Paul Pogba returned to training with Juventus on Tuesday just over a month before France s first World Cup game.

The midfielder s second spell with Juve got off to a nightmare start when he suffered a lesion to the lateral meniscus in his right knee.

That injury blow has prevented Pogba from making a competitive appearance for the Bianconeri following his Manchester United exit.

Pogba was back training with his Juve team-mates on Tuesday, however, with the club revealing he worked partially with the squad as he was pictured in action.

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That is good news for both the Serie A giants and France five weeks before the holders start their defence of the World Cup against Australia in Qatar.<…

Arsenal have been charged by the Football Association (FA) with failing to control their players during a controversial ending to their 1-0 win over Leeds United on Sunday.

Mikel Arteta s team moved four points clear of Manchester City at the Premier League summit as Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of the game at Elland Road, though they required two huge reprieves.

Patrick Bamford drilled a penalty wide following a handball by William Saliba on the hour mark, before a VAR review overturned a stoppage-time red card for Gabriel Magalhaes – as well as another spot-kick for Leeds.

Arsenal s players reacted furiously to Chris Kavanagh s original decision to dismiss Gabriel for a perceived kick at Bamford, leading the FA to take action.

An FA statement rel…

Ajax Amsterdam have announced on their official website that they have completed the signing of Dutch defender Nick Viergever from AZ Alkmaar.

The 24-year-old has signed a four-year deal with the Dutch giants, but the transfer fee amount was not disclosed.

Ajax officials decided to swoop for Viergever when it became clear that key defender Niklas Moisander could be leaving in the summer.

The Dutch giants quickly managed to secure the signature of one of league s hottest prospects, adding another quality footballer to the roster for the 2014/2015 season.

Nick Viergever came through the youth ranks at Sparta Rotterdam and went on to make 33 league appearances before joining AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2010.

The youngster enjoyed four very successfu…

Serie A club Juventus are unwilling to meet Liverpool s demands for on-loan midfielder Alberto Aquilani.

Aquilani experienced an injury-riddled spell with the Liverpool outfit after arriving from hometown club Roma for 17 million pounds in August 2009.

After falling out of the first-team picture at the English Premier League club early this season, he was sent on loan to Juve by now-departed Reds coach Roy Hodgson.

The 26-year-old has expressed a desire to remain in Turin, despite Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish suggesting the Italian could return to Anfield next season.

But the midfielder, who has featured in 35 games this season for Luigi Del Neri s man and won a recall to the Italy national squad, might not be granted his wish to remain in his homeland.…

Liverpool are preparing for their Capital One Cup final clash against Manchester City on Sunday, and are coming off the back of fine form to give themselves confidence of getting a result. The Merseysiders will relish being underdogs with the bookmakers, but City shouldn’t write them off as easily given they have been on the wrong end of results to Liverpool in their last few head-to-heads.

Liverpool have bested Manchester City plenty of times before

Earlier this season, Jurgen Klopp masterminded a 4-1 win at the Etihad Stadium, and it’s not the only time the Reds have bested the Sky Blues in the last handful of Premier League seasons either. Liverpool take home the bragging rights in their last four domestic head-to-heads, and they’ve enjoyed success ove…

Vicente del Bosque insists there is no secret to Spain s success, and shuns the idea of his side being favourites for the FIFA World Cup.

Spain have been the outstanding team in international football in recent years, winning three consecutive major tournaments, including the World Cup in South Africa four years ago.

They have achieved that success with their tiki-taka brand of football, which is based on keeping possession for large periods and wearing their opponents down.

But Del Bosque, who oversaw Spain s triumph in 2010 as well as their UEFA European Championships success two years later, told Marca that Spain s gameplan is not dogmatic and exists only because it suits the strengths of their squad.

Football can be played well in many different ways, he said…

Newcastle United manager is working hard to prepare his team for the Premier League the best way possible and has already made a couple of notable signings, with the latest one being Borussia Dortmund midfielder Mikel Merino.

The Spanish tactician is keen to further reinforce his squad and is reported to have set his sights on first-team member Lucas Vazquez.

Rafa Benitez was the man who brought Vazquez back to Real Madrid back in 2015 when he transformed the Spanish winger into a consistent performer at Santiago Bernabeu and is now looking for a reunion at St James’ Park.

The 26-year-old will have problems breaking into the first team under Zinedine Zidane next season having fallen behind in the pecking order at Santiago Bernabeu and AS reports Rafa Benitez …

Sergio Busquets is confident Barcelona team-mate Neymar will continue with the Catalan giants, despite persistent rumours linking him with a big-money exit from Camp Nou.

Neymar, who joined Barca from Brazilian outfit Santos in 2013, has reportedly attracted serious interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, as well as Clasico rivals Real Madrid.

The Brazil captain s agent Wagner Ribeiro claimed three clubs are willing to activate his reported €190million release clause, with two years left to run on his five-year deal with Barca.

But Busquets is giving no credence to the reports and is optimistic Neymar, who scored 31 goals in all competitions last season, will remain with the Liga champions.

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Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Everton have no plans to sell Richarlison in the close season.

The 22-year-old Brazil international was reportedly the subject of a €100million (£85m) bid from LaLiga giants Barcelona earlier this week, though both Everton and the Blaugrana have since dismissed the speculation.

Richarlison, signed for a reported £40m potentially rising to £50m from Watford in 2018, has become a key figure for Everton since his arrival at Goodison Park.

He scored 14 goals in all competitions in his first season and, despite Marco Silva s struggles and ultimate sacking, has found the net 10 times this campaign.

Everton boss Ancelotti sees Richarlison as a key player moving forward, with the striker having signed a long-term deal in Decem…

Huddersfield Town have appointed former Borussia Dortmund reserve team coach Jan Siewert as David Wagner s replacement.

Wagner left his role by mutual consent last Monday after requesting a break from the rigours of football management , with Huddersfield bottom of the Premier League.

He guided the club to an unlikely promotion to the top flight and then kept them up last season, resulting in chairman Dean Hoyle lauding him as legendary after accepting his departure.

Speculation swiftly turned to who might be brought in to replace him and rumours highlighted Siewert as the leading candidate early on.

The 36-year-old had been in charge of Dortmund s second string since July 2017, when he succeeded Daniel Farke, who moved to Norwich City.

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