Craig Dawson has committed his future to Premier League club West Brom by signing a new contract.

Versatile defender Dawson has agreed a three-year deal on improved terms, with his old contract having been set to expire at the end of the season.

Dawson spent most of last season playing at right-back for Tony Pulis side, but, with reported Manchester City target Jonny Evans and Gareth McAuley missing the start of the season through injury, the 27-year-old has formed a strong partnership in central defence with Egypt international Ahmed Hegazi.

The Baggies have kept back-to-back clean sheets in wins over Bournemouth and Burnley and Dawson is keen to maintain the team s perfect early season record.

I ve always felt very settled here and I m delighted to …

Liverpool are considering a move for Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, .

The potential switch would see the centre-back, who has previously been linked with a move to Manchester United, be reunited with former manager Jurgen Klopp, who took charge at Anfield two months ago.

Hummels moved to Dortmund from Bayern Munich in January 2008 and has since racked up two hundred and seventy-one appearances in all competitions, scoring twenty-three times.

Internationally, he has been capped forty-four times for Germany, scoring four times with two of those goals coming at last summer’s World Cup finals, where Joachim Low’s side triumphed.

Klopp will look to bolster his squad when the transfer window reopens next month, with a defender likely to be …

Angel Di Maria s brilliant stoppage-time effort rescued a point for Paris Saint-Germain in a 2-2 draw with Napoli in Champions League Group C.

It had looked like PSG would suffer their first home loss in 20 Champions League group stage games when Dries Mertens put Napoli 2-1 ahead with 13 minutes remaining.

But Argentina international Di Maria whipped a terrific finish past David Ospina in the 93rd minute to deny Carlo Ancelotti victory against his former club.

PSG came into the game having never beaten Italian opposition in Europe s premier club competition and Lorenzo Insigne s first-half effort gave Napoli the lead.

The French side levelled when Mario Rui diverted Thomas Meunier s cross into his own goal but PSG continued to look suspect at the ba…

According to L’Equipe, N’Golo Kante is set to sign a new contract with Chelsea Football Club. The midfielder is easily one of the best players not only at Stamford Bridge but in the Premier League as a whole, and it’s not surprising to see that the Blues are interested in tying him down to a more long term deal.

Paris Saint-Germain have made no secret of the fact that they’d also be interested in signing Kante, who made the jump over from Leicester City in 2016. The 27 year old won back to back Premier League titles with the two clubs, and given his age and his position in the middle of the park, it certainly seems as if he has a long time left at the top level in the beautiful game.

Kante has been a professional footballer since back in 2012 with Boulogne, maki…

Lionel Messi paid tribute to his Barcelona team-mates after collecting a fourth European Golden Shoe award.

The Argentina star scored 37 LaLiga goals last season to clinch the honour and move level with Cristiano Ronaldo as a four-time winner, having previously topped Europe s scoring charts in 2010, 2012 and 2013.

But Messi was quick to point out he could not have found the net on such an outstandingly consistent basis without the help of his fellow players at Camp Nou.

I ve always said the individual prizes are won by the team, he said. If the team is doing well then we have the fortune to be able to pick up these awards.

It is true that this prize belongs to everybody. Without them I wouldn t have scored all the goals I did last season. It is for the…

Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne could make their Manchester City returns when Everton visit the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Aguero has not featured since City s 2-2 draw with Lyon last month, missing the past four matches in all competitions with an abductor problem.

De Bruyne was named player of the year for the Premier League champions last season but has barely been involved this time around on account of two medial knee ligament injuries.

Pep Guardiola s squad was stretched by a number of fitness issues ahead of Wednesday s 2-1 Champions League win over Hoffenheim but he told a news conference to preview the Everton match that two of his star men might be ready to return.

He did the last two training sessions with the team. He has no pain with his…

Louis van Gaal wants Manchester United to use Tuesday s home Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow as a turning point for their season.

United secured a 1-1 draw in Russia thanks to Anthony Martial s header in their most recent European outing on October 21 but have since recorded three 0-0 draws in a row, results which have seen them lose ground to Manchester City and Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table and exit the League Cup on penalties to Middlesbrough.

With his side again struggling in attack in a stalemate with Crystal Palace on Saturday, Van Gaal wants to see a reaction when the Russian Premier League leaders visit Old Trafford.

When I see their characters, I don t think they have doubts about that quality, Van Gaal said of his attacking pla…

Eden Hazard needs to have more trust in himself to return to his best level, says Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti.

Belgium forward Hazard started just his ninth game of the season in the 3-1 victory over Alcoyano in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday, a match in which he and fellow forwards Rodrygo Goes and Mariano Diaz struggled for fluidity.

After that game Ancelotti gave his backing to Hazard, who has struggled to consistently hit top form and been blighted by injuries since his big-money move from Chelsea in May 2019.

And the Italian struck a similar tone when addressing the media prior to Saturday s home LaLiga clash with Valencia.

His physical condition is quite good, he just needs to trust himself, to have more trust [in his ability], Ancelott…

Javi Martinez still has a chance to be called up for Spain s World Cup squad, coach Julen Lopetegui indicated.

Martinez was one of the surprise names – along with Chelsea pair Cesc Fabregas and Alvaro Morata – to be left out of the Spain squad for international friendlies against Germany and Argentina.

The Bayern Munich defender told the media he had no contact from Lopetegui regarding his omission, although he has not featured for Spain since the 2014 World Cup.

Lopetegui, however, suggested Martinez – called up for friendlies last year without appearing – could still force his way into the final selection for Russia.

Javi has been called many times by us, some other times he got injured just before coming, the Spain coach said on Thursday.

Luciano Spalletti has urged his Roma players to respond when they take on Verona on Sunday following the dismissal of Rudi Garcia.

Garcia got the sack on Wednesday following Roma s underwhelming performances in recent weeks, with Spalletti returning to the Stadio Olimpico as his replacement.

I hope the side responds well immediately because we re off the pace in the league table, Spalletti said at a news conference on Saturday.

We have to make a fast start and get back to what we do best. Sunday I expect a strong response from the lads to show what this side is made of.

There are no excuses for the players. We ve fallen behind in the table and we have to start winning games now. The players look switched on and they ve met my expectations in terms of d…