Football

Gennaro Gattuso has been appointed Palermo manager with the task of steering the relegated team straight back to Serie A.

Real Madrid circulated Higuain's name for a transfer last month and gave him the green light to negotiate a move away from the Spanish giants this summer.

New Red Devils boss David Moyes has been a long-term admirer of the midfielder.

The trial of the two French football stars over claims they paid for sex with an underage call girl was adjourned for procedural reasons on Tuesday until 2014.

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The Manchester City midfielder has not had the best of times since his big-money move to the Etihad Stadium from Arsenal in 2011.

Figueroa has agreed a two-year deal and is reunited with Hull manager Steve Bruce, who also signed the left back in 2008 when in charge of Wigan.

The Nigerian soccer team arrived in Brazil, three days behind schedule and a day before it opens their Confederations Cup football campaign.

It is also believed that the big-money offer is part of an attempt to bring the Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas.

The 26-year-old's contract at Old Trafford runs out in the summer of 2014, with no new deal yet in place in for the winger.

Cavani can be bought out of his deal with Napoli if a club can offer 55 million pounds.

Xavi says his team will not be short of motivation heading into their first fixture against Uruguay.

Mourinho said he knew Ferguson was set to retire and had disclosed his plans of returning to Chelsea to the former United manager.

The 26-year-old has attempted to squash rumours of a potential move to England following a series of below par performances at the Nou Camp.

The 24-year-old striker has been very keen to join the current Champions League winners to join his former BVB teammate Mario Gotze.

Fabregas any move from Barcelona and expressed the speculations as 'absurd'.