The Former Napoli player will face his former club at the San Paolo Stadium

The Uruguayan Paris Saint Germain striker Edison Cavani indicated that he might not control his emotion and could flow some tears when he steps to the San Paolo Stadium in PSG's friendly match against Napoli

Cavani told the "Sky Sport" network "It’s wonderful, I can’t wait to get there and see the city where I had such wonderful moments, to be back in that stadium , will I shed a tear? You never know what emotions will emerge "

Despite his brilliant performances at Napoli , PSG's forward is not sure what kind of reception he will get from Napoli's fans "I've seen what football is like and often there's a short memory, but I think the real fans, those who experienced those special moments along with the whole team, will welcome me , If that's not the case, then never mind, you put up with everything in football."confirmed Cavani.

It is worth mentioning that Edison joined the French Paris Saint Germain last summer for 64 Million Euros which was his contract's breaking clause at Napoli.

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Diego Lopez officially joined AC Milan

As was expected , Diego's journey at Real Madrid is finally over , the 32 Spanish goalkeeper joined the Italian League with AC Milan .

The Rossonero's official TV channel published an image of Diego with AC Milan's logo on the back , which confirmed the signing.

Adriano Galliani , AC Milan's vice-president confirmed that "Lopez' deal is 99% Done" , the Italian team will , therefore , sign the Spanish goalkeeper for 4 seasons.

Forced to leave with the presence of Iker Casillas and the recent signing of Keylor Navas , Diego Lopez has finally decided to join AC Milan , where Napoli and AS Monao had already shown , several times , their interest in signing the goalkeeper , AC Milan should get Diego for free , with a salary reduction up to 2.5 Million Euros (4.5 Million at Real Madrid) , on the other side , Real Madrid should get a reward if the Italian team reached the Champions League.

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Ronaldinho to participate in a world peace friendly match.

The Brazilian football star Ronaldinho confirmed that he had received an invitation from the Pope Francis , to participate in a friendly match for peace , which will be played September the first on the Olympic stadium at the Italian capital Rome.

The former Barcelona and Atletico Mineiro player confirmed that he was "very happy and proud of this invitation to participate in this important event " as he was invited by the Vatican's Pope.

According to press reports , the Argentinian football star Lionel Messi , the Italian Andrea Pirlo and the Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o had already confirmed their participation in this match , as well as the French legend Zinedine Zidane.

the 34 years old player is currently a free agent since he left Atletico Minero in July , he has confirmed that he would settled his future in the next few days and that he would not end his career, his brother/agent confirmed that he has received offers from the United States , Turkey , China and Qatar.

Ronaldinho , who started his professional at the Brazilian Gameiro club , joined Europe with Paris Saint Germain in 2001 , FC Barcelona in 2003 and AC Milan in 2008 , before returning to Brazil in 2011 with CR Flamengo and Atlético Mineiro in 2013, It is worth mentioning that Ronaldinho had already won the Ballon d'or in 2005.

Muito honrado e feliz por ter sido convidado para um jogo tao importante no vaticano a convite do Papa @Pontifex_pt pic.twitter.com/DJDGqKDqjq
— Ronaldinho Gaúcho (@10Ronaldinho) 8 Août 2014

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Diego Lopez finally leaving Real Madrid ?

Announced by AS Monaco who has shown their interest in signing the goalkeeper, Real Madrid's Diego Lopez should join AC Milan , pushed to the output by his club , after signing Keylor Navas , Diego Lopez would have found a new stop to his career as "LaGazzetta dello Sport" announced that AC Milan has shown their interest in signing the Spanish goalkeeper .

According to the Italian media , AC Milan would be willing to bid for the former Sevilla player , Lopez transfer could coast 2.5 Million Euros , in Spain , Marca has also confirmed an expected departure of the Spanish goalkeeper , indicating that his agent may have already found an agreement with the red and black.

It is worth mentioning that Diego Lopez has grown in Real Madrid as he joined "La Fabrica" in 2000 and was promoted to the 1st team in 2005 , with Iker's presence , Diego failed to impose himself in the first team where he only played 11 games in two seasons, to join the Spanish Villarreal CF in 2007 , where he played 231 games in five seasons , before joining Sevilla in 2012 where he was benched and only played 11 games.

