Manchester United are set to confirm the signing of Everton’s Romelu Lukaku in a deal valued at £100m, which would also incorporate Wayne Rooney’s return to Goodison Park

Perhaps Vinícius Júnior will go on to have a happy and successful career and explore the outer fringes of his own talent. The wider question is: why do this to him?

The manager had pinned his hopes on Lukaku leading the line and the striker’s imminent move to Manchester United raises questions about whether Chelsea have again taken their eye off the ball after winning the title

An army of volunteers help run the youth game in America, but a lack of professional oversight could be costing the game in the US future stars

USA and Mexico are co-favorites, Costa Rica are a trendy pick while minnows Curaçao and French Guiana could surprise in Concacaf’s biennial competition

No wonder both Manchester United and Chelsea want Romelu Lukaku: he scored 25 league goals last season, is 24 years old and can terrorise defences through sheer physical presence and power

Today: Everton being involved in every transfer story going, Mike Ashley power drinker and more paint mentions

Matt Walker, a 40-year-old statistician at the ministry of justice, has taken a year off work to set off on an unusual journey with the aim of watching 55 matches in as many nations in one year

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Manchester United are ready to test Tottenham Hotspur’s resolve over Eric Dier by making a renewed effort to sign the defensive midfielder

Craig Shakespeare, Leicester City’s manager, has issued a public warning to Riyad Mahrez he will be left out of the team if he shows a lack of commitment

In today’s Fiver: Romelu Lukaku, tit-for-tat in League Two and more

Frank Vercauteren and his Belgium team-mates take on Diego Maradona in the 1982 World Cup

The 32-year-old Arsenal defender said: ‘This is the start of an exciting new chapter for me’

Sergio Agüero and Dawid Janczyk were young strikers with the world at their feet who both scored fine goals in their Under-20 World Cup meeting, but Agüero became a superstar while Janczyk suffered a painful fall from grace

Chelsea to replace Diego Costa with Fernando Llorente? | Olivier Giroud to move to Marseille? | Everton to spend £32m on Gylfi Sigurdsson?

The England international is back where it all began at Bournemouth, reunited with Eddie Howe and a host of former team-mates and raring to go

Sports Direct founder says he cannot recall making £15m deal in pub and brands his £2.2bn fortune as ‘wallpaper’

The Premier League will start on 11 August with the televised match at the Emirates Stadium

Romelu Lukaku is having his medical in Los Angeles before sealing a £75m move to Manchester United, with the striker expected to join José Mourinho’s squad when they arrive in the city on Sunday