England captain Steven Gerrard has retired from international football after winning 114 caps.   Gerrard, 34, won his first cap in a 2-0 win over Ukraine in 2000 and made his last England...

James Rodriguez, the Colombia striker who was the top scorer at the World Cup, is closing in on a deal with Real Madrid.   The 23-year-old Monaco forward scored six goals in Brazil,...

Arsenal will have to pay at least £24 million up front to land Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, the Telegraph reports   Reports in Portugal have claimed Arsenal made a...

Micah Richards is hoping that Manchester City will let him join Liverpool, Tottenham or Newcastle on loan next season, the Express reports.   Several clubs have approached City about signing...

Spanish forward Alvaro Morata is nearing a transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus.   Juventus says that Morata completed a medical with the club Saturday, so it shouldn't be long before...

World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm has retired from playing for Germany.   The 30-year-old Lahm informed German Football Federation (DFB) president Wolfgang Niersbach of his decision in...

Arsenal has signed Mathieu Debuchy and selling club Newcastle has replaced the defender with Daryl Janmaat.   The 28-year-old Debuchy, who was part of France's World Cup squad, joined...

While avoiding starting his Manchester United reign with any bold predictions or statements of intent, Louis van Gaal still projected an aura of authority and conviction in his ability to take on one...

Germany has climbed to the top of the FIFA rankings after winning the World Cup for the first time in 24 years.   The four-time champions, who beat Argentina 1-0 at the Maracana on Sunday,...

Germany midfielder Toni Kroos has joined Real Madrid from Bayern Munich on a six-year contract.   Madrid said the 24-year-old Kroos, a key member of Germany's World Cup-winning team,...