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German champions Bayern Munich have signed Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels and Benfica midfielder Renato Sanches from the start of next season. Hummels, 27, will join Bayern on a five-year deal subject to a medical. Bayern have paid Benfica €35m (£27.5m) for 18-year-old midfielder Sanches, who was also wanted by Manchester United, in a deal which could rise to €45m. ...

Cristiano Ronaldo achieved another milestone in his Real Madrid career when he scored his 200th goal at the Bernabeu on Sunday but he looks like failing in his bid to become La Liga’s top scorer for the third season in a row. The prolific Portuguese struck twice in Real’s 3-2 win over Valencia to move on to 33 league goals ...

Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen is desperate for another chance to impress against Chelsea on Wednesday as the fight to feature in the Europa League final hots up. Allen has spent much of the season on the fringes of Jurgen Klopp’s starting line-up, but the Wales international has impressed whenever selected and underlined his credentials with a goal in Sunday’s 2-0 ...

Uefa president Michel Platini will resign from European football’s governing body after failing to have a six-year ban from football overturned. A Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) panel reduced the ban to four years on Monday. Following the judgement, the 60-year-old said he would be stepping down. Platini and former Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter, were last year found guilty ...

Barcelona are one win away from retaining their La Liga title after Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all scored as they thrashed Espanyol 5-0 in the Catalan derby on Sunday. Real Madrid moved into second place, a point behind Barca with one game remaining, as they racked up an 11th straight La Liga win, 3-2 over Valencia, thanks to ...

Pep Guardiola could find himself without Champions League football next season after Manchester City’s hopes of qualifying suffered a major setback in a 2-2 draw with Premier League top-four rivals Arsenal at Eastlands on Sunday. Arsenal twice came from behind, goals from Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez cancelling out efforts from Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne, in what was ...

Francesco Totti made his 600th Serie A appearance as Roma heaped the pressure on Napoli to move up to second spot with a festive 3-0 home win over Chievo on Sunday. One-club man Totti has yet to settle his future despite reports in midweek claiming Roma are finally warming to his request for a 24th and final year’s contract. But ...

Jamie Vardy scored twice to lead Leicester City’s on-field party as they marked lifting the Premier League trophy with a 3-1 win at home to Everton on Saturday, while Sunderland climbed out of the relegation zone. Leicester, 5 000/1 outsiders in pre-season, had already been crowned champions of England for the first time in their 132-year history after second-placed Tottenham ...

Zanaco host Nakambala Leopards at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka on Sunday, in a bid to remain the only side with a 100 per cent start to the 2016 Faz Super League campaign. The 2015 runners-up is the only side yet to drop any points this season after fellow unbeaten team’s Nkana and defending champions Zesco United, were held recently held ...

Zambia coach George Lwandamina has backed Kennedy Mweene to continue as Chipolopolo first-choice despite getting very little game time at Mamelodi Sundowns this season. Mweene has played just four league games and another two in cup competition for the 2015/2016 champions this term. Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Dennis Onyango is now Sundowns preferred number one. “He is still a member of ...