French giants Marseille have announced the signing of French goalkeeper Yohann Pele from Sochaux.
The 32-year-old arrives at Stade Velodrome on a free transfer, but the length of his contract was not disclosed.
It remains to be seen whether the experienced keeper will serve as a replacement for Steve Mandanda or if he will be a number one shot-stopper if the France international leaves.
Several years ago, Pele was widely regarded as Ligue 1 s best goalkeepers, but he then struggled to get his career back on track after being diagnosed with pulmonary embolism.
A move to Sochaux helped him return to the big stage, with Pele making 49 league appearances for les Lionceaux.
The highly rated footballer had began his career at Le Mans, making 164 league…
Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin says his team must take advantage of their victory over title-chasing Arsenal by following that up with another Premier League win against Watford at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
Louis van Gaal s injury-hit squad recorded a morale-boosting 3-2 win on Sunday, with 18-year-old striker Marcus Rashford netting twice on his league debut and Ander Herrera also on target.
The result rekindled hopes of a late-season charge to finish in the top four, with United now sitting within three points of Manchester City, having played one match more.
Schneiderlin acknowledges that United have underperformed this term, but says the players are eager to put it right prior to the end of the campaign and take advantage of any slip-ups fr…
Mats Hummels father has described Manchester City as an interesting option for his son and labelled the club s incoming boss Pep Guardiola as the best coach in the world .
Hummels contract at Borussia Dortmund expires at the end of next season and there has been a lot of speculation this week most of it driven by his father and agent Hermann regarding his next move.
On Friday, Hermann talked up City s prospects for next season, with Bayern Munich boss Guardiola set to replace Manuel Pellegrini at the helm at the Etihad Stadium.
Hermann told SID: Manchester City could be interesting.
They were not so good this year, but they will be [Premier League] champions next year. They are getting the best coach in the world.
Bayern had also been menti…
Mikel Arteta is unconcerned by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang s slow start in front of goal for Arsenal this season.
Gabon striker Aubameyang has scored just a solitary goal in five appearances Premier League for the Gunners so far this season.
The 31-year-old was Arsenal s top scorer in the previous campaign with 29 goals in all competitions and signed a lucrative new three-year deal in September.
However, speaking at a news conference on the eve of Arsenal s Europa League Group B clash with Rapid Vienna, Arteta claimed he is not worried about Aubameyang s profligacy.
With all the strikers if you ask when they don t score for two or three games if there are concerns in my opinion the performance was not a cause of this, Arteta said.
He could have s…
The Premier League has joined forces with former Hillsborough Family Support Group chair Margaret Aspinall to highlight the pain and upset that tragedy abuse can cause.
Aspinall, whose 18-year-old son James was one of the 97 people who lost their lives at the Hillsborough disaster in April 1989, has participated in a video to explain the hurt caused by tragedy chanting and urged people to report any incidents.
An in-classroom lesson is to be made available to more than 18,000 primary schools and 60,000 teachers in England and Wales and outline to children the significant distress such abuse creates, and comes in the aftermath of Sunday’s Premier League match between Luton and Liverpool.
The Premier League strongly condemns all forms of football tragedy abuse an…
Manchester United are interested in signing Ivan Toney from Brentford in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that the Bees are bracing themselves for bids for the former Newcastle United striker before the summer transfer window closes on September 1.
Erik ten Hag’s side need to sign a new striker this summer even if Cristiano Ronaldo stays. Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are good forward players, but neither of them is particularly good at playing down the middle as a number nine.
Toney has been on the books of Brentford since the summer of 2020 when he joined from Peterborough United. The 26-year-old striker has scored two goals and given two assists in three Premier League appearances for the Bees so far this season. During the 20…