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Barcelona have reached a deal to sign Bordeaux winger Malcom for £36.5m – a day after Roma announced they were on the verge of signing him. The 21-year-old Brazilian has agreed a five-year contract with Barca. Roma had announced on Monday they had reached a deal with Bordeaux subject to a medical and personal terms being agreed. But he has ...

Germany’s football association (DFB) has “emphatically rejected” allegations of racism from Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, but says it could have done more to protect him from abuse. Ozil, 29, said he no longer wants to play for Germany, citing “racism and disrespect” within German football. The midfielder says he received hate mail and threats, and was blamed for Germany’s disappointing World ...

The 147th Open Championship – final leaderboard -8 F Molinari (Ita); -6 J Rose (Eng), R McIlroy (NI), K Kisner (US), X Schauffele (US); -5 E Pepperell (Eng), T Woods (US), K Chappell (US); -4 T Finau (US), M Kuchar (US), J Spieth (US) Selected others: -3 T Fleetwood (Eng); -2 J Day (Aus), A Scott (Aus), Z Johnson (US); ...

Brazilian superstar Neymar on Thursday sought to quash speculation about his future, insisting he planned to remain with French giants Paris Saint-Germain. “I’m staying, I’m staying in Paris, I have a contract,” Neymar told reporters at an auction to raise money for his charitable foundation in Sao Paulo. Neymar, who became the world’s most expensive footballer last year after moving ...

Brighton signed South Africa star Percy Tau from Mamelodi Sundowns on Friday, with the Premier League club set to send the forward on loan for the coming season. Tau agreed a four-year contract with the Seagulls after emerging as the hottest prospect in South Africa. The 24-year-old striker is the first South African in the English Premier League since Steven ...

Valtteri Bottas will stay at Mercedes as Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate in 2019. Mercedes have signed the 28-year-old Finn to a one-year contract extension, with an option to keep him for 2020. Bottas convinced Mercedes to retain him after some strong performances in the first half of this year. Team boss Toto Wolff said: “Valtteri’s performances have been excellent. If not ...

Selling Alisson to Liverpool does not show “a lack of ambition”, says Roma’s director of football Monchi, who admits the transfer of the Brazilian is “tough” for fans to take. The Reds have agreed a fee of about £66.8m for the goalkeeper. Roma say Alisson is now in Liverpool and “negotiations are advanced”. “When a very substantial offer comes in ...

Miami voters will have their say on David Beckham’s plan for a Major League Soccer stadium development in the city. The Miami City Commission has voted 3-2 to hold a referendum in November, which could open the door for the complex to be built on city-owned land that is now occupied by a municipal golf course. The proposal by former ...

Wayne Rooney left Everton for DC United because he did not want to “hang around and be a dead weight”. The former England captain, 32, said he would not have moved to the United States if his wife and children were not going to join him. Rooney, who signed a three-and-a-half-year contract, said he remained hungry for success and wanted ...

Liverpool have made an offer to sign Roma’s Alisson for a reported £62m, a world record fee for a goalkeeper. Roma are considering the bid but no deal has been agreed and the Italian side are said to want £66m. Alisson has recently returned from the World Cup in Russia where he appeared for Brazil. The 25-year-old has been at ...