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Greek top tie club, Olympiacos have announced the termination of contract with former Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure just within three months.

Media reports revealed that “Yaya Toure” failed to get a contract extension with Manchester City at the end of the 2017-2018 season after City won the Premier League title as he fell out of disposition with City manager “Pep Guardiola” whom he alleged to be a racist after he left the club.

Yaya Toure secured a contract with the Greek club “Olympiacos” making an amazing comeback to the club that shot him to limelight in September.

The club had expected that “Yaya Toure” will add more vigor and experience to the team but failed woefully to deliver any meaniful impact just after 5 games and the club decided to terminate his contract.

Yaya Toure will now become a free agent and could possibly secure a contract at the January transfer window 2019.

New Juventus signing, Cristiano Ronaldo’s overhead bicycle kick in last season Champions league between Real Madrid against Juventus has been nominated as the Champions League entrant for the 2017-18 vote on UEFA.com.

Ronaldo’s superb strike was placed ahead of wales international striker Gareth Bale’s dazzling overhead kick in the Champions League final which was remarkably overlooked in a goal of the season poll conducted by UEFA.

Gareth Bale’s scored with a brilliant acrobatic style – one of the two goals he scored in the game – as Real Madrid beat Liverpool in Kiev to lift their 13th European champions league crown.

The UEFA technical observers acknowledge Ronaldo goal as “an extraordinary display of technique and athleticism”.
11 goals in total were shortlisted, one each from the competitions organised by UEFA.

England international Lucy Bronze is nominated for the volley she scored in Lyon’s victory over her former club Manchester City in the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League.

England Under-19 international Elliot Pemberton goals also makes the list following a left-foot strike against Turkey.

Christian Eriksen goal in Denmark’s 5-1 win over the Republic of Ireland duringa World Cup qualifying play-off in Dublin was also shorlisted.

https://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/ronaldos-bicycle-kick-nominated-for.html

Lionel Messi has been named the new Bacelona team captain following the departure of Andres Iniesta’s from Camp Nou.

Sergio Busquets named as vice captaine while Sergi Roberto and Gerard Pique as member of the four man leadership team.

Come On Sunday 12th August, Lionel Messi will be hoping to lift his first tittle trophy as captain when his club Bacelona face tackle with Sevilla in the Spanish supercopa.

For the record, Bacelona only lost just one match game on their way to winning the Laliga tittle last league season 2017/2018 and also won the Copa Del Rey last season.

https://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/the-argentina-skipper-named-bacelona.html

Spanish Laliga giant Atletico Madrid finally signs “Nikola Kalinic” from Ac Milan. The 30year old striker signed a 3 year deal with the Laliga side.

The striker has scored a total number of 6 goals in 41 appearances for Ac Milan last season and have also scored 15 goals in 42 international matches for his country.

He was sent packing from the Crotia world cup squad for refusing to come on as a substitute in Crotia first game against Nigeria at the just concluded 2018 world cup in Russia.

Nikola Kalinic role will be to provide a full back up to Antonie Griezman, Diegi Costa and Kevin Gameiro at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Nikola is expected to play his first game when Atletico Madrid travels to Valencia to kick start their Spanish Laliga league season.

https://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/crotia-striker-nikola-kalinic-joins.html

On Tuesday, Colombian and Levante international midfielder Jefferson Lerma have joined English club side Bournemouth for a club-record fee of £25 million (27.9 million euros, $32.3 million).

Reports reaching us revealed that the 23-year-old signed a five-year contract, subject to international approval.


Bournemouth club manager Eddie Howe revealed that "It's no hidden secret that Jefferson has been a great player we have pursued for a while this summer,"

"Jefferson Lerma is an exceptionally gifted player and a very good midfielder who will add a different style of play to our midfield pattern.
"He poses a lot of qualities that will fit in to the Premier League style of play and I'm eager to work with him."

Jefferson Lerma was part of the Colombia's 23 man squad and played all four matches at the World Cup in Russia including the quarter final loss to England.

He has made 93 appearances and scored 3 goals in all competitions over three league seasons for the Spanish side “Levante.”
"I have always loved and desire to play in the English Premier League and am very happy to have signed this great opportunity," said Jefferson Lerma.

