International CHAMPIONS CUP Result Matches

Barcelona 3 - 1 Celtic

Real Madrid 3 - 2 Chelsea

Inte 1 - 4 Bayern Munich

Liverpool 2 - 0 AC Milan

International Champions Cup: Liverpool Win Ac Milan 2 - 0

 Liverpool enjoyed a comfortable pre-season outing with a 2 - 0 win over AC Milan courtesy of second-half goals from Divock Origi and Roberto Firmino.

Congratulations to all Liverpool Fans!

Roger Federer To Miss Rio Olympics After Knee Injury Rules Him Out For Season

Roger Federer will miss the rest of the season, including the Rio Olympics and US Open.

The 34-year-old said he had been advised not to play again this year in order to fully recover from the knee surgery he had in February.

“I'm extremely disappointed to announce that I will not be able to represent Switzerland at the Olympic Games in Rio and that I will also miss the remainder of the season,” the 17-time grand slam champion said on his official Facebook page.

Federer, who was forced to undergo surgery for the first time after suffering a freak knee injury running his daughters a bath, missed the French Open with a back injury, ending his record-breaking run of 65 consecutive grand slam appearances, but returned to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon, where he lost to Milos Raonic.

But he has now been advised that he needs more time off.

Federer, who lost to Andy Murray in the men's singles final at the London Olympics after winning gold alongside Stan Wawrinka in the doubles in Beijing in 2008, added: “Considering all options after consulting with my doctors and my team, I have made the very difficult decision to call an end to my 2016 season as I need more extensive rehabilitation following my knee surgery earlier this year.

“The doctors advised that if I want to play on the ATP World Tour injury free for another few years, as I intend to do, I must give both my knee and body the proper time to fully recover.

“It is tough to miss the rest of the year. However, the silver lining is that this experience has made me realise how lucky I have been throughout my career with very few injuries.

“The love I have for tennis, the competition, tournaments and of course you, the fans, remains intact. I am as motivated as ever and plan to put all my energy towards coming back strong, healthy and in shape to play attacking tennis in 2017.”

Juventus Sign Argentina Striker Gonzalo Higuain From Napoli For £75.3m

Gonzalo Higuain has completed his move to Juventus from Napoli for a fee understood to be worth £75.3m.

Higuain has signed a four-year contract worth £6.3m per season that will keep the forward at the club until 2020, according to Sky Sports.

At £75.3m, this makes the Argentine the third most expensive footballer in history - behind Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The move has bumped Neymar out the third spot who moved to Barcelona for a club record £71.5m.

Arsenal had been extensively linked with the 28-year-old but the high-asking fee proved too much for the north London club. 

Juventus have paid his full release clause after Higuain completed his medical in Madrid on Friday. 

Once confirmed by the clubs, the transfer will become the most expensive deal in Serie A history.

Higuain is set to replace Alvaro Morata who recently returned to the Bernabeu after Real Madrid activated his buyback clause.

Having scored 36 goals in 35 appearances last season - a Serie A record - Higuain will provide a more than suitable replacement to the Spaniard.

Stoke Sign Egypt International: Ramadan Sobhi

STOKE CITY are proud to announce they have completed the signing of teenage Egyptian star Ramadan Sobhi from Al Ahly after being granted a work permit.

The Potters have agreed a fee that could rise to €6million for the 19-year-old, who has been capped six times by his country and is widely regarded as the most exciting prospect in African football.

Ramadan becomes City’s first signing ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League season.

Ramadan becomes City’s first signing ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League season.

Chief Executive Tony Scholes said: “We are absolutely delighted to have signed a player of Ramadan’s undoubted quality and potential.

“He’s a special young talent who is excited about the prospect of making an impact in the Premier League and we’re looking forward to giving him that platform.”

Sobhi, who is expected to receive his UK visa over the next 48 hours, is likely to join his new teammates in the US city of Orlando later this week where they are preparing for the new campaign.

Sobhi is a graduate of the Al Ahly youth system and made his professional debut as a 16-year-old, earning his international cap a year later.

He helped Al Ahly win a string of domestic honours, including the 2015/16 Egyptian League title under the guidance of former Tottenham and Fulham manager Martin Jol.

Bayern Munich Star Ribery Praises Ancelotti And Indirectly Criticizes Guardiola

Munich (SID) – Football superstar Franck Ribéry from football Bayern Munich has indirectly criticized his predecessor Pep Guardiola with an exuberant praise for coach Carlo Ancelotti. “Under Ancelotti I finally feel back confidence,” the Frenchman told the kicker, “he is a great coach. I need people like him, Jupp Heynckes and Ottmar Hitzfeld.” For Guardiola Ribéry had a professional but cool relationship.

The 33-year-old stressed that he needed this confidence, this close to the coach, “playing off to my strengths. Then I will eat grass for the coach.” Under Ancelotti, the him to Chelsea had wanted to bring in 2009 that he felt “free, fully motivated, he is a gift for the club”.

have the Italians him to in the very first days in Munich taken side and explained to him how he planned with him. He also praised him publicly as a “fantastic player. I like his style, like the way he is focused. It can still be very important for us. He has great quality and experience.”

Ancelotti was a great coach, Ribéry gave the praise back now, “he knows how to deal with players. I am glad that he is there because he is the right coach for us. with Ancelotti we can do great things.”

Rio Olympics 2016: Australia Refuse To Move Into Athletes' Village

Australia are refusing to move their athletes into the Rio Olympic Village because of concerns about the state of their accommodation.

Problems include "blocked toilets, leaking pipes and exposed wiring", according to team boss Kitty Chiller.

Chiller said she had raised concerns with local event organisers and the International Olympic Committee, and was "pushing hard for a solution".

Australian staff are in nearby hotels with the first athletes due on Monday.

Alternative accommodation for team members arriving over the next three days has been arranged.

The $1.5bn (£1.14bn) 31-building village has tennis courts, football pitches, seven swimming pools and will house 18,000 athletes and officials at the height of the Games, which start on 5 August, less than two weeks away.

Chiller, the head of Australia's Olympic delegation, said extra maintenance staff and more than 1,000 cleaners have been engaged to fix the problems but the faults, particularly the plumbing issues, have not been resolved.

She said in a statement on the Australian Olympic website: "Due to a variety of problems in the Village, including gas, electricity and plumbing, I have decided that no Australian team member will move into our allocated building.

"Problems include blocked toilets, leaking pipes, exposed wiring, darkened stairwells where no lighting has been installed and dirty floors in need of a massive clean."

Organisers have conceded there have been "teething troubles" and promised that crews would be "working 24 hours a day until the issues are resolved".

Source: bbc