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With criticism surrounding Paul Pogba at Man United, the FC guys feel time away on France duty in the UEFA Nations League will do him a deal of good. France’s Didier Deschamps believes Paul Pogba is misunderstood by football fans who think he only cares about himself but that he actually plays to get the

MILAN — Shifts from one generation to the next rarely happen as cleanly and as publicly as the one that saw the Italian goalkeeping burden truly pass from Gigi Buffon to Gigio Donnarumma during the Italian Cup final in May. It was nearly the end of Buffon’s career with Juventus, and he collected a clean

Belgian police have carried out a series of raids at football clubs and homes across the country on Wednesday, detaining several people for questioning about financial fraud and possible match-fixing, Belgian prosecutors said. A total of 44 searches were carried out at top Belgian clubs and residences, federal prosecutors said in a statement. At the

Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the Whisper. Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.

ESPN FC’s Raphael Honigstein explains why Bayern Munich continue to have faith in manager Niko Kovac despite their 4-match winless streak. Bayern Munich’s Thiago Alcantara has brushed aside speculation Zinedine Zidane is being lined up to replace under-pressure Niko Kovac. Zidane, who left Real Madrid at the end of last season after guiding them to

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BERLIN, Germany — The last time the German national team welcomed supporters to an open training session, they had just won the World Cup in Brazil. Four years later, Joachim Low and his men are anxious to avoid relegation in the Nations League after a 0-0 draw in their opening match at home to France.

Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho thanks England boss Gareth Southgate for spotting his progress in the Bundesliga. Ross Dyer and Paul Mariner face off ahead of the latest round of UEFA Nations League qualifiers. Paul Mariner is delighted for Gareth Southgate’s England extension and breaks down the UEFA Nations League roster to face Croatia and Spain.

Sports investor Shad Khan’s attempts to buy Wembley Stadium could face another obstacle after the English Football Association announced Tuesday it was looking into unspecified allegations of wrongdoing made by a former employee of the American. Craig Kline, who was fired by Premier League club Fulham from his role of assistant director of football operations

Central Coast coach Mike Mulvey said he’s considering starting Usain Bolt in a trial against a Macarthur South West United team on Friday. Mulvey said on Tuesday that Bolt was rested from training duties last week as he recovered from a minor knee injury. However, the eight-time Olympic gold medallist is back at peak fitness