"I look forward to a successful career with my new club and doing important things for the club."

Bournemouth FC got first promotion to the Premier League in 2015/2016 league season, and finished at the 12th position last season.

https://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/english-premier-league-club-bournemouth.html

Crotia and Inter Milan play maker have admitted that his outmost desire if he exit Seria A, is to play for a top club in Europe.

“I would like to test myself in all of the biggest leagues, but the question is will I have the time? I am 29 and working to extend my career as long as I can,” he told Sportske Novosti.

“Yes, I’d like to play in England and Spain, but I don’t know if there is enough time left.

“I heard some clubs want me but they have to talk to my club and only after that could I join the negotiations and decide.

“If I was to change club, it could only be to a top league and top club. Only God knows what will happen in future. I am happy at Inter, but we all know anything is possible in football.”

https://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/i-will-love-to-play-in-england-or-spain.html

The Real Madrid midfielder have been named as the best German soccer player (Men category), a report by Kickermagazine on Sunday.

A total number of votes from 475 sport journalist union in Germany were counted and Kroos received a large votes five times as many as Freiburg’s Nils Petersen in second place.

Naldo was voted for a nice finish this season with “Schalke 04” with the third position.

"It is and remains a great honor to win Footballer of the Year,” says Kroos in a statement released in Monday’s edition of the publication

“This is not a prize that is easy to win.”

Obviously, this is the first time Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has won this award and he will add it his list of countless trophy he has won which includes four Bundesliga titles, a La Liga crown, three Champions Leagues, a World Cup and numerous individual honors.

https://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/toni-kroos-named-german-footballer-of.html

Fc Basel have named ex-Austrian coach Marcel Koller as the clubs new manager after its shocking exit from the champion league qualifying round.
Marcel Koller will be assisted by Thomas Janeschitz and Carlos Bernegger.

Marcel Koller was former Austria's head coach from November 2011 to October 2017, leading them from 72nd in the FIFA standings into the top 10 and Euro 2016 in France. But the Austria team failed to qualify for this year's 2018 World Cup in Russia.

He has also coached Saint-Gallen (from 1999-2000) and Grasshopper (from 2002/2003) in the Swiss top division league, as well as FC Cologne and VfL Bochum in the German Bundesliga.

Basel was humiliated with a 3-0 home defeat by PAOK to exit on a 5-1 aggregate in the second qualifying round of the Champions League.

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In a three-player swap deal between the European champions Ac Milan and Juventus, that will see Leonard Bonucci returning back to Turin.
The Seria A giant signed 30-year-old Higuain on a one-year loan deal worth 18million euros ($21 million) that will allow them the opportunity to buy the striker back next summer for a extra 36 million euros.

The Itaalian centre-back Bonucci has been reportedly swapped for Mattia Caldara few days after Caldara arrived at Juventus following his move from Atalanta, which was contracted in January 2017.

"A new adventure begins," said Higuain after going through his medical.
Gonzalo Higuain has won two Seria A tittles and scored 40goals in 76 league appearance for Juventus. This swap deal gave room for Bonucci to return to Turin.

Bonucci 31-year-old returns to Juventus after just one season spell with Ac Milan, who finish sixth position last season and missed the Champions League regardless of a huge spending spree of over 200million euros ($233 million) on new players signing last summer.

"Turin and Juventus are home for me. It's difficult to imagine that this has happened," said Bonucci. "I am delighted and excited to be back."
Ac Milan are hoping to bounce back after a poor performance following the sale of the club to Chinese business owners in April last year, but poor performances on the pitch were compounded in recent months by fears over their financial survival.

Newly promoted Priemier league club Fulham Fc have signed the services of Defender Alfie Mawson from Swansea, for a reported 4 year contract worth £15 million (16.8 million euros).

"I'm really happy to get this over the line and join Fulham," the 24-year-old told Fulham's official website.
"I'm excited by the project going on here and the football being played last season was lovely on the eye but also effective and I can't wait to be a part of it and get going."

