Dortmund defender Toprak joins Werder Bremen on loan with option to buy

Burnley have joined the race to sign Manchester United defender Paddy McNair, .

The twenty-one year old has been told he can leave Old Trafford on loan for next summer and the Clarets have thrown their hat into the ring along with Scottish champions Celtic and North East duo Sunderland and Newcastle United.

McNair broke into the Red Devils’ first team in the 2014/15 season and has so far racked up twenty-seven appearances for the club in all competitons.

However, he played just nine times last season and looks set to fall further down the pecking order under new manager Jose Mourinho who has already signed fellow defender Eric Bailly as well as being linked with a move for Southampton captain Jose Fonte.

Internationally, McNair has been capped ele…

Southampton have been linked with a surprise move for former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt, .

The Netherlands international, who left Merseyside for Fenerbache in the summer of 2012, was a target for Ronald Koeman when he was in charge of Feyenord and the Saints boss is ready to rekindle his interest.

During his time in the Premier League, Kuyt racked up two hundred and eighty-six appearances in all competitions, scoring seventy-one goals, and was part of the squads that reached the Champions League final in 2007, and that won the League Cup in 2012.

Southampton, who put eight past a sorry Sunderland side at St Mary’s last time out, are the second top scorers in the English top flight with nineteen in eight games thus far, though they are keen to bring in ext…

Haiti joined Trinidad and Tobago and United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals after the latter drew 1-1 with Panama in Kansas City.

Michael Bradley saved USA from an embarrassing loss with his goal nine minutes after the break, although the tournament co-hosts hardly covered themselves in glory on Monday.

After copping quite a bit of criticism following their lacklustre win over Haiti on Friday, many expected USA to come out firing at Sporting Park, but it was Panama who started stronger.

Panama needing a win to be assured of a quarter-finals berth dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead through Blas Perez after the half-hour mark.

Perez combined with Luis Tejada on the edge of the box and then got clear of his marker to tap in …

Barcelona won their first trophy of the season / Image via fcbarcelona.com

They may still be missing one piece of the puzzle ahead of the new season, but Spanish champions Barcelona have rewarded their manager Luis Enrique with an important win and even more important trophy.

First Trophy of the Season

For those of you who resisted falling into your warm beds after a hard day’s work, the Spanish Super Cup second leg between Barcelona and Sevilla at Camp Nou surely was a joy to watch.

More than 70,000 people gathered around 11.00pm local time to see their beloved team collect their first trophy of the season and record twelfth Super Cup in total.

Turkish maestro Arda Turan hit the limelight with a sublime performance that was capped with a brace in a 3…

Rafael Leao was Milan s hero in the derby against Inter and head coach Stefano Pioli says the Rossoneri are determined to tie the in-demand forward to a new deal.

Leao scored twice and provided an assist for Olivier Giroud as the Serie A champions defeated their city rivals 3-2 in an entertaining clash at San Siro on Saturday.

It was a welcome performance for Milan supporters, who had seen their star linked with a move to Premier League big-spenders Chelsea on transfer deadline day.

However, the Blues were rebuffed in their attempts to strike a deal for a player who reportedly has a €150million release clause in his contract, which runs until June 2024.

Pioli said he was never fearful Leao would depart and has now confirmed the plan is to tie the 23-y…

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In a heavyweight showdown on Tuesday night, PSG and Juventus will open their Champions League adventure when they meet on Tuesday night.

Starting with the hosts, after parting ways with Mauricio Pochettino over the summer, PSG have got a new era underway this season. While many might have been shocked to see Christophe Galtier arrive in the French capital back in July, the ex-Nice boss has seen his star-studded squad gain plenty of plaudits. Looking to lay down an early marker on Tuesday night when they open their Champions League adventure, Les Parisiens were last seen over the weekend picking up some perfect momentum. Last seen a few days ago storming their way to a thumping 3-0 victory away at Nantes, PSG have really come flying out…

FC Groningen and NAC Breda shared the spoils after playing out a 1-1 draw in their mid-table Eredivisie clash on Friday.

Groningen had not beaten NAC on home soil since March 2010 but they moved towards ending that run when Maikel Kieftenbeld broke the deadlock three minutes into the second half.

The defensive midfielder pounced on a poorly cleared corner to fire home the opening goal from 25 yards.

Groningen s lead was short-lived as NAC levelled the game just two minutes later through a Jordy Buijs penalty, the defender s fourth goal of the season.

The result leaves Groningen in ninth position and NAC in 12th with eight games remaining in the Eredivisie.

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Arsenal v Fulham

This is fifth against eighth but there are twelve points between them. Arsenal are fresh from the 1-0 Champions League win over Roma, which whilst they should have scored more (you know who you are Bendtner and Eboue!) was a pretty good result. Fulham are also fresh from a 2-1 win over Swansea in the FA Cup which was a good performance as well.

The big problem for Fulham here is that their away form is nothing like as good as their home form. They are yet to win a game away from Craven Cottage. Arsenal, meanwhile, are unbeaten in twelve in the league.

Fulham defend well, but they won’t defend well enough in this one.

SoccerNews prediction: 2-0

Chelsea v Wigan

Chelsea have done OK so far under Guus Hiddink. A decent win …

Swansea City manager Garry Monk said Jonjo Shelvey deserved his call-up to the England squad after making a bright start to the Premier League season.

Shelvey was among the 22 players selected by Roy Hodgson on Sunday for next month s Euro 2016 qualifiers against San Marino and Switzerland.

The 23-year-old, who earned his one and only cap against San Marino in 2013, has hit the ground running this term after meeting with Monk at the end of 2014-15 to address his discipline and application.

Speaking to reporters following Sunday s 2-1 win at home to Manchester United, Monk lauded Shelvey for his efforts.

It s time to grow up and he s done that, Monk said.

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Newcastle United midfielder Yoan Gouffran is set to be sent out on loan, .

No less than three Championship clubs have been linked with a move for Frenchman, with Nottingham Forest, Hull City and Middlesbrough monitoring his situation.

Since arriving in the North East of England in January 2013, Gouffran has made eighty-eight appearances in all competitions, scoring eleven goals.

However, his only outing under Steve McClaren came in the 4-1 League Cup second round victory over Northampton Town.

Prior to his switch to the Premier League, he spent four-and-a-half years at Bordeaux having begun his career with Caen.

Internationally he has been capped twenty-two times for France’s U21s, scoring three goals and was part of the Under 19s squad tha…