Real Madrid bought Lopez in 2013 after Iker's injury in the Spanish Cup vs Valencia , with the "unhealthy competition" competition between him and Real Madrid's legendary Iker Casillas , with Carlo's announcement that Iker Casillas will be Real Madrid's goalkeeper in the UEFA Supercup match vs Sevilla , and with Keylor Navas' signing , Diego Lopez was forced to leave Real Madrid as he might never get to play again.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic could join Juventus

According to Ibrahimovic's former coach in Malmo , Zlatan would have planned to return to Juventus as quickly as possible , possibly in 2015.

"I still have a two-year contract , we shall see where i would be in two years" that was Zlatan's last statement on his future in June , in an interview with the American magazine "Illustrated" , as he was questioned about a possible move to the Major League Soccer but it seems that his will could be far from the United States.

In fact , the Italian "Tuttosport" newspaper revealed another side of the story this morning , the former coach of Zlatan in Malmo , Ibrahimovic's first professional club in Sweden , has revealed confidently Zlatan's future "i spoke to Zlatan a few days ago and he told me that if he couldn't be a bianconero (Juventus player) right now , he would be in 2015"

Ibrahimovic would be , therefore , determined to return to Turino as soon as possible , this might not happend this summer , the 32 years old player would have planned to make his come-back to the first Italian club he played with (he played with Juventus , Inter Milan and AC Milan ) , which he left following their regelation to the Italian second division following the Moggi Scandal , It is worth mentioning that Ibrahimovic will still have a year left in his contract with Paris Saint Germain in 2015, as he extended his contract last September.

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Diego Lopez will NOT join AC Milan.

The Spanish Real Madrid goalkeeper , Diego Lopez , will not be joining AC Milan , as his agent denied the rumours that linked his move to the Italien League ,many reports indicated that Adriano Galliani , the executive president of AC Milan , has approached the Royal Club to sign the Spanish Goalkeeper , but Garcia Quillon , Diego Lopez agent , has quickly denied all the rumour , confirming that his agent still has 3 years contract with the Royal Club.

Quillon told the Italien "tuttomercato" "Lopez to AC Milan ? that it not true , nobody called me , plus , Lopez has still 3 years in his contract" , on the other hand , the Spanish Marca has revealed that Garcia told them that despite signing Keylor Navas , his agent will not leave Real Madrid.

It is worth mentioning that many clubs are currently seeking signing the Spanish goalkeeper , and that the French Monaco could be the closest team to sign him.

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Juventus approached Lavezzi ?

Paris Saint Germain could finally seal Angel Di Maria's deal , that what was revealed in the Spanish Daily "Sport" , which believed that Real Madrid would have accepted a season loan with an obligated purchase clause next season , which circumvent UEFA's fair-play financial rules , It must be remembered that UEFA had carefully monitored the French Capital big wages.

Not much to say , Angel Di Maria's eight million anual salary will pose annother problem to the PSG if they didn't let - at least one of their stars- go , and it seems that the France's Champions would be willing to sell Ezequiel Lavezzi who, according to "The Express", would have already chosen his future club.

It would be Juventus , which kept an eye on the Argentinian player , in fact , several sources assert that the former Napoli player would like to return to Italy , in case of a departure this summer.

"El Pocho" would have , therefore , excluded the possible move to Liverpool , who has canceled their bid for Loic Remy , Note that the transfer of Lavezzi would be estimated at approximately 22 Million Euros.

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Khedira's replacement in Madrid ?

With Sami Khedira's expected departure to Arsenal , as he refused to renew his contract with Real Madrid , Carlo Ancelotti had to find a replacement , especially after loaning Casemiro to Porto.

