Jason Le Miere

A deal for Bayer Leverkusen midfielder has been confirmed by Liverpool, who could soon be welcoming further signings.

Manchester United have been linked with an array of central midfielders in this summer’s transfer window.

Goals from Wayne Rooney and Rickie Lambert were cancelled out by Enner Valencia and Michael Arroyo as England drew 2-2 with Ecuador in Miami ahead of the World Cup.

Diego Costa has undergone a medical ahead of his move to Chelsea, but will be far from the only big-name arrival this summer.

There is usually at least one team that gatecrashes the latter stages of the World Cup, and there are plenty of candidates to fulfill that role in Brazil.

Wayne Rooney is set to be handed an unfavored role in a much-changed England team in Wednesday’s friendly against Ecuador in Miami.

Neymar scored a superb free-kick and set up two other goals in Brazil’s 4-0 pre-World Cup friendly win over Panama.

Mexico will seek to move on from a serious injury to Luis Montes when they take on Bosnia-Herzegovina in their latest pre-World Cup friendly in Chicago.

Less than 10 days until the start of the 2014 World Cup, final preparations are still being hastily completed in Brazil.

Manchester United could be in for a long wait to secure one of their leading transfer targets, Luke Shaw.

Bribery and match-fixing allegations have cast a shadow over governing body FIFA ahead of the 2014 World Cup, but what else is new?

The future of former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas is in doubt, with reports that he is set to leave Barcelona this summer.

Goals from Fabian Johnson and Clint Dempsey gave the Unites States a 2-1 win over Turkey in a pre-World Cup friendly at Red Bull Arena.

The United States will face a stiffer test in their World Cup preparations when they take on Turkey in New Jersey on Sunday.

Carl Froch and George Groves will face off for their eagerly anticipated rematch in front of more than 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.

Giovani dos Santos will get a chance to impress coach Miguel Herrera in Mexico’s pre-World Cup friendly with Ecuador in Texas.

Daniel Sturridge scored the pick of the goals as England secured a 3-0 victory over Peru in their final match on home soil ahead of the World Cup.

England will take on Peru in their final match at Wembley before heading to next month’s World Cup in Brazil.

New York City FC’s proposed signing of David Villa could be the first in several high-profile arrivals at the MLS expansion team.

Chelsea are thought to be targeting a trio of Atletico Madrid players in this summer’s transfer window.

The potential signing of Southampton striker Rickie Lambert could well prove a shrewd move for Liverpool.

Who are the forwards most likely to make their mark at the World Cup this summer?

Miguel Layun scored twice to lead Mexico to a 3-0 victory over Israel in their final home match before the World Cup.

Mexico will play their only pre-World-Cup warm up match on home soil against Israel on Wednesday at the Estadio Azteca.

Liverpool are now set to face competition for one of their leading transfer targets this summer.

The French Open, along with the three other Grand Slams, continues to increase prize money, dispelling the myth of tennis’s financial ills.

Jurgen Klinsmann will attempt to balance the needs of his squad in their World Cup warm up against Azerbaijan on Tuesday.

Arsenal’s search for a new striker to take the pressure off of Olivier Giroud looks set to continue for some time yet.

Jurgen Klinsmann could come to regret his decision to leave the United States’ all-time leading scorer, Landon Donovan out of his World Cup squad.