Manchester United will need to win the FA Cup to qualify for Europe after they finished eighth in the Premier League despite winning 2-0 at Brighton on the final day.
Diogo Dalot scored against the run of play and substitute Rasmus Hojlund added a late clincher to give United consecutive wins to end their top-flight campaign before they face rivals Manchester City at Wembley.
But the Red Devils had to better Newcastle s result on Sunday to finish seventh and Eddie Howe s men won an entertaining match 4-2 against Brentford.
Joao Pedro twice came close to scoring for Brighton, who had most of the better chances, but defeat in Roberto De Zerbi s final game left the hosts 11th in the table, pipped to a top-half finish by Crystal Palace.
Another goal in red fo…
Socceroos winger Tommy Oar is set to make his first appearance for Brisbane Roar in over six years when the A-League leaders visit Melbourne City on Friday.
Oar will travel as part of Brisbane s 17-man squad, with Roar coach John Aloisi declaring, I m sure he ll play a part .
The 24-year-old left-footer departed Roar in February 2010 to join Utrecht in the Eredivisie after just 23 A-League appearances in an orange shirt, with Oar notching two goals in that period.
He s travelling, so we ll travel with 17 and Tommy s part of that, and I m sure he ll play a part, Aloisi said on Thursday.
Aloisi added: Tommy will add to the way we play.
We know he s very good one-v-one. He s got good delivery, he can also score goals, he s got a great left foot and…
Hull City have clinched the signings of midfielder pair Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore from Tottenham.
Huddlestone moves to the KC Stadium on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee while Livermore joins on a season-long loan.
The 26-year-old moved to White Hart Lane in 2005 from Derby County and went on to score 15 times in 188 appearances.
Huddlestone has four caps for England, having made his international bow against Brazil in November 2009.
Livermore came through the youth system at White Hart Lane, breaking into the first team under Harry Redknapp in the 2011-12 campaign.
After making 38 appearances in all competitions, he made his England debut against Italy in August 2012, but found himself used less by Andre Villas-Boas and he now embarks on t…
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Manchester United host Bournemouth at Old Trafford for tonight’s Premier League clash. The game was rearranged after having previously been abandoned on the weekend, but both sides will want to sign off for the season with a win.
United have all but missed out on a Champions League place for next season, and are currently 6th in the Premier League table with 63 points from 37 games. They will be in the Europa League for 2016/17 if they avoid defeat, and were ending the season strongly before a West Ham defeat so Bournemouth will be wary of their threat.
Louis van Gaal side have three wins from their last five games, keeping three clean sheets to boot. Bournemouth are moti…
Adelaide United have confirmed the signing of Steven Lustica following the midfielder s release from Hajduk Split.
Split confirmed Lustica s departure on their website on Monday, saying the 22-year-old Australian was keen to continue his career in Australia.
Lustica struggled for game time at Split, sent out on loan to Dugopolje and Brisbane Roar after joining in June 2011.
Speaking at Adelaide s fan forum on Monday night, the South Australian club s football manager Michael Petrillo said the club would be announcing the signing of a European-based Australian in the next 24 hours.
And Petrillo was true to his word, with the club announcing their latest capture on Tuesday morning.
Steven is the type of player that fits with the football philosophy of the coa…
The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed the appointment of Giampiero Ventura as new national team coach after Euro 2016.
Antonio Conte will leave the post following the side s European Championship campaign in France to join Chelsea and Italy have turned to Ventura as their new man at the helm.
The 68-year-old stepped down as Torino coach after the 2015-16 season and he has now been tasked with the job of steering Italy to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Ventura had been in charge of Torino since June 2011, having previously coached the likes of Bari, Pisa, Verona, Messina, Napoli, Cagliari, Udinese and Sampdoria among others.
Italy have been paired with Spain, Albania, Israel, Macedonia and Liechtenstein in Group G of the 2018 World Cup qu…
Lars Lagerback says his recent achievements with Iceland at Euro 2016 might be the pinnacle of his long and storied international career.
Lagerback is managing at his seventh international tournament in France, having led Sweden in five events before taking charge of Nigeria at the 2010 World Cup.
Iceland are competing in their first major competition and picked up an impressive point against Portugal in their first Group F game, before drawing 1-1 with Hungary.
A win against Austria in Paris on Wednesday will guarantee progression to the round of 16, as well as keeping Lagerback in a job for a few more days – he is due to leave co-coach Heimir Hallgrimsson in sole charge after the Euros.
I don t know if I will retire totally from football but I defin…
Midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson has pledged his future to Swansea City by signing a new four-year deal.
Sigurdsson had been linked with a move to Premier League rivals Everton during the close-season, but has put an end to such speculation by penning a contract until 2020, extending his stay at the Liberty Stadium by a further two years.
Interest in the 26-year-old developed after his exploits with Iceland in their historic Euro 2016 campaign, reaching the quarter-finals before being eliminated by hosts France.
Sigurdsson scored 11 goals in 36 Premier League appearances for Swansea as they finished 12th last season.
News of the Iceland international s renewal will delight Swansea fans, with captain Ashley Williams reportedly close to sealing a transfer to Eve…
Sochaux have agreed a deal to sign forward Jordan Ayew from fellow Ligue 1 outfit Marseille on loan for the rest of the season.
The 22-year-old has been on the fringes of the starting XI at the Stade Velodrome this season, and has notched just once in 16 league appearances this term.
Sochaux are struggling at the wrong end of the Ligue 1 table. A return of just two victories has left Herve Renard s charges in 19th position with just 11 points.
Ayew is now set to pen a temporary deal until the end of the campaign and add firepower to a team that has scored just 15 Ligue 1 goals this season.
A statement on the club s official website read: An agreement in principle was reached between Marseille and Sochaux for the loan until the end of the season of Jordan Ayew.
Gareth Bale failed to take a shot or create a chance for a team-mate after starting a club match for the first time since November 2016 as Tottenham beat LASK 3-0.
The Wales forward had made his second Spurs debut from the bench during the 3-3 Premier League draw with West Ham last weekend, but was included from the off as the London club began their Europa League campaign on Thursday.
Bale forced Andres Andrade to put through his own net to make it 2-0 with less than half an hour gone.
However, the on-loan Real Madrid man s influence somewhat waned from there before he was taken off by Jose Mourinho around the hour mark.
0 Tonight against LASK was the first time Gareth Bale has started a club match and not had either a shot or created a chance for h…