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Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived in Turin ahead of his first training session with Juventus on Monday. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star completed a shock €100 million (£88m/$117m) move to Serie A following the World Cup in Russia and was unveiled by the club earlier this month. The work now begins for the Portugal star, who made his way to Turin on Sunday. Juventus are in the United States on their pre-season tour, having already faced Bayern Munich and Benfica in International Champions Cup action. They take on the MLS All-Stars on Wednesday in Atlanta before closing out their tour with a match against Real Madrid next Saturday - though Ronaldo is unlikely to play. The Portuguese, along with a host of other World Cup stars, took no part in the club's pre-season tour and are now reporting to club's home base in Italy to prepare for the upcoming Serie A season.

Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived in Turin ahead of his first training session with Juventus on Monday. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star completed a shock €100 million (£88m/$117m) move to Serie A following the World Cup in Russia and was unveiled by the club earlier this month. The work now begins for the Portugal star, who made his way to Turin on Sunday. Juventus are in the United States on their pre-season tour, having already faced Bayern Munich and Benfica in International Champions Cup action. They take on the MLS All-Stars on Wednesday in Atlanta before closing out their tour with a match against Real Madrid next Saturday - though Ronaldo is unlikely to play. The Portuguese, along with a host of other World Cup stars, took no part in the club's pre-season tour and are now reporting to club's home base in Italy to prepare for the upcoming Serie A season.

Barcelona's summer transfer business is not over, according to coach Ernesto Valverde, who says the Blaugrana are likely to make more signings before the close of the window. The Liga champions recently announced the capture of Brazilian winger Malcom from Bordeaux, beating Roma to the punch at the last minute. Malcom became the club's third signing of the summer following Arthur Melo and Clement Lenglet's arrivals at Camp Nou. “We're open to any possibility,” the coach told a news conference, “It's true that we've had some big departures in midfield so it's likely that we will make more signings. “We will try to build the most competitive squad possible, keeping in mind that Andres [Iniesta] and Paulinho have left.” When quizzed on what profile the club are looking for in terms of targets, he said: “It doesn't depend only on me, but on the club and what players are available. “We want players that fit our style. We need people that can gener

Bernardo Silva netted a brace as Manchester City overturned a two-goal deficit to trump Bayern Munich 3-2 for their first win at the International Champions Cup. City were facing their third consecutive defeat in the United States when quick-fire goals from Meritan Shabani and Arjen Robben put Bayern 2-0 ahead inside 24 minutes Saturday. However, Silva came off the bench in place of injured team-mate and club-record signing Riyad Mahrez to lead City's comeback in Miami. Silva struck on the stroke of half-time following a mazing run on the edge of the penalty area and City youngster Lukas Nmecha equalised in the 51st minute before the Portugal international sealed the win 19 minutes later at Hard Rock Stadium

Alvaro Morata pressed his claims to remain Chelsea's first-choice striker with an encouraging display in a penalty shoot-out win over Inter in the International Champions Cup on Saturday. Questioned for an unconvincing debut season at Stamford Bridge, the reported AC Milan target turned in a promising 65 minutes as the Blues prevailed from the spot following a 1-1 draw in normal time. Willy Caballero also enjoyed a measure of redemption in Nice as the goalkeeper put a forgettable World Cup behind him by denying Milan Skriniar and giving Chelsea a 5-4 shoot-out success for their second straight win under Maurizio Sarri. Morata was particularly influential early on, going it alone in the eighth minute with a superb turn and shot that fell kindly for Pedro to tuck away the opener, just as he did in the 1-0 defeat of Perth Glory that kicked-started the Sarri era. The early strike would not be enough on this occasion, though, as Inter stemmed the tide and equalised soon after ha

Everton and Barcelona have come to an agreement over a fee for France international left-back Lucas Digne, as per reports. The Toffees have agreed to sign the former Roma and Paris Saint-Germain star for a value between €22 million (£19.5m/$25.6m) and €25m (£22m/$29m) once bonuses are included. The defender, who turned 25 last week, grew frustrated at Camp Nou last season when his first-team opportunities were limited under new coach Ernesto Valverde, who restricted him to only 20 appearances in total and caused the player to miss out on the opportunity of playing at the World Cup. His Barcelona career had started promisingly under Luis Enrique, who quit at the end of the 2016-17 season. Valverde’s presence, however, saw Lille youth produce Digne have his playing time dramatically reduced as Jordi Alba became an immovable object in Barca’s system. It is expected that Digne will replace Leighton Baines at Goodison Park, with the 33-year-old having now played 10 seasons for the T