"El Mundo Deportivo" revealed that Real Madrid added two names to their transfer list to retrain Khedira , who is currently required by Arsenal , the first one is the Argentinian Lazio player Lucas Bigilia , while the second name could be Luis Gustavo , the Brazilian VfL Wolfsbourg midfielder

Contracting Bigilia financially could be easier , Luis Gustavo is currently getting 7.5 Million Euros annually from Wolfsbourg , 1.2 Million Euros for Bigilia , Lucas' transfer will not exceed 15 Million Euros , while Real Madrid will have to pay at least 25 Million Euros to convince Wolfsbourg on letting their player go.

It is worth mentioning that the latest reports confirm that Arsenal is ready to offer approximately 30 million euros for contracting with Sami Khadira, while Chelsea and Bayern Munich wishes to wait until next summer , where his contract expires , to sign him for free.

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Mario Balotelli to replace Luis Suarez ? 

Who could replace Luis Suarez , who joined Barcelona for 81 Million Euros ? perhaps Mario Balotelli , available for about twenty million euros according to various sources , the 23 years old Italian International striker is desired by Brendan Rodgers , the manager of the Reds .

Mario Balotelli has all the qualities that I like, he is a great talent"explained Brendan to the British Press , AC Milan's striker is no stranger to the English Premier League , as he used to play for Manchester City for three seasons between 2010 and 2013 , and his name has already been mentioned , several time , at Arsenal's transfers list.

Liverpool's manager confirmed , before facing AC Milan at the International Champions Cup , his interest in the player "I saw him when he was young in Inter Milan, and i kept a close eye on him when he was at Manchester City "

"He has all the necessary specifications in a Striker, speed , strength , physical length and finishing as well as his scoring abilities , he is still young , if he focused on Football and managed to improve his life to suit his qualities , he can play with any team in the world" explained Rodge

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Arturo Vidal passed his medical test in Manchester !!

After finishing Ander Herrera (Athletic Bilbao) and Luke Shaw (Southampton) transfers , Manchester United would be on the point of completing Arturo Vidal's transfer.

The Red Devils' third signing would be a great one, according to some English media , Manchester United would have found an agreement with Juventus concerning the arrival of Arturo Vidal.

According to the Metro , "El Guerrero" would have already passed his medical visit at Manchester , and that the transfer should be around 60 Million Euros.

"La Gazzetta dello Sport" revealed that the 27 years old Chilean International player would sign a four seasons contract , and could get 250,000 euros as his weekly salary, (12 Million annual salary) .

It is worth mentioning that the arrival of Arturo Vidal , could force Manchester United to sell Marouane Fellaini , where Van Gaal had already confirmed that Marouane does not fit his tactics, and where several teams , such as Napoli , had already shown their interest in signing the player.

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"To Pepe ... i'm not human"

The Malian International player ,Seydou Keita, spoke about what happened between him and Real Madrid's Portuguese player before their last friendly kick off at the Guinness International Champions Cup

Keita refused to shake hand with Pepe , then throw a bottle of water that hit Pepe's shoulder , despite having apologised for his action , Seydou explained his reasons.

The former Barcelona player said "when I used to play with Barcelona , in one particular Clasico match , Pepe called me a monkey and spit on me , i told myself that a person that could do that is a nobody and has no principles".

"At that time , i didn't want to make a deal out of it , i told my teammates what i intended to do vs Real Madrid, but he came back when i ignored him , walk behind me and spit on me which forced me to throw the water bottle at him"

Keita concluded saying that "Pepe doesn't see me as human , his behaviours are unacceptable , i made a mistake when i reacted like that and i apologize for that , but his actions reflect his lack of respect toward others"

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The father of Carlos Tevez was kidnapped and released in Argentina !!

It is not good to be a member of a football family in Argentina these days. After the uncle of Ezequiel Lavezzi , who was assassinated in February, the father of Carlos Tevez has been taken hostage for 8 hours yesterday near Buenos Aires, according to the Argentine media,

Segundo Tevez, the adoptive father of Juventus's attacker, was abducted as he was driving throw Moron, a suburb area of Buenos Aires. A few hours after his abduction, the kidnappers have contacted the family in order to demand a ransom , which was approximately $50,000.

Segundo "has been released, it goes well and he has found his family", said the family lawyer, Gