Gary Neville has backed Harry Kane to banish his Euro 2016 demons and prove his international pedigree at the World Cup.

The England striker will take career-best scoring form to Russia after netting 30 goals in the Premier League and 41 across all competitions throughout a prolific 2017-18 season.

He looms as a potential captain at what will be his second major international tournament, having been part of the squad that crashed out in the round-of-16 in France two years ago.

Kane failed to score throughout that ill-fated campaign but Neville, who won 85 caps across a 12-year international career, is confident the Tottenham man will not be scarred by the experience.

Top players get over it. If you think back to David Beckham in 98, he went on to play in…

Aston Villa have completed the signing of midfielder Idrissa Gueye from French Ligue 1 side Lille OSC for an undisclosed fee.

The Senegal international, 25, has put pen to paper on a four-year deal at Villa Park.

I m really pleased to have brought Idrissa on board, Villa manager Tim Sherwood told the club s official website.

He s been one of the best young midfielders in France for the last few seasons and there were a lot of teams trying to sign him this summer.

I believe we are signing a player who is hungry to succeed, is entering what should be his best years and is perfectly suited to the Premier League.

Gueye tallied four goals and two assists in 32 league appearances for Lille last season.

Newcastle closing on Mitro…

Arsenal have made an improved bid for Kieran Tierney of Celtic, according to .

The Gunners had a bid of £15 million rejected for the Scottish fullback, but they ve decided to get more serious in their pursuit and have significantly improved their offer, which now stands at £25 million.

Unai Emery seems very keen on adding defensive reinforcements to his ranks as the club close in on a deal to sign centre-back William Saliba of Lille, though that particular piece of business may yet get thwarted by Tottenham Hotspur, who have apparently also held talks with the French side. Should both clubs have offers accepted, the player himself would be able to choose his destination and the fact that Spurs will be playing in the Champions League this season would give them an im…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed his side s ability to grind out results after the Red Devils survived a flurry of late Burnley chances to triumph 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.

Anthony Martial scored his third goal in two games one minute before half-time to put United ahead in a game they dominated for long periods, but hosts Burnley heaped pressure on David De Gea s goal in the final 15 minutes at Turf Moor.

A late United break produced a second goal when Daniel James played in Marcus Rashford for his 12th Premier League strike of the season and clinched a result that moved the Red Devils up to fifth in the table, just a point behind fourth-placed Chelsea.

Solskjaer admitted his players should have put the game to bed sooner bu…

Major League Soccer Deputy Commissioner Ivan Gazidis will become Chief Executive Officer at Arsenal in January 2009.

Gazidis has been responsible for all aspects of competition and player contracts in the MLS.

Ivan Gazidis was one of the founding executives of Major League Soccer. His 14 years of service to the League and the sport of soccer in America have helped establish Major League Soccer as a legitimate first division sports league in North America and a respected soccer league throughout the world, MLS Commissioner Don Garber said.

Major League Soccer s on-field product has marched steadily forward, primarily due to Ivan s thorough understanding of the game and its global market, his impressive reasoning and judgment, and his deep-rooted desire to see s…

Aston Villa are reported to be very close to signing Portsmouth’s striker Jermain Defoe.

The twenty-six year old striker joined Portsmouth from Tottenham Hotspur during last season’s transfer window. That was when Harry Redknapp was manager at Portsmouth.

It has been reported that Redknapp has been trying to lure the striker back to White Hart Lane. The Spurs manager was instrumental in introducing the England striker to Premier League football when he was with West Ham United.

Aston Villa’s manager Martin O’Neill is said to have been given the go-ahead by owner Randy Lerner and that a bid of 16 million has been made.

Aston Villa will require to strengthen their squad in their quest to…

Real Madrid have completed the signing of Inter midfielder Mateo Kovacic, subject to a medical, in a deal reported to be worth €35million.

The Croatia international pens a six-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu, and brings an end to a two-and-a-half-year stay in Milan.

Kovacic had been linked with Liverpool earlier in the transfer window, but a move to the Premier League never materialised.

The 21-year-old, who scored five goals in 35 Serie A appearances last season, switched to Inter in January 2013 after joining from Dinamo Zagreb in his homeland.

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Iker Casillas insists he harbours no ill-feeling towards former Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho, but feels Carlo Ancelotti is a better coach.

Spain international Casillas has been with the European champions his entire club career, but the goalkeeper s future appeared in doubt in Mourinho s final season in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2012-13 when he was dropped to the bench in favour of Diego Lopez.

Initially, Ancelotti kept faith in Lopez and deployed him as his number one in La Liga matches last term, but he departed to join Milan in the close-season.

Casillas has subsequently enjoyed a renaissance and has firmly re-established himself in the Real side.

The Real captain admits he endured a love-hate relationship with Mourinho, but, despite co…

Borussia Dortmund are ready to sell Manchester United target Jadon Sancho in the summer of 2021, according to , as relayed by . It has been reported by the German publication that Bundesliga outfit Dortmund are willing to part company with the former Manchester City winger for €100 million.

United wanted to sign Sancho from Dortmund in the summer of 2020, but they did not want to pay what the Bundesliga club wanted. Dortmund are now willing to cash in on the 20-year-old winger and make up for losses made this season due to Covid.

Sancho is one of the best young attacking players in Europe and has already played 18 times for England. According to , the 20-year-old has scored three goals and provided seven assists in 17 Bundesliga games and has scored two goals and prov…