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Wayne Rooney sees his Manchester United future in midfield after impressing in the role during Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Bournemouth at Old Trafford. The England captain scored the opener and set up Ashley Young for the third. “Sometimes you have to make choices in your career and at the moment it’s better for me to play deeper,” he said. “It ...

Newly-crowned English Premier League champions Leicester City have arrived in Bangkok for a celebratory tour. Leicester City, who rose from likely relegation to league champions in just one season, are owned by Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who arranged their visit. Players and staff were welcomed to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport by cheering supporters. They also held a parade in their ...

Claudio Ranieri was named the League Managers’ Association (LMA) manager of the year on Monday after leading 5 000-1 outsiders Leicester City to an improbable Premier League title. The 64-year-old is only the second non-British or Irish manager to win the accolade after Frenchman Arsene Wenger won it with Arsenal in 2002 and 2004. The award capped a day of celebration ...

Jurgen Klopp, who has breathed new life into Liverpool in his seven months in charge, would seal his place in the hearts of the club’s supporters if he pulls off victory over Sevilla in Wednesday’s Europa League final. It would bring Liverpool’s first European trophy since the famous fightback against AC Milan in the Champions League final in Istanbul in ...

Paris Saint-Germain’s Italy international midfielder Marco Verratti has undergone surgery on a persistent groin injury, his club confirmed on Monday. “As previously announced by the Club, Marco Verratti underwent surgery on Monday 16 May, at the Aspetar Hospital in Doha,” read a statement released by the French champions, who added “the operation was a success.” Verratti has been troubled by ...

Defender Gerard Pique praised Barcelona’s resilience after they ended an emotion-filled season by clinching top spot in La Liga with a 3-0 victory at Granada on Saturday. Barca were nine points clear at the start of April before three successive defeats set up a thrilling three-way race with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid who eventually had to settle for second ...

Manchester United’s home match against AFC Bournemouth has been abandoned because of a security alert. The final match of the 2015/16 Barclays Premier League season was called off on police advice before a ball was kicked due to a suspect package being found in the North West Quadrant of the ground. “The decision to abandon the Manchester United versus AFC ...

After losing out by one point to title winners Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday, Real Madrid’s attention turned to the Champions League final with Atletico Madrid in Milan in two weeks’ time. Zinedine Zidane’s side beat Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 in the final La Liga game of the season, recording a 12th straight win in the competition, but Barca’s ...

Defender Gerard Pique praised Barcelona’s resilience after they ended an emotion-filled season by clinching top spot in La Liga with a 3-0 victory at Granada on Saturday. Barca were nine points clear at the start of April before three successive defeats set up a thrilling three-way race with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid who eventually had to settle for second ...

Domenico Scala, Fifa’s head of auditing and compliance, has resigned in protest at reforms at the governing body of world football. Scala is angry the new Fifa council will have the ability to appoint and sack those in charge of its committees, including auditing, ethics and finance. The council replaced the Fifa executive committee in the aftermath of a corruption ...