BERLIN, July 14 (Xinhua) — 2017 German Champions Bayern Munich are hoping for the “Robben effect” after Columbian striker James Rodriguez joined the club on loan from Real Madrid for two years. Like Rodriguez, Robben, who joined Bayern in 2009, was unhappy on the bench in Spain‘s capital, but while in Munich developed into one […]

MADRID, July 14 (Xinhua) — FC Barcelona confirmed late on Thursday night that they have reached agreement to sign Benfica’s Portuguese international right back Nelson Semedo. The 23-year-old will cost Barca around 30 million euros and will undergo his medical tests at the Camp Nou Stadium on Friday. The Barcelona website describes Semedo as an […]

MADRID, July 11 (Xinhua) — Real Betis’ veteran striker, Ruben Castro is on the verge of completing a loan deal to Chinese Super League side Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng, according to reports in the Spanish press. The striker, who with 135 goals is the highest goalscorer in Betis’ history, is reported to have requested the move […]

MADRID, July 11 (Xinhua) — Real Madrid confirmed on Tuesday that they have reached agreement with Bayern Munich to loan Colombian international midfielder, James Rodriguez to the German side for the next two seasons. The loan will cost Bayern Munich five million euros per season, after which they have an option to make the move […]

PARIS, July 4 (Xinhua) — Italian veteran Thiago Motta on Tuesday extended his contract with Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain for another season, binding him with the Parc des Princes until June 30, 2018. After Motta’s last contract expired at the end of June, the two sides were involved in a twist-and-turn discussion. The Italian […]

TEHRAN, July 4 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Persepolis soccer club has completed the signing of Iraqi international midfielder Bashar Rasan. Rasan has joined Persepolis from Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya of Iraq on a two-year contract, Tasnim news agency reported on Tuesday without elaborating on the financial details of the contract. The 20-year-old Rasan had made 10 appearance for […]

MADRID, July 2 (NsNewsWire) — Atletico Madrid’s 22-year-old midfielder Saul Niguez may have been disappointed after the Spanish Under-21 side he played in lost the final of the European Championships 1-0 to Germany on Friday night, but he had some compensation on Saturday when Atletico confirmed he has signed a nine-year contract extension. The new […]

MADRID, July 2 (NsNewsWire) — FC Barcelona have given 33-year-old defender Jeremy Mathieu permission to train with Sporting Lisbon, opening the way for a possible move to the Portuguese club. The former Valencia player, who joined Barca in 2014, still has a season left on his contract, but the club would probably allow him to […]

DOHA, June 14 (Xinhua) — World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar beat South Korea 3-2 on Tuesday to keep their hopes alive of reaching next year’s finals in Russia. Qatar now stands five points behind third-place Uzbekistan and will need to win both their final games in Group A — and hopes Uzbekistan lose both — […]