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The FIFA Professional Football Department has launched a series of ‘FIFA Professional Football Case Studies’ to promote professional football stakeholders around the world. The case studies aim to showcase successful leagues, clubs, players’ associations and other organisations. It is in this respect that FIFA is sending a delegation to South Africa to undertake part of a series of such studies ...

Chelsea beat Norwich on penalties in the FA Cup third-round replay as English football had its first video refereeing controversy. Blues keeper Willy Caballero saved the Canaries’ first penalty from Nelson Oliveira – the only missed kick of the shootout. Michy Batshuayi had given Chelsea the lead in the 55th minute when he tapped home Kenedy’s cross from close range. ...

Manchester City defender Nicolas Otamendi has signed a contract extension until 2022. The 29-year-old’s previous deal was due to expire in the summer of 2020. Otamendi has played 118 times for City since joining for £28.5m from Valencia in 2015 and won the League Cup during his first season in England. He has played in 22 of City’s 23 league ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are edging ever closer to the signing of Alexis Sanchez after the Arsenal forward agreed a deal that will make him the Premier League’s best-paid player on an astonishing £500,000-a-week. All that is left for United to do now to complete the long-running saga is to agree the transfer with Arsenal. United manager Jose Mourinho is keen to ...

UEFA have revealed the top 30 highest-earning clubs in Europe – with plenty of Premier League teams included. Manchester United have raked in an extra £100million in revenue over the past year according to UEFA’s new study into the financial state of football. The Red Devils are flourishing off the field, with unprecedented levels of money flowing into the club. ...

MANCHESTER UNITED are expected to announce Jose Mourinho has signed a new contract shortly. Jose Mourinho has been in charge at Manchester United for 18 months, during which time the club has won’t he EFL Cup and Europa League. Mourinho still lives at the Lowry Hotel in Manchester and there is interest from PSG in his signature. But United have ...

LOUIS VAN GAAL was wrong to let Angel Di Maria leave Manchester United just a year after the Argentine arrived at Old Trafford from Real Madrid. At least that’s the verdict of former Red Devils midfielder Anderson, who’s slammed the way his old manager went about his job. Di Maria joined United in the summer of 2014 and was heralded ...

Jan. 16 (UPI) — Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have agreed on personal terms, according to a report. The 28-year-old was not in Dortmund’s lineup on Sunday during a 0-0 draw against Wolfsburg at Westfalenstadion in Dortmund, Germany. Dortmund said the decision was a disciplinary action. “He [was] not in the squad because yesterday he was absent at ...

HENRIKH MKHITARYAN now holds the key in Manchester United’s bid to land Alexis Sanchez after Chelsea cooled their interest. United are willing to trade Mkhitaryan in a straight swap deal for Sanchez but the Armenia international’s agent Mino Raiola said his client will only go if he is happy with the contract offered by Arsenal. He also wants to see ...

ASTON VILLA have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe. Steve Bruce is chasing a loan deal for centre-back Tuanzebe until the end of the Championship campaign. The 20-year-old is on the fringes of the first team at Old Trafford, having featured just three times in all competitions this season. Jose Mourinho is aware ...