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FA Cup holders Arsenal won the Community Shield for a second season in a row as they beat Premier League champions Chelsea at Wembley. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the winner with a powerful drive into the top corner with his weaker...

Manchester United's Angel Di Maria is set to have a medical in the next 24 hours before a proposed move to Paris St-Germain. The winger, a British record £59.7m signing last summer, is expected in Doha on Sunday to meet...

Nigeria left-back Juwon Oshaniwa has signed for Hearts on a three-year contract saying he is advancing his career by moving to Scottish football. The 24-year-old World Cup defender has spent the last three years with Ironi Ashdod in Israel's Premier...

Enner Valencia suffered a "significant injury" to his right knee and ankle in his team's Europa League tie with Astra Giurgiu, West Ham have confirmed. The 25-year-old Ecuadorian fell awkwardly during a challenge soon after heading his side in front...

South Korea's Chung Mong-joon says he wants to replace Sepp Blatter as Fifa's next president. Chung is a former vice-president of world football's governing body and the major shareholder of the industrial giant Hyundai. He told the BBC's World Football programme...

Mario Balotelli could be offered a way out of Liverpool by newly-promoted Serie A side Bologna. The Italy international endured a frustrating first season with Liverpool, scoring just once in the league after being brought in to help fill the...

Arsenal have signed Ajax academy graduate Donyell Malen, according to the Dutch club. A statement on the Ajax website confirmed Arsenal's move for the 16-year-old striker, described as "a great talent" by his former academy boss Wim Jonk. Malen had earlier...

Michel Platini has announced that he will run for the FIFA presidency. The UEFA chief has confirmed his candidacy to replace outgoing FIFA boss Sepp Blatter, who will leave his position in February next year. Platini has written to all 209...

Nigeria are seeking to forge closer links with Germany to try to revive the country's soccer fortunes and help the national team's development. NFF president Amaju Pinnick said on the body's website: "We keenly desire to partner with the DFB...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho fired back on Tuesday at comments from the wife of Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez, who said her husband is "tidying up" Mourinho "messes" once again. Montserrat Seara told Le Region newspaper that her Spanish husband...