Orlando City playmaker Kaka has expressed his desire for former Real Madrid team-mate Iker Casillas to join him in MLS next season, but says the Spain goalkeeper is in no rush to leave Porto.
Casillas played with Brazil star Kaka for four years at the Santiago Bernabeu, before the latter departed to re-join Milan in 2013.
Kaka claims that Casillas, who left Madrid to join Porto in the close-season, is tempted by the idea of playing in MLS in the future and believes the league can become the strongest in the world.
I would like Casillas to come [to MLS] next year, but he told me he wants to stay in Portugal and play a little bit, Kaka told Cadena Cope.
I think he likes the idea of coming to play here. In five or 10 years, the MLS will be the strongest…
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has described life at Manchester United as being like a holiday compared to the work he has to put in with his current club.
The France international, 22, opted to leave Old Trafford to join Juve in 2012 and has gone on to win three Serie A titles as well as reaching last season s Champions League final.
Pogba has repeatedly stated he has no regrets about making the move to Italy and suggested the work ethic at Juventus was far more impressive than that at United, who were managed by Alex Ferguson during his time in England.
People need to know that nothing at Juve is easy, he said to La Stampa.
There is a different culture of work compared to elsewhere. I was at Manchester it seemed like being on holiday.
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Lionel Messi is considering the possibility of seeing out the final year of his Barcelona contract rather than forcing a move immediately, his father has confirmed.
Six-time Ballon d Or winner Messi has informed the Blaugrana of his desire to leave Camp Nou after a disappointing season in 2019-20.
Barca failed to win a single trophy and were humiliated in the Champions League with an 8-2 quarter-final defeat to Bayern Munich.
Messi has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave for free at the end of each season, yet he did not immediately take up the option, leading Barca to believe they would be owed €700million for a transfer.
Initial talk of a negotiated move to Manchester City has given way to suggestions the Premier League club could only a…
Burnley are interested in signing Fabian Delph from Everton in the summer transfer window, according to The Sun journalist Alan Nixon, who has made the claim on . The well-known and reputable journalist has suggested that the Clarets are looking at Delph as a potential replacement for Jeff Hendrick, who recently joined Premier League rivals Newcasle United on a free transfer after leaving Burnley earlier this summer.
BURNLEY. Taking big interest in Delph at EVERTON. One of those who fits the vacancy left by Hendrick. Down to price etc.
Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko)
Delph is a midfielder by trade, but he also operated as a left-back when he was at Manchester City. The 30-year-old former Leeds United and Aston Villa star won the Premier League title twic…
Ronaldinho has moved closer to joining former club Gremio as Antonio Cassano prepares to contribute to AC Milan s title challenge.
Brazilian forward Ronaldinho has left Milan s mid-season training camp in Dubai to discuss terms with Gremio, the side where he began his career in 1998.
The 30-year-old joined Milan in 2008, but has struggled to recapture the form that made him one of the world s best players during a five-year spell at Barcelona.
He will arrive in Porto Alegre today in order to negotiate with Gremio, but nothing is decided yet, his agent Roberto De Assis said.
If we don t reach an agreement with a club in Brazil, then he will return to Milan, as he is still a Milan player. We are not ruling anything out.
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Burnley kept their faint Premier League survival hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over Brentford at Turf Moor.
Brentford had to play most of the match with 10 men after Sergio Reguilon was sent off with just nine minutes on the clock for a push on Vitinho inside the penalty area.
Following the fastest red card of the Premier League season, Burnley took the lead from the resulting spot-kick as Jacob Bruun Larsen converted from 12 yards.
Burnley looked to have sealed their first win in 2024 and first since a 2-0 victory over Fulham in December when David Datro Fofana slotted past Mark Flekken from inside the box to make it 2-0 but they were made to sweat for the points when Kristoffer Ajer pulled a goal back in the 83rd minute with a smart header.
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Fernando Torres says he cannot wait to get started at Milan as he prepares to make his move to San Siro.
The Spain striker arrived in Italy on Saturday to complete the formalities of his two-year loan switch from Chelsea, with his medical due to be completed later in the day.
He joined the Stamford Bridge club in January 2011 for a then-British record £50million fee following a highly productive stint with Liverpool, but was unable to demonstrate anything close to his best form in London.
The agreement with Milan will now see him play out the remaining two years of his contract in Serie A, and Torres admits he is relishing the chance of a fresh start.
I m really happy to have arrived in Milan, he told the press on his arrival at Milan-Linate Airport.
Guus Hiddink appears destined to leave Turkey in the middle of their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, having been in charge for less than a year.
The BBC has reported that a senior source at the Turkish Football Association has admitted they are resigned to losing the 64-year-old Dutchman.
Hiddink could now open talks at English Premier League club Chelsea, with a view to him replacing Carlo Ancelotti.
Hiddink had a temporary spell in charge at Stamford Bridge in 2009 after they sacked Luis Felipe Scolari, and he led them to FA Cup glory that season.
However his commitment to coaching the Russian national team meant his tenure was only temporary.
Hiddink is known to have a strong relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
He has just…