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Columbus Crew has signed free agent Steven Moreira on a contract until the end of the season. Moreira has been without a club since his Toulouse contract expired at the end of last season. Prior to that, he made 68 appearances for the club and also enjoyed spells with Lorient and Rennes earlier in his career. From France to @MLS. @S_MoreiraOff brings nine years of experience in Europe to Columbus? # Crew96 pic.twitter.com/64uBQAMzHI - The crew (@ColumbusCrew) August 24, 2021 Moreira has mainly been used as a right-back…

Manchester United are under pressure to sign Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez on loan and are believed to be leading the race for his signature. Atleti are keen to download Saul this summer and had hoped to sell him permanently, but suitable offers did not come, which prompted the Spanish side to offer him a loan. Saul to borrow / Quality Sports Images / Getty Images Chelsea were quickly named potential suitors, and the Blues' interest is also backed by AS, but according to the Spanish outlet, it is United who make…

Barcelona winger Ansu Fati has made his long-awaited return to training after almost ten months out of action. The 18-year-old suffered a knee injury in November 2020 which ended with the need for surgery, but unfortunately for Fati he had a handful of complications which ultimately required three more operations. ? @ANSUFATI returns to training with the squad! ? pic.twitter.com/RpEuANufMu - FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 24 August 2021 After removing the meniscus from the knee all the way back in May, Fati has spent the…

Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek has told his agents that he is not interested in listening to offers of a move from Old Trafford. Van de Beek was worth £ 35 million from Ajax this summer and is a constant feature in the rumor mill after his debut season with United yielded only four Premier League starts, with many reports suggesting he already wants to leave. United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær has always emphasized that Van de Beek's time is coming, and The Times states that the Dutchman is just as…

Arsenal winger Willian is in talks over a move from the club this summer, with Brazilian Corinthians leading the charge for signing him. Arsenal gave the 33-year-old a huge three-year contract last summer to get him on a free transfer from Chelsea, but after his debut season yielded just one goal in 37 games, they are desperate to break ties and avoid paying him for the rest of his deal. Willian had a wonderful year at Arsenal / Visionhaus / Getty Images Willian has been told he is free to leave Arsenal this summer, and…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will have five more matches to prove he deserves to keep his job, after which those in charge at the Emirates Stadium will decide on his future. Arteta has always asked for more time and insists that he rebuilds a side that has completely lost its way since Arsene Wenger left in 2018, but both results and achievements remain far below the standard. A 2-0 defeat against both Brentford and Chelsea has seen Arsenal begin one of their worst starts of a season in history, and with a trip to the…

Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba has completed the terms of his pay cut at Camp Nou, after co-defender Gerard Pique. In order to register Memphis Depay, Eric Garcia and Rey Manaj in time for the new season, Pique agreed to a significant pay cut to give Barcelona the necessary financial leeway and the midfielder emphasized that other team leaders would follow suit. Pique was the first to agree / Soccrates Images / Getty Images Alba publicly insisted that he was more than happy to help agree to a pay cut, but noted that Pique…

Michail Antonio became West Ham's all-time top goalscorer in the Premier League as David Moyes' side crushed Leicester City on Monday. The 31-year-old scored twice in four minutes in the closing stages of the Hammers' 4-1 victory at London Stadium. Antonio had earlier teed up Said Benrahma to make it 2-0 after Pablo Fornals broke the deadlock prior to Ayoze Perez's red card. Youri Tielemans netted what proved to be a consolation for Leicester. Antonio now has 49 Premier League goals for West Ham, two more than…

Michail Antonio fully deserves to be West Ham's leader of all time in the Premier League after scoring his 48th and 49th for the club and surpassing Paolo Di Canio's old record.After already being an attacking driving force in the early stages against Leicester on Monday night and then creating his team's second goal of the match by catching a back-pass and battling Said Benrahma, Antonio showed genuine 'number nine' instincts to do two goals of their own.To get the record, he clearly had in mind before the match, as there…

Michail Antonio became West Ham United's record goal scorer in the Premier League on Monday night and made a late stay when Hammers beat Leicester City 4-1 at London Stadium. The striker scored two sensational goals to secure three points for West Ham. The first saw him blow the ball past Kasper Schmeichel after a nice turn and turn to avoid the Leicester defense, before hitting the ball over his head and tapping it past the Dane for his second a few minutes later.These goals take Antonio to 49 in the Premier League for…