Fulham returned to the Premier League via the play-offs last season and have recruited heavily in the hope of staying in the top flight.
Alfie Mawson have played for the English Under-21s level, before he was called up by the English head coach Gareth Southgate's for the first time in March this year but failed to make an appearance against Holland or Italy.

So far, the following list of players: Jean Michael Seri, Maxime Le Marchand, Fabri, Andre Schurrle and Aleksandar Mitrovic - have all signed new deals with the London club side.

http://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/fulham-signs-alfie-mawson-from-swansea.html

On Thursday, the Egyptian FA have confirmed their appointment Javier Aguirre as Head coach of their National Men Team.

The Mexican Javier Aguirre took over Argentinian Hector Cuper after his contract expired just after the 2018 World Cup, where Egypt performed poorly, loosing lost all three of their matches to crash out in the group stage.

The 59-year-old Mexican coach Javier Aguirre has previously managed Mexico and Japan national teams.

In a press statement released by the Head of the Egyptian FA chief Hany Abu Rida "When we chose Aguirre, we were keen that he has a long and honourable history, and he gave in Spain a great effort,"

He is expected to earn a monthly salary of $120,000 with his two assistants, and a promised of $500,000 bonus if Egypt qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

He was selected among other candidates who were considered for the Egypt job: Spaniard Quique Sanchez Flores, Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic and Colombia's Jorge Luis Pinto, the Egypt FA said on Twitter.

"I am really honoured to be here, even though I have more than 20 years' work as a coach, even though I have four World Cups in my bag, it's the first time I will work in Africa. It will be a big big challenge," Javier Aguirre said.

Aguirre coached Mexico at the 2002 World Cup and again at the 2010 tournament but has spent most of the last decade working in Spain, including spells at Osasuna -- who he took to fourth place in La Liga in 2006 -- Real Zaragoza, Espanyol and Atletico Madrid.

Javier Aguirre was sacked in 2015 by Japan in the wake of their low performance in the race for the Asian Cup title defence.

http://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/egypt-fa-appoint-new-head-coach-javier.html

Aleksandr Golovin finally leaves his Russian club CSKA Moscow to join forces with Monaco on a five-year deal worth 30million euros ($35m) plus bonuses.

He has made featured 23 times for the Russian national team. He was one of the best players in the Russian team that reached the quarter finals of the just concluded 2018 world cup.

Aleksandr Golovin also becomes the first Russian player to be signed in by the French league 1 giants “Monaco”, whose Russian billionaire president, Dmitry Rybolovlev, bought the club when in the second division “League 2” in December 2011.

http://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/russian-international-midfielder.html

The English Premier League champions have confirmed their signing of defender Philippe Sandler from Dutch top division side PEC Zwolle.

Although the English club did not reveal financial details involve in the deal, but media remours stipulates that the fee was in the region of €3 million ($3.51m). The reported rumors also added that Philippe Sandler could be loaned back to a club in the Netherlands.

Philippe Sandler is reported to be Manchester City’s third signing for this new league season. Manchester City will tackle FA Cup winners Chelsea in a Community Shield clash on Sunday, before their opening premier league campaign against Arsenal on Aug. 12.

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UEFA has confirmed their increased doping ban extension on former France international player Samir Nasri's doping ban from 6 to 18 months on Wednesday over the intravenous drip medical treatment he received at a Los Angeles clinic in 2016.
The French player who is currently without a club, was ban for six months in February 2018 after taking a multi-vitamin vaccination in breach of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules.
Reports revealed that Nasri had the drip medical treatment while he was on loan at the Spanish club side Sevilla during the 2016-17 season, which led the Spanish anti-doping agency to open an investigation.
The ban was backdated to July 1, 2017, meaning the ex-Manchester City and Arsenal midfielder will be cleared to return next January. He can resume training with a club at the start of November.
He retroactively wrote a petition to UEFA to grant him a remedial use exemption (TUE), but his appeal was rejected by European football's governing body(UEFA).
January 2018, Samir Nasri left Turkish top division side Antalya after poor performance in his six-month playing career.

http://www.premiumsoccer24.com/2018/08/uefa-raise-doping-ban-from-six-to-18.html