Debutant Arthur scored a stunning goal and Malcom converted the decisive spot-kick as Barcelona surrendered a two-goal lead but survived to beat Tottenham 5-3 on penalties following a 2-2 draw at the International Champions Cup. Barca were cruising at half-time thanks to Munir El Haddadi and Arthur, who put the LaLiga champions in a commanding position in Pasadena, California on Saturday. A €40million signing from Gremio, 21-year-old Brazilian midfielder Arthur curled a shot past Spurs goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga approaching the half-hour mark at the Rose Bowl. Arthur's memorable strike followed Munir El Haddadi's opener 14 minutes earlier, however, Tottenham dominated the second half and scored two goals in as many minutes with 15 minutes remaining through Son Heung-min and substitute Georges-Kevin N'Koudou. Barca, though, held their nerve in the shoot-out as debutant Malcom – who was set to join Roma before the move was controversially hijacked by the Spaniards – s

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed midfielder Nemanja Matic will miss the start of the Premier League season following his side's 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Liverpool. Serbia international Matic has played no part in United's International Champions Cup campaign in the United States since returning from World Cup duty, and Mourinho has now revealed he has undergone surgery. "Matic arrived from the World Cup, holiday, direct to surgery because something happened in the World Cup," Mourinho told the club's official website. "He has had surgery. He is out for the start of the season. "We play Real Madrid and we have no more players than what we have," he told MUTV. "Antonio Valencia comes from holiday - I think too much holiday for him. His condition was not good when he was back, then injury and also go back. "Anthony Martial has the baby and after the baby is born - beautiful baby, full of health, thank God -

wolves goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has retired from professional football after a 12-month battle with acute leukaemia. Last month Ikeme, 32, announced on Twitter he was in complete remission from the disease after "a tough year and intense chemotherapy". But after a consultation with medical experts he has decided to call time on his career. Ikeme joined Wolves as a 14-year-old and has made more than 200 appearances for the club. He has 10 international caps for Nigeria, who named him as their 24th squad member for the World Cup this year as a special tribute. "I can't risk trying to come back, my health is the main thing in all of this," Ikeme told Wolves' official website.

A laudable gesture from Barcelona has gone sour after it emerged that the giants' men's and women's teams were subjected to different treatments on a landmark tour. The Catalans made history with their first-ever mixed tour this summer, as both sides headed to the United States to prepare in pre-season. Stars like Sergi Roberto, Nelson Semedo and Denis Suarez were pictured smiling alongside Barca women's top talents on the plane prior to take-off. But once the photo opportunity was over, the men's team made themselves comfortable in business class on the flight to Portland while the women had to settle for economy tickets. According to the club, a lack of space in business was behind the embarrassing segregation, which was noticed on social media by accounts that follow the exploits of Barca women.

Monaco have signed Aleksandr Golovin from CSKA Moscow for €30 million (£26.5m/$35m). The Russia international had been close to a move to Chelsea and seemed to be on the way to Stamford Bridge as recently as last week, as former team-mate Sergey Chepchugov wished him good luck in England But Monaco had already entered the race by making an offer and have now wrapped up the deal, with Golovin signing a five-year contract with the Ligue 1 side. The deal will cost Monaco €30m up front, Goal understands, but CSKA will receive a percentage of any future sale of the 22-year-old star. "I am very happy to sign for AS Monaco," he told his new team's website. "This is a new adventure for me that I approach with a lot of ambitions. I am now very much looking forward to meeting the staff and my new teammates and to get going." Golovin played 113 games for CSKA since making his senior debut in 2014 and won the Premier League title in 2016.

Chelsea have made Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford their primary target should Thibaut Courtois leave for Real Madrid this summer, as per reports. Earlier this week, Sky Sports News reported Kasper Schmeichel and Jack Butland are among the possible replacements at Stamford Bridge, but Pickford ranks above both of them on Chelsea's wanted list. Everton are likely to resist any approach for the man they signed for £30m from Sunderland last summer, with the 24-year-old one of England's standout players as they progressed to the World Cup semi-finals. He was also Everton's Player of the Year last season, in both the awards voted for by fans and his team-mates. Liverpool stole a march on Chelsea by signing Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker, who was the first choice to work under new manager Maurizio Sarri, but now Pickford is the favoured option. Chelsea have yet to make a formal approach to Everton, while there has been no comment from either club so far.

