England star Georgia Stanway insists the resignation of Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has to be “the start of something, not the end of something”.
Rubiales finally announced he was quitting as president of the RFEF on Sunday night, three weeks after he kissed Spain midfielder Jenni Hermoso on the lips during the World Cup final trophy presentation in Sydney.
Hermoso later said she had not consented to the kiss, but Rubiales has spent the last three weeks standing firm in saying he would not quit over the incident despite the opening of disciplinary proceedings by football’s world governing body FIFA and the instigation of a criminal complaint in the Spanish courts.
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Roma have completed the signing of Fiorentina midfielder Adem Ljajic for an initial fee of €11million.
The Serbia international signs a four-year deal at the Stadio Olimpico, after a near three-year stay at the Florence outfit.
Roma will pay an additional €4million to their Serie A rivals, dependent upon Ljajic and Roma s achievements during his time at the club.
The 21-year-old has been linked with several clubs throughout the transfer window, including Premier League sides Liverpool and Tottenham.
But he has decided to continue his development in Italy with Rudi Garcia s side.
Ljajic started his career at Partizan Belgrade, making 57 appearances and scoring 12 goals after making his debut at the age of 17.
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Juande Ramos will be out to end his former club s UEFA Europa League hopes when Dnipro host Tottenham in the first leg of the last 32.
The Spaniard managed Tottenham between 2007 and 2008, leading them to a League Cup title before being sacked with the London club rock-bottom of the Premier League.
Ramos is now in charge at Ukrainian side Dnipro and will hope to exact a measure of revenge on the club who dismissed him after less than a year at the helm.
Dnipro, who have not played a competitive game since December because of the mid-season break in the Ukraine, are enjoying a strong season in both domestic and European competition, sitting fourth in the domestic table and having qualified for the knockout stages of the Europa League after finishing second behind Fioren…
After two heartbreaking losses in the last three years, former Real Madrid great Raul believes it will not be long before city rivals Atletico taste Champions League success.
Atletico suffered a penalty shoot-out defeat to Madrid in the Champions League final in Milan last month, two years after their extra-time loss against the same opponents in Lisbon.
However, Raul who made over 700 appearances for Madrid between 1994 and 2010 believes Atletico are not far away from winning their maiden Champions League trophy.
You have to expect in the next few years that Atletico will win that European Cup, the 38-year-old said.
With the work they are doing at the moment, for sure that prize will come very soon.
Raul was also full of praise for Madr…
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have granted Terry Butcher permission to speak to Hibernian about their vacant managerial position.
Butcher has guided Inverness to seven wins in the Scottish Premiership this season, and is seen by Hibs as the right man to replace Pat Fenlon.
Fenlon left the Easter Road outfit earlier this month following their Scottish Cup exit to Hearts, the 44-year-old declaring he had taken the club as far as he could.
Butcher was linked with the job on Monday but Inverness insisted they had not received an official approach for the 54-year-old.
However, they have now confirmed the former England captain is free to talk to Hibs about becoming their new boss.
Terry has been informed of the situation and has expressed an interest in meeting w…
Manchester United manager David Moyes would welcome the opportunity to work with Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Real Madrid and Portugal forward left Old Trafford in 2009 for a then world-record fee of £80million having spent six years with the Premier League champions.
Ronaldo who has scored 31 goals in 21 games for club and country this season was linked with a return to United in the close season, and Moyes has revealed he hopes to work with him in the future.
Everyone at Manchester United would tell you he is the best in the business, he told MUTV.
I have not been fortunate enough to work with him but there is still hope some day it might be possible.
In terms of current personnel, Moyes wants to get more out of midfielder Marouane Fellaini.
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Memphis Depay has confirmed he is leaving Atletico Madrid after 18 months at the Civitas Metropolitano.
Depay joined Atleti in a €4million deal last January after struggling to make an impression at Barcelona, initially signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.
However, the Netherlands international – who has been named in Ronald Koeman s squad for Euro 2024 – has now agreed to part ways with the club 12 months early.
Depay scored nine goals in 31 league appearances throughout his time with Atleti, though the form of Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann limited him to just 12 starts.
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Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico has joined Fulham on a season-long loan.
The deal continues a busy transfer window for the Premier League newcomers, who are reportedly set to conclude deadline day by making Marseille midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa their record signing after adding Bristol City left-back Joe Bryan.
Sergio Rico won the Europa League with Sevilla in 2014-15 and 2015-16 but he lost form and his place in the first team last season.
The 24-year-old did feature in both legs of the Champions League last-16 victory over Manchester United.
I’m very happy, really pleased to have signed for the oldest club in the Premier League. I’m excited to start training, to meet all my teammates and, above all, to enjoy the season that starts this Sat…
The January transfer window has only just opened and already there is talk of stunning swap deals afoot. According to , Spanish super club are readying an insane £150m deal that would see Gareth Bale return to Premier League giants , with Harry Kane going the other way.
It is little secret that Los Blancos have long been keen on Kane, but it would take a massive bid to take the world class striker away from North London. Kane has already bagged 18 goals in 19 Premier League appearances this season, and is chasing a third consecutive Premier League Golden Boot award.
Real meanwhile are having a difficult season, and currently find themselves 14 points behind their eternal rivals Barcelona. The Madrid giants are not used to occupying fourth spot in La Liga table, and th…
John Obi Mikel has pledged not to give up on his Chelsea career without a fight after being frozen out by new coach Antonio Conte.
The Nigerian made 19 starts in the Premier League last season, the joint-highest number he had managed in a single campaign since 2010-11.
That apparent resurgence has not continued under Conte, Mikel not playing a single minute of football in any competition so far this season.
He is hopeful, though, of making an appearance in the EFL Cup against West Ham on Wednesday after overcoming a knock.
I hope I will get some playing time against West Ham, but it is down to the manager, the 29-year-old told the London Evening Standard.
He has been open and honest with me. I respect him for that. He has explained the situati…