Barcelona have confirmed the return of veteran full-back Dani Alves after performing a U-turn regarding his signing.


GOAL reported that a deal for the veteran defender was close despite it appearing at one stage as though the prospect of bringing the 38-year-old back to the Blaugrana would be passed up.

But new head coach Xavi has pushed the club to bring back his former team-mate and an agreement in principle was announced on Friday.

Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Sao Paulo on Thursday to become the first South American team to qualify for Qatar 2022.

Lucas Paqueta got the vital goal 72 minutes into the match with a shot that goalkeeper David Ospina got a hand to but could not stop.

Brazil lead the 10-team South American group with 34 points from 12 games, nine clear of second-placed Argentina.

The top four teams qualify automatically for Qatar 2022 and the fifth-placed side goes into an inter-regional playoff.

The win extended Brazil’s home run in the qualifiers to 11 consecutive victories, a record in the South American region. The game also marked their 10th consecutive home qualifier without conceding a goal, another record.

Source: ESPN

Steven Gerrard has been signed by Aston Villa as their new Head coach. The Liverpool legend has taken over the managerial position after Dean Smith was sacked after having a poor run thus five consecutive loses. Steven Gerrard had a great season with Scottish side Rangers,where he won the Scottish premiership.

Ghanaian duo Thomas Teye Partey and Afena Gyan won’t be available for the blackstars game against Ethiopia in South Africa. Thomas will be out because of a groin injury he had during a training section with his club side ARSENAL .On the other side there is no clear reason why Afena Gyan rejected his call up.