Argentina have been drawn in Group F alongside England, Mexico, Korea DPR for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia later this year.

The tournament will run from July 29 to August 20, with Argentina, who have won the trophy five of the last eight times, expected to be in the tournament right until the business end.

Argentina s chances of victory are boosted by the fact that defending champion Ghana, who beat Brazil 4-3 in penalties in the 2009 tournament in Canada, failed to qualify.

Walter Perazzo s side may face a serious threat in England, early in the tournament, while Korea DPR will be no easy beats themselves, having beaten Australia 3-2 in the AFC Under-19 Championship in China last year.

Brazil, considered another favourite, will open the competiti…

Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville believes Jose Mourinho is the man to bring the Premier League title back to Old Trafford.

The 53-year-old Portuguese is widely reported to have agreed terms on a deal that will see him replace Louis van Gaal next week, despite the current manager leading United to victory in Saturday s FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.

And Neville is confident the former Chelsea boss can drive the club back to the top of English football.

At the moment, Jose is the best man for the job, he told BBC Sport.  For as long as I ve known it, you ve got to be the best at Manchester United.

Mourinho is a proven winner. United fans want a team challenging for the league title, they don t want a team finishing in seventh or f…

Sunderland are set to be buoyed by a trio of returning players for their Premier League clash with Swansea City at the Stadium of Light.

Gus Poyet s men lost 2-1 to Stoke City in the League Cup on Tuesday, but could see forwards Steven Fletcher and Connor Wickham, as well as midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini, return from knocks.

Defender Sebastian Coates, however, will likely miss out through injury after being substituted at half-time during his club debut on Tuesday.

We have a few injuries for the first time in the season, with Steven Fletcher out and Connor Wickham pulling out [on Tuesday] morning – it is nothing serious but it is another player we lost at the front and we hope we can recover and be stronger on Saturday, Poyet said after their cup defeat.

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Timothy Weah, the son of former Ballon d Or winner George, signed his first professional contract at Paris Saint-Germain.

The 17-year-old s new deal, which was announced Monday, will see him remain at French giants PSG until 2020.

Timothy Weah joined the Ligue 1 side in 2014 and he starred last season, scoring a hat-trick against Ludogorets in the UEFA Youth League.

I m very proud to continue my adventure with Paris Saint-Germain by signing this professional contract,  Timothy Weah told PSG s official website. 

I m with a great club and I can t wait continue making progress towards my goal of one day playing for the senior team.

PSG proudly announces that Timothy Weah has signed his first professional contract with the club
 

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Hoping to build off of their Anfield victory in midweek, Arsenal will turn their attention back to Premier League duties when Sheffield United come to North London on Sunday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, while Arsenal might have seen Liverpool end their 100% start to the season on Monday night, the Gunners did manage to pick up some Merseyside revenge in midweek. Booking their spot in the quarter-finals of this year s EFL Cup thanks to penalties victory against the defending champions, there is no doubt that Mikel Arteta s side have made a string of improvements since appointing Pep Guardiola s former right-hand man last year. Already claiming both the FA Cup and Community Shield titles at an empty Wembley over the summer, i…

Riccardo Orsolini is worth at least €70million amid reported interest from Juventus, according to Bologna sporting director Walter Sabatini.

Orsolini, 23, joined Bologna on loan from Juve in January 2018 before that move was made permanent ahead of this season.

The attacker has scored seven goals and provided four assists in 23 Serie A games this season, leading to reports Juve may be interested in bringing him back to Turin.

Amid talk Orsolini could return to Juve for €25m, Sabatini insisted there was no buy-back clause and said the one-time Italy international was worth almost triple that.

I give Orsolini a value of not less than €70m, he told Etv on Monday.

I repeat that he will not leave. He is followed by the national team like so man…

Son Heung-min s chances of playing at the upcoming World Cup are in doubt after Tottenham revealed he suffered a fracture around his eye in Tuesday s 2-1 win over Marseille.

The forward went down injured after a 23rd-minute aerial collision with Marseille defender Chancel Mbemba, leading to a lengthy break in play.

In visible pain and struggling to walk, Son was helped off the field by Spurs medical staff as his side went on to secure their place in the Champions League knockout stages with goals from Clement Lenglet and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

Spurs announced on Wednesday that Son had sustained an injury to his left eye and would require surgery.

In a statement on the club s official website, Spurs said: We can confirm that Son Heung-min will undergo surg…

Manchester City have condemned vile racist abuse from Sevilla fans towards Rico Lewis during Wednesday s Champions League clash, stating we will not tolerate any discrimination .

The 17-year-old Lewis s memorable Champions League debut at Etihad Stadium was marred by racist abuse after City confirmed two arrests had been made amid a continued club and police investigation.

Manchester City strongly condemns the racist abuse that Rico Lewis was subject to from Sevilla supporters at yesterday s match, a club statement read on Thursday.

We understand that two arrests have been made and are continuing to work with Sevilla and GMP [Greater Manchester Police] to investigate this matter.

We will not tolerate discrimination of any kind at our stadium and will b…

Rafael van der Vaart has not ruled out being reunited with Harry Redknapp but has not made any contact with the QPR manager.

The Hamburg midfielder has been linked with a move to Loftus Road as Rangers prepare for the demands of the Premier League following their promotion last season.

Van Der Vaart enjoyed a successful spell under Redknapp at Tottenham between 2010 and 2012, but denied having any discussions with his former boss amid reports linking him with QPR.

The 31-year-old did hint, however, that he would be prepared for a second spell in the capital if the opportunity arises.

He told BILD: Harry Redknapp has not been in touch with me. He has not phoned me.

In football you never know, but so far we have not been in touch.

Harry Re…

Ajax striker Mounir El Hamdaoui is reportedly on the verge of joining Serie A outfit Fiorentina.

The Morocco international, who made his name with AZ before joining the Eredivisie champions, won the Dutch Footballer of the Year award in 2008/09.

Despite this, the 27-year-old has become a fringe figure at the Amsterdam ArenA this term with coach Frank de Boer overlooking the African marksman, and Sky Sports 24 have reported that he has flown to Italy for a medical.

Italian press report Delio Rossi s men are eager to bolster their attacking options after the departure of Alberto Gilardino to Genoa and, despite the addition of Amauri at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, El Hamdaoui appears set to be recruited.

A fee has not yet been mentioned and there has been n…