The D.C. United forward is set to take in one last appearance for his country during a friendly fixture at Wembley Stadium on Thursday Wayne Rooney is in “good form” and deserving of one final appearance for England, says interim United States coach Dave Sarachan. The Football Association announced ahead of the unveiling of Gareth Southgate’s latest squad that the Three Lions’ all-time leading goalscorer would be returning to the fold. With a friendly date with the USA at Wembley set to help raise funds for Rooney’s charitable foundation, the 33-year-old has been welcomed out of international retirement for his 120th cap . Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on…

The 20-year-old Colombian has impressed in his first season in Europe and it is no surprise he is high on the Catalan side’s list of transfer targets COMMENT When Davinson Sanchez arrived at Ajax last year, he saw it as the ideal springboard for greater heights in Europe. “I can learn a lot and achieve my personal goals,” the 20-year-old said. “Ajax is the best club for me to grow as a player.” Signing a deal until 2021, the Amsterdam side expected to get a few years of service from their €5 million investment. However, the classy Colombian centre-back’s seamless transition into the team and excellent displays suggest he will…

The former Italy national team star has been training with the New Jersey based club and hopes for an opportunity with his local teams Giuseppe Rossi is hoping for an opportunity to restart his career with either the New York Red Bulls or New York City FC, the former Italy international said on a podcast. The New Jersey-born Rossi famously could have represented the United States at the international level, but shunned the country of his birth for his parents’ homeland of Italy. Rossi would go on to score seven goals in 30 appearances for the Azzurri, but saw his international and club career derailed by a series of serious…

The midfielders were substituted in Wednesday’s Europa League win over Saint-Etienne and Mourinho believes they will be unavailable for Sunday’s game Jose Mourinho suspects Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Michael Carrick will miss Manchester United’s EFL Cup final against Southampton after they were taken off in Wednesday’s Europa League win over Saint-Etienne. Mkhitaryan underlines importance to Man Utd Mkhitaryan made the difference in the second leg in France, diverting a Juan Mata ball into the net 15 minutes in. But his night was cut short soon after when he pulled up with an apparent hamstring problem, leading to him being replaced by Marcus Rashford. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may…

The average fan of Man Utd or Man City pockets just under £400 a week – compared to over £111,000 among players at the team they support Manchester United star Paul Pogba earns over 700 times that of an average British fan of the club, according to new research released this week. ‘Thiago wanted to destroy Mbappe’ Man Utd fans earn 281 times less a week than the club’s players, on average, whilst Manchester City supporters are not far behind, earning around 264 times less. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs…

Click:bulk flowers online The Armenian was on song as Zlatan Ibrahimovic had a hand in three goals in Manchester United’s 4-0 win over Feyenoord COMMENT He could have scored inside a minute, with the ball just eluding him at the last second, but it was an early sign that Henrikh Mkhitaryan was going to be heavily involved in the action to come. By the second half he was the driving force behind the majority of Manchester United’s attacks as they saw off Feyenoord 4-0 at Old Trafford. Rooney stars as Man Utd cruise The spotlight was always likely to fall on the Armenian for much of the game after Jose…

The striker was dropped to the bench on Sunday versus Chelsea, but his manager insists that his criticism was not for him Jose Mourinho insisted that he was not criticising Zlatan Ibrahimovic after his complaints about his side’s attack in last week’s Europa League tie. Mourinho railed at his forwards after United conceded a late equaliser last week, forcing a 1-1 draw with Anderlecht. Revealed: How Dani Alves consoled Neymar Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a…

The Red Devils’ all-time leading goalscorer had been hoping to hang up his boots in Manchester and admits a chat with Jose Mourinho led him to move on Wayne Rooney admits he had been hoping to retire as a Manchester United player, with a lack of opportunities under Jose Mourinho forcing him to head for the exit door. As the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, the 33-year-old would have welcomed the opportunity to hang up his boots at the end of a historic spell at Old Trafford. He was, however, to slip down the pecking order under a Portuguese coach and returned to Everton in 2017 before taking on a fresh…

The midfielder could miss Sunday’s EFL Cup final after he was substituted in the first-half against Saint-Etienne due to an apparent hamstring injury Henrikh Mkhitaryan expressed mixed emotions after he scored the winner but picked up an injury in Manchester United’s 1-0 Europa League victory over Saint-Etienne. Mkhitaryan underlines importance to Man Utd After scoring United’s fourth goal of the tie in the 16th minute of the second leg at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Mkhitaryan was replaced by Marcus Rashford just nine minutes later due to an apparent hamstring injury. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as…

With 20 goals scored in their last six games, the Dutch side have improved a lot in recent weeks to spark a late challenge for silverware COMMENT “Now everything really is possible,” Peter Bosz said as Ajax reached the semi-finals of the Europa League with a 4-3 aggregate win over Schalke, despite having trailed 3-0 when the second period of extra time commenced in Thursday’s second leg. It is the Amsterdam side’s first appearance in the final four of a European competition in 20 years, and real excitement is growing in Amsterdam as a bizarre season prepares for a thrilling climax. Ronaldo slowing down but still incredible Having watched his…