was also outstanding for the LaLiga giants, justifying his selection ahead of Gareth Bale by completing all 54 of his pass attempts before he was substituted in the 75th minute.
The Spain international who provided the assist for Ronaldo to break the deadlock in the third minute became the first player to record a 100 per cent completion rate when attem…
Liverpool are through to the EFL Cup semi-finals after edging Leicester City 5-4 in a penalty shootout having overturned a two-goal deficit in a gripping 3-3 draw.
Caoimhin Kelleher saved two Leicester penalties before Diogo Jota – a key figure off the bench – converted the crucial kick to send Jurgen Klopp s much-changed Reds through.
A Vardy brace had initially put the visitors 2-0 up early on at Anfield, and although Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain got Liverpool on the scoreboard, a spectacular Maddison strike had Leicester cruising at the break.
But half-time substitute Jota reduced the deficit again after the hour and Takumi Minamino equalised deep into stoppage time to force a shootout.
Minamino was the sole Red to miss his kick, but it mattered not as …
Steven Gerrard will miss Aston Villa s next two Premier League fixtures after testing positive for COVID-19, the club have announced.
Villa boss Gerrard will not be able to sit in the dugout for the home game against Chelsea on Sunday or Tuesday s trip to Leeds United.
A club statement on Twitter read: Aston Villa can confirm head coach Steven Gerrard will be unable to attend our next two Premier League matches with Chelsea and Leeds United as he will be isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.
Aston Villa can confirm Head Coach Steven Gerrard will be unable to attend our next two Premier League matches with Chelsea and Leeds United as he will be isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial)
The schedule in…