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Defending champions Barcelona will start the defence of their La Liga crown at home to Real Betis over the weekend of August 20-21, with Real Madrid visiting Real Sociedad in their opening match.
Drinkwater waits for Leicester offer
Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater admits he is still waiting for a new contract offer despite the Premier League champions moving to secure the Futures of other stars.
The 26-year-old England International, who played a pivotal role in last season’s remarkable title success, has seen contracts offered this summer to key trio Jamie Vardy, N’Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez.
Shevchenko named Ukraine coach
Ukraine's former striker Andriy Shevchenko was appointed national team manager on Friday to replace Mykhailo Fomenko who quit after Euro 2016, the country's soccer federation said.
The 39-year-old, Ukraine's record goalscorer who also played for Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan and Chelsea, was officially presented
by federation president Andriy Pavelko at a news conference.
Nani looks to spark Valencia success
Nani, who was recently crowned European champion with Portugal, wants to help bring the good times back to new club Valencia.
The Spanish side struggled this past season and ended the La Liga campaign with just 44 points and in 12th place, their worst finish in three decades.
Draxler to stay put at Wolfsburg
Germany midfielder Julian Draxler will stay at VfL Wolfsburg this season, sports director Klaus Allofs has said.
The 22-year-old has been linked by British media with a potential move to Premier League side Arsenal.
‘Aeroplane’ Musa thrills Ranieri
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri is thrilled by the prospect of working with Nigeria international forward Ahmed
Musa.
Musa was signed from CSKA Moscow for a fee of £18 million last week, and Ranieri believes
the former Kano Pillars man will be an important part of his squad ahead of the
upcoming campaign.