Cristiano Ronaldo will accept a two-year prison sentence and a fine worth €19 million (£16.9m/$22.15m) after striking a deal with Spanish authorities over tax charges. The ex-Real Madrid striker, now at Juventus, pleaded guilty to four charges of evasion between 2011 and 2014 worth a total of €14.7m. According to EFE, that amount has been reduced in his guilty plea to €5.7m, although taking into account fines, interests and other cost the sum ascends to €19m. The charges were initially denied by Ronaldo and his management company Gestifute, with the player answering tetchily whenever questioned over the matter. After reports emerged that the Spanish government had rejected an initial offer to settle the case, Cristiano wrote on Instagram "Don't try to spoil the beautiful moment I'm living through with fake news," while on another occasion he insisted: "I do things the right way and I will continue to do so." As a first-time offender Ronaldo's

Roma president James Pallotta will only forgive Barcelona for their "immoral and unethical" signing of Malcom if Lionel Messi is sent as a peace offering. The Serie A side were on the verge of completing the capture of the highly rated winger when Barca gazumped them with a last-ditch bid of €41million. Bordeaux accepted the offer and the 21-year-old was re-routed to Spain having been set to board a flight for a medical in Rome. "In terms of Barcelona, it looks like a pattern for them over the last few years of doing things that just should not be done at a club with the reputation that Barcelona intends to have," Pallotta said, as quoted by his club's website. "In fact, they apologised for their actions and how they went about things. I don't accept the apology. "The only way I'll accept it is on either one of two conditions: one, they give the player to us. That's obviously not going to happen. "Two, maybe as a goodwill g

The 2018/19 Serie A fixtures have been released and Cristiano Ronaldo's first chance to play in the Italian league will come against ChievoVerona, the team Juventus visit in the opening weekend. The match is to be played on the weekend of August 18, although kick-off times have yet to be confirmed. His first home league game in the black and white stripes will be against Lazio - who host Napoli in their opener - the following weekend.

Nominees:  Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid (now Juventus), Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City, Antoine Griezmann - Atletico Madrid, Eden Hazard - Chelsea, Harry Kane - Tottenham, Kylian Mbappe - PSG, Lionel Messi - Barcelona, Luka Modric - Real Madrid, Mohamed Salah - Liverpool , Raphael Varane - Real Madrid Ronaldo, who won the award in 2017, guided Madrid to their third Champions League title in a row, while Messi scored 34 league goals to guide Barca to the Liga title. World Cup winners Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane join international team-mate Mbappe on the list, and Golden Boot winner Harry Kane is also included. Salah, meanwhile, is rewarded for an incredible season at club level with Liverpool; the 26-year-old scored a record-breaking 32 goals in 36 league appearances to help the Reds finish fourth in the table.

Jose Mourinho believes Liverpool's summer spending means they face immense pressure to win the Premier League, with the Manchester United boss labelling Jurgen Klopp's change in transfer policy as "funny". Klopp has been forced to defend Liverpool's expenditure on players, which topped £170m after signing goalkeeper Alisson last week, two years after the Liverpool boss was critical of United's £90m move for Paul Pogba. Speaking after the friendly against AC Milan - which United won 9-8 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw - Mourinho was in a jovial mood when asked about Liverpool's transfer business, but stressed there will now be a "demand" for the club to end their 28-year wait for a league title. "I think if you have the money, if you invest well, it is better than to have it in the bank. Because the interest rates are very low," Mourinho said. "And I'm also happy to smile [about Klopp's previous comments] and to see t

Mohamed Salah made a goalscoring return as Sadio Mane's last-gasp penalty secured a 2-1 win for Liverpool against Manchester City at the International Champions Cup in New Jersey. All eyes were on Salah at a wet MetLife Stadium, where the reigning Premier Golden Boot winner and Player of the Year started on the bench following a World Cup affected by a shoulder injury sustained in the Champions League final loss to Real Madrid. And the Egyptian phenomenon – who scored 44 goals in all competitions last season – scored less than a minute after his introduction in the second half, which turned Wednesday's game on its head. Salah, with the suggestion of offside, headed past the helpless Joe Hart to cancel out Leroy Sane's opener after the German put Manchester City ahead six minutes later, while the Liverpool star struck the woodwork moments later. Sadio Mane wasted two great chances during the closing stages but it did not matter as he stepped up and converted a 94th-m