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"I look forward to the new season in Munich and will do everything possible to be in top shape for my first training session under Carlo Ancelotti," Goetze told German newspaper Bild.

Jose Mourinho will be appointed Manchester United manager next week to replace Louis van Gaal despite Saturday's FA Cup final victory over Crystal Palace.

"Playing at home, with Neymar, I see a great possibility for the gold medal going to Brazil," Ronaldo was quoted as saying by goal.com on Friday.

Louis van Gaal claims victory over Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final on Saturday would restore Manchester United's pride after a turbulent season.

In their first European final since defeat to AC Milan in the 2007 Champions League, Liverpool are bidding to scupper the Spanish side's bid for an unprecedented third straight Europa League title.

United blamed a security contractor on Monday over a dummy bomb that caused the abandonment of Sunday's final Premier League game against Bournemouth and left the club facing a multi-million-pound bill.

Matic has backed team mate Hazard to lead the club back to the top of the English game next season after the winger's form improved dramatically over the past few games.

Kompany was injured early in Manchester City's loss at Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals and had already said he would miss the tournament in France.

Barcelona's leading scorer Luis Suarez has applauded his team mates for sticking together during last month's worrying dip in form with the possible reward of the La Liga title this weekend.

The current season has not been too exciting for Liverpool fans, but manager Jurgen Klopp is confident that the team will see a major improvement next season.

The decisions were taken during a meeting between sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal and a 12-member delegation from Japan led by Hase Hiroshi, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, Government of Japan.

Mahrez's future was thrown into doubt when the Algeria international's agent recently claimed it was only 50-50 whether the PFA player of the year would remain at the King Power Stadium next season.

Manuel Pellegrini said his side did not deserve to be eliminated from the Champions League despite having only one effort on target in their 1-0 semi-final, second leg defeat.

The winner came after Gareth Bale's a superb strike from a tight angle in the 20th minute deflected off defender Fernando, giving Madrid a 1-0 aggregate victory after a scoreless first-leg draw in England last week.

Fellaini appeared to elbow Huth in the 21st minute of the game at Old Trafford after having his hair pulled by the German defender.

Duty-free magnate Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha became the first Thai owner of an English Premier League title-winning team on Monday night, when the only club capable of catching them, Tottenham Hotspur, were held to a 2-2 draw by Chelsea.