Miralem Pjanic will see a different mentality in the Juventus dressing room once he completes his switch from Roma, according to Mirko Vucinic.

Pjanic arrived in Turin for his medical on Monday ahead of a proposed move to the Serie A champions.

Vucinic swapped Roma for Juve in 2011 and stayed for three years, and he expects the Bosnia-Herzegovina midfielder to thrive.

Nothing can surprise me anymore about what happens in the world of football, Vucinic told Tuttosport. Juventus are strengthening themselves even more.

Pjanic is an important player. We re talking about a champion, the type that is decisive, and he proved that with Roma.

For me it was not easy to leave the Giallorossi, I thought about it for a long time. In Rome I enjoyed some g…

Gareth Bale has joined Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for FIFA s Ballon d Or award to crown the world s best player.

The Welsh winger became the world s most expensive player when he completed his reported €100million move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in the close-season, and he has now been included among the 23 names in line for the prestigoius annual prize.

The 24-year-old is joined on the list by Real team-mate Ronaldo and Barcelona star Messi, who headline a glittering array of talent in the running for the award, which will be announced on January 13.

Argentina star Messi has been named as the world s best player for the last four years, while Ronaldo picked up the gong in 2008 and was runner-up in 2009, 2011 and 2012.

Both will once…

Gerardo Martino has stepped down as Argentina coach.

Argentina last month lost to Chile on penalties in the final of the Copa America for the second time in two years, extending their wait for a major international title to 23 years.

Martino s decision comes in the wake of captain Lionel Messi, who missed a spot-kick in that shootout, confirming he is retiring from international football and as the running of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) is firmly in the spotlight.

The 53-year-old, who coached Messi at Barcelona earlier in his career, took over as Argentina coach in August 2014 and was due to lead the team into August s Olympic Games.

But with the side s participation in the Rio showpiece in serious jeopardy, Martino has seemingly staged a U…

Norwich City have completed the signing of Lewis Grabban from Bournemouth, .

The striker has signed a three year deal with the Canaries, who are rebuilding with the hope of securing an immediate return to the Premier League after being relegated on the final day of the 2013/14 campaign.

He scored twenty-two goals in forty-four league appearances for the Cherries last season, taking his total for the club to thirty-five in ninety-three games.

The 26 year old began his career at Crystal Palace, moving on to Millwall in January 2008 having had brief loan spells with Oldham Athletic and Motherwell.

A permanent move to Brentford followed in 2011 having had two temporary stints with the club, while he spent the 2011-12 campaign at Rotherham United prior to …

Alex Sandro would like to play in the Premier League but any potential suitors in England s top flight are likely to have to wait for his services.

Chelsea and Manchester United have both been linked to the Juventus full-back, with recent speculation suggesting the London club were readying a January bid.

The 27-year-old is currently in England, for Brazil s friendly against Cameroon in Milton Keynes, and told reporters he is happy at Juve – for now.

I think one day, who knows what will happen. I have a desire to play in the Premier League, Alex Sandro said.

But right now I m very happy where I am, at the club I am at, the league I m playing in.

So today, my only thought is to continue where I am because that s where I feel happy.

Al…

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt still harbours a dream of one day playing for Manchester United.

Bolt participated in his first training session with Central Coast Mariners on his 32nd birthday on Tuesday, having joined the A-League club for an indefinite training period.

The fastest man ever over 100 and 200 metres retired from athletics in 2017 and, having spent time with Borussia Dortmund, Mamelodi Sundowns and Stromsgodset, Bolt has set his sights on becoming a professional footballer.

A contract with the Mariners may emerge if he impresses in training, yet Bolt s biggest aspiration is to turn out for his beloved United.

Speaking to reporters after his first training session in Australia, Bolt said: I daydream all the time about just bi…

Bayern Munich were twice pegged back by 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt as they were held to a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Commerzbank-Arena on Saturday.

Arjen Robben gave Carlo Ancelotti s men an early lead with a crisp, close-range finish before the hosts battled their way back and levelled things up just before the break through Szabolcs Huszti.

Joshua Kimmich then fired home his fourth league goal of the season midway through the second half to restore Bayern s lead and Frankfurt s hopes of salvaging something against the Bundesliga leaders appeared to fade when Huszti picked up a second yellow card following an altercation with Renato Sanches.

However, Frankfurt fought back again and 12 minutes from time Marco Fabian struck to secure a wholly deserved point for the…

Ousmane Dembele will receive treatment on his injured hamstring at a sports medicine hospital in Qatar, Barcelona have confirmed.

Dembele is expected to be sidelined until February by the injury to his right hamstring, which he sustained during the first half of Barca s 3-1 win over his former club Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.

The 22-year-old will be unavailable during a tricky run of fixtures for the LaLiga champions, who face Atletico Madrid on Sunday before matches against Mallorca, Inter, Real Sociedad and Real Madrid.

Dembele s injury is the latest in a string of fitness issues he has suffered since his €105million transfer from Dortmund in August 2017, including three thigh problems, two damaged hamstrings and an ankle sprain.

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Highly-rated Dinamo Zagreb talent Dani Olmo is attracting plenty of interest from Europe’s top football clubs.

The 20-year-old Barcelona product moved to Croatia in 2014 where he made steady progress to emerge as one of the hottest talents in the continent.

The Likes of AC Milan and are reportedly keeping close tabs on the winger whereas the latest reports coming from Germany claim that Borussia Dortmund have emerged as the frontrunners for his signature.

The Bundesliga heavyweights have already made contact with the player over a possible move and will be looking to bring him to Germany during January.

Borussia Dortmund have been monitoring Olmo for months now, keeping track of his performances both in Europe and domestically.

The Germans hav…

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The Bundesliga title chase is already done and dusted, but while Bayern Munich will be looking to make amends for the unexpected loss to RB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund need to try and cement their place in the top 4 and at the same time show they are still a match for the German champions.

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Despite losing to RB Leipzig ahead of the international break, Bayern Munich have already secured another league title as they enter the final 7 games with 17 points to spare. The Bavarians have been quite relentless from the very start and they never gave other teams even the slightest chance of denying them the well deserved trophy. Bayern also made it to the DFB Pokal final, where they will …