Opinion

With the 35-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic having suggested that he is determined to continue his career, Goal counts down football's golden oldies

During a farcical fortnight, the talented but flawed former Italy international came out of retirement only to then reverse his decision

Philipp Lahm and Oliver Kahn have turned the role down, leading to speculation that none of the candidates want to work under Rummenigge and Hoeness

The Philadelphia Union goalkeeper made save after save to deny El Tri's quest for another CONCACAF title, sending Jamaica into a final against the USA

The signing of James Rodriguez means the out-of-form World Cup winner has more competition than ever for a place in Carlo Ancelotti's team

A pre-season loss against Barcelona followed the defender's exit to AC Milan, but there's still plenty of quality in Massimiliano Allegri's back-line

El Tri get the rare chance to show improvement just 10 days after struggling against the same Jamaica team they meet in the semifinals

Pep Guardiola has spent big on bringing defenders to the Etihad, but will be greatly rewarded as they allow him to shape the team to his style

Though the Sounders attacker did not start, he delivered for the U.S., scoring a goal and adding a sublime assist while the keeper made two huge saves

The 25-year-old orchestrated his side's Premier League Asia Trophy final victory over Leicester with a clever assist and cracking curler on Saturday

Both powerhouse clubs won silverware last spring but enter pre-season hungry for more after falling short of Europe's top prize

The former Mexico manager makes his long awaited return to the Azteca while the newly promoted side faces a tough debut as Goal previews Jornada 1

The Mexico international was brilliant under Alex Ferguson, and could have easily had the same impact again if Jose Mourinho had taken a risk

As Los Blancos look to strengthen for the 2017-18 season, Goal picks out the greatest transfers in the history of the 12-time European champions

The centre-half is a massive game-changer for the Rossoneri, while the disparity in fees underlines that English clubs have more money than sense

As the Blaugrana look to strengthen for the 2017-18 season, Goal picks out the greatest transfers in the history of the Catalan club

The Spain international has been a target for the Blues boss for half a decade and the pair will finally get their chance to work together this season

With the prospect looming of playing four matches in 12 days at venues across the country, USMNT coach Bruce Arena must make full use of his bench.

The Canadians are preparing for their most important match in eight years, with a meeting against Jamaica in the quarterfinals set for Thursday

The 24-year-old Martinez showed another glimpse of his goalkeeping qualities in the friendly shootout win over Carlo Ancelotti's Bayern

Manchester United are in negotiations to sign the €46 million rated Inter winger, but must beware that the Croatian is maddeningly inconsistent

Barca declined to build their team around the Brazil captain and are now powerless to prevent him joining PSG where he can fulfil all his ambitions

A dynasty depends on great moves in the market just as much as youth, and the Red Devils have regularly worked wonders on transfers

The Pole was destined to become Arsenal's regular shot stopper until he smoked in the changing room showers at St Mary's in 2015

The wide man was a catalyst as the Red Devils came from behind to beat Real Salt Lake in Utah in their second pre-season fixture

The center back made his full debut and had a tougher task than he did in his national team bow. Goal looks at that and other aspects of El Tri's win

The Blues had some growing pains in the Abramovich era as they bid for English domination but they failed in the transfer market before that too

The goalkeeper and right back delivered strong performances as Mexico topped its Gold Cup group thanks to a 2-0 victory

The 22-year-old was the outstanding defensive midfielder in Ligue 1 last season – but there is one weakness that may prevent him from being a hit