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There is a Copa Sudamericana semi-final in the offing for the recently rebranded side, who are also near the top of the Brazilian league table

The defender was surprisingly presented at Old Trafford ahead of the Red Devils' 5-1 win over Leeds in their opening Premier League game of the season

The ex-academy star has been deemed expendable due to the signing of Romelu Lukaku but scarcely got a look in under new Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel

By taking a pay-cut when Barcelona are suffering a debt crisis, Pique, seen as a future president has demonstrated his leadership credentials

The champions have not played their best football in front of full-capacity attendances for the best part of two years and Guardiola has work to do

China lost on penalties to the U.S. women's national team in the 1999 World Cup final. Now, it wants to close the gap to the rest of the world again

The reigning champions lost 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in their opening game and look short of a goalscoring threat

Several talented American players have made fascinating moves during the off-season and the window hasn't closed yet...

The Egyptian is in line for a lucrative new deal at Anfield and against Norwich on Saturday he showed why he's worth every single penny

The Frenchman racked up four assists, while his Portuguese accomplice helped himself to a hat-trick, as the hosts opened their season with a 5-1 win

After the Sheffield United experiment failed, the former Manchester City and England player is further from the top of the English game than ever

Pep Guardiola has a playbook of systems he can choose from, whether or not they complete the signing of top target Kane in the transfer window

Seeing Lionel Messi play in a club shirt that is not Barcelona's is about to become a reality - and the realisation of a dream in Qatar and Paris

The Belgian forward made his Premier League debut for the Blues in 2011 against Norwich City...

Mikel Arteta's men were soundly beaten 2-0 by their newly promoted opponents, suggesting a long season ahead for the north Londoners

The Blues have completed their first piece of major business this summer and it could easily see them go from a fourth-place finish to champions

Chelsea have added the final piece of their jigsaw, Virgil van Dijk is back for Liverpool while Man Utd have brought in two high-quality signings

With Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane signed, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer now has plenty of options available to him as he looks to end his trophy drought

The Argentine has been carrying the Catalan club for years, so Ronald Koeman must come up with a plan to cope with the loss of the forward to PSG...

Rooting against this U.S. team has come to be seen in some quarters as a patriotic act but it's not going to stop the squad speaking out on issues

The 17-year-old has impressed for the Blaugrana during pre-season and looks set to start the new campaign as Jordi Alba's primary back-up at Camp Nou

After injuries derailed the Reds last time out, Jurgen Klopp has far more options at his disposal heading into the new campaign

After a quiet transfer market, Germany's top flight will have to work harder than ever to compete for viewers with Europe's other big leagues

The Gunners kick off the new Premier League season at Brentford on Friday night but are lacking key players after a frustrating summer so far

As key characters on the opposite side of the Clasico divide, the pair warred with one another many times, but they are now united by a common goal

The Belgium striker only started one league game during his previous spell at Stamford Bridge but he is now returning to lead Thomas Tuchel's attack

The Belgium international has joined the Blues in a £98m ($136m) deal from Inter, and promises to be a game-changer in their Premier League title bid

With English academies boasting huge amounts of talented teenagers, plenty are primed to graduate into the first-team during the coming campaign

The Reds have not made eye-catching summer signings but Jurgen Klopp's men are more than capable of competing for top spot this time around