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Coupe de France holders Guingamp have announced the signing of Danish forward Ronnie Schwartz from Randers.

The 24-year-old striker was joint-second top scorer in the Superliga last season with 15 goals and that was enough for Ligue 1 side Guingamp to make their move.

Schwartz has agreed a four-year contract at the Stade du Roudourou and will be officially unveiled after completing his medical early next week.

The forward scored 40 goals in 88 appearances for Randers, having previously played for Aalborg until 2011.

Schwartz s domestic form enabled Randers to a mid-table finish last season and Guingamp will hope he can help them push further up the table after ending the campaign 16th in Ligue 1.

Guingamp coach Jocelyn Gourvennec will also be keen for Schwa…

Porto have confirmed an agreement to sell Brazilian midfielder Fernando to Manchester City for a fee of £12million (€15million).

The Premier League club have been linked with the 26-year-old for a number of months with reports suggesting that they came close to signing the player in January.

In a statement to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission on Wednesday, the Primeira Liga club revealed they had reached an agreement with the English champions.

FC Porto hereby informs the market that it has reached an agreement with Manchester City for the permanent transfer of the professional sports player Fernando Reges, for the amount of €15,000,000, the statement read.

Fernando, who operates primarily as a defensive midfielder, began his career wit…

Fernando Llorente has nothing but fond memories of his time at Juventus and would happily return to the Serie A champions if the opportunity arose.

The striker joined Juventus from Athletic Bilbao on a free transfer in July 2013 and won two Serie A titles before leaving for Sevilla at the start of this season.

A return to Juventus? I am only thinking about ending the season on a high with Sevilla for now, Llorente told Tuttosport.

But you cannot predict what will happen in the future. You can never rule anything out in football. I honestly don t know whether a return to Juventus would be possible, but it would be a dream if it happened.

I enjoyed two fantastic seasons at Juventus and won plenty of trophies. My time at Juventus and winning the World Cu…

Marco Silva believes Hull City must rest and analyse after a nervy display against already relegated Sunderland resulted in a potentially costly 2-0 defeat.

The Portuguese had not previously lost a home league fixture with any club since 2014, but goals from Billy Jones and Jermain Defoe dragged Hull further towards the Premier League drop zone.

Silva, however, is determined that his side still have time to pull clear they are two points above 18th-placed Swansea ahead of their clash with Everton and has urged for calmer performances against Crystal Palace and Tottenham.

It s disappointing. We had chances to score in many moments of the game, he told BBC Sport.

Ultimately there was big tension in some of the team. We need to be calm in some moments. Wh…

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Juventus and Empoli will face each other in Serie A this week. The match between La Vecchia Signora and Gli Azzurri will be held at Juventus Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Friday.

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Juventus struggled last season and almost did not finish in the top four of the Serie A table. In the end, Massimiliano Allegri’s side finished fourth in the standings with 70 points from 38 matches, nine points behind third-placed Napoli and six points ahead of Lazio, who ended up fifth.

Many would have expected Juventus to fare better this season, but things appear to have got worse. The former Italian champions are eighth in the Serie A table at the moment with 16 points …

Tyson Fury is considering becoming the new owner of Morecambe to throw millions at the League One club.

The WBC world heavyweight champion already has his ‘Gypsy King’ brand embroidered on the Shrimps shorts.

After it was announced Fury will face Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a trilogy fight on December 3, the unbeaten 34-year-old revealed he is mulling over a takeover of the club in the seaside town where he lives.

He told talkSPORT on Thursday: Quick question, I m thinking about buying Morecambe Football Club, they re in League One at the moment.

So I was thinking I invest X amount of millions in them.

Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan replied: By invest you mean throw it at them, invest is the wrong term.

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Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas said winning the UEFA Champions League tops any World Cup success with Spain.

Casillas, who won the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, was very nearly Real s villain in Lisbon, as he conceded the game s first goal to Diego Godin in the first half of the European final.

The 33-year-old came to collect a loose ball, however he was lobbed by Godin s header and despite his desperate attempts to keep the ball out, Diego Simeone s side led.

However, the shot-stopper s blushes were spared, when Sergio Ramos equalised in stoppage time, before goals to Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Cristiano Ronaldo sealed Real s 10th European cup.

Casillas, Real s captain, claimed their success was more important than achieving success with Spain in Brazil…

The Football Association has denied making any media comments about Queens Park Rangers possible point deduction.

The Sun reported on Thursday that QPR, the Championship leaders, will face a 15-point deduction over the 2009 signing of Argentine Alejandro Faurlin a penalty that will put them in the thick of a play-off race.

The Faurlin case has been under investigation since September, when it came to light QPR had asked for permission to buy out a third party that owned the midfielder.

The Football League introduced measures to prevent third-part ownership of players after the Carlos Tevez saga, which took two years to resolve after he helped West Ham avoid relegation in 2006-07 while owned by a third party.

The Sun article quoted an FA source as saying:…

Speculation over the future of Mario Gotze is set to intensify after the agent of the Bayern Munich forward announced they had ended their agreement.

The 23-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from the Allianz Arena after failing to establish himself in Pep Guardiola s regular first-team plans since joining from Borussia Dortmund in 2013.

Reports in England have claimed that Gotze would be keen to reunite with former boss Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, while a return to Dortmund has also been mooted.

And talk of the World Cup-winner s next move is likely to increase following the news that he has left agent Volker Struth, whose company SportsTotal represent a number of Germany and Bundesliga stars, including Real Madrid s Toni Kroos and Dortmund forwar…

Barcelona have agreed a contract extension with Javier Mascherano to keep the Argentinian at Camp Nou until at least 2018.

The former Liverpool man moved to the club in 2010 and has been linked with a move to Napoli in recent months.

However, the 29-year-old, who forms part of Argentina s FIFA World Cup squad, has committed his next four years to Barca with an option to extend that for a further season.

The agreement also includes a €100 million buyout clause and follows on from team-mates Gerard Pique and Lionel Messi in signings fresh terms.

Being able to tie down the experienced trio will likely serve Luis Enrique well as he approaches his first season in charge at the club.

Mascherano has been used regularly by a number of Luis Enrique s predecess…