Arsenal reach an agreement to sign combative Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Moenchengladbach on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.

Manchester City secure fourth place and Arsenal overhaul their arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur to come second on a dramatic final day of the Premier League season when a bomb scare rocked Old Trafford.

France coach Didier Deschamps names his 23-man squad for Euro 2016 on Thursday, with both Mathieu Valbuena and Hatem Ben Arfa missing the cut.

Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck will be out for around nine months after undergoing knee surgery, the club announce on Wednesday.

Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez struck twice before half-time to secure a 2-0 win over West Bromwich and move past Manchester City to the number 3 spot in the English Premier League.

Gazzetta World reports that United made a "proper offer" for Barcelona's Neymar earlier this month and are ready to break any transfer and wage records to beat Manchester City to the Brazil captain.

Real Madrid are football's biggest moneymaker for the 11th straight year, while Bayern Munich dropped to their lowest position in eight years.

Mesut Ozil carries out yet another assist, this time assisting a cameraman in filling his lens with sugary gunk in an impressive demonstration of juggling skills.

Wayne Rooney plans to send Jurgen Klopp into another frustrated touchline frenzy by ruining the Liverpool manager's first taste of his club's bitter rivalry with Manchester United

Arsenal sealed their supporting role behind Leicester in the Premier League Christmas billing by beating fellow title hopefuls Manchester City 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night.

Real Madrid have been named as the most valuable football club in the world by marketing experts, who placed Manchester United second and Barcelona third.

Manchester United and Manchester City look to be leading the race for Pep Guardiola should he announce he will depart Bayern Munich at the end of the season.

Manchester United's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is "desperate to land Neymar," while "Woodward's rival at City, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, is working just as hard to pull off the biggest transfer coup in history for Messi."

Goals from Olivier Giroud and Andre-Pierre Gignac sealed a 2-0 win for France over Germany, but there was no joy at the end of the match.

Arsenal were humbled by Championship side Sheffield Wednesday and Chelsea lost to Stoke City in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday night.

Olivier Giroud came off the bench to help give Arsenal a 2-0 win over Bayern Munich and keep alive their Champions League hopes.

Second-half goals from Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez saw Chile to a 2-0 win over Brazil in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday.

The former Gunner is looking forward to facing Arsenal and says Chelsea must win after a poor start to the new Premier League season.

Having helped the Blaugrana to four titles, the Argentine attacker is already the finest footballer to play Champions League.

Liverpool and Arsenal had to settle for a goalless draw in an entertaining Premier League encounter on Monday.