Football

Former Blackburn Rovers midfielder Brett Emerton will captain an A-League All Stars team against United in their friendly in Sydney.

Robin Singh, who made his India debut at the Nehru Cup last year, signed a two-year contract on Thursday with JSW Sports.

IBNLive Sports gives you Thursday's round-up of all the latest transfer news and gossip from the leading clubs and top players around the world.

The Italian football federation said the charges include rigging games and failing to report match-fixing for two Serie A games.

The 26-year-old Suarez suggested Tuesday that a deal with the Gunners is very much on the cards.

The Ivory Coast international, now with Turkish team Galatasaray, scored 157 goals in 341 appearances for the Londoners.

The transfer, estimated to be around 17 million pounds, was done after the player successfully completed a medical.

The 22-year-old Krkic played the past two seasons on loan in Italy, first with AC Roma and then AC Milan.

Villarreal have signed midfielder Tomas Pina and Slovenia international Bojan Jokic to reinforce their squad.

The England striker had indicated before the end of last season, before manager Ferguson retired, that he wanted to leave United after nine years.

Giggs was named to manager David Moyes' backroom team on Thursday as a player-coach.

Nicolas Anelka has signed a one-year contract with a further year's option in the club's favour.

The midfielder is the club's first summer signing, coming to St. James's Park from the French club Metz.

The 30-year-old former AC Milan, Roma, Real Madrid and Sampdoria striker will wear the number 99 shirt for Parma.

Sonago, who has been released by his club Auxerre, is currently playing for France in the Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.

Reports suggest Manchester United have made a whopping Euro 6.2 million per year contract to the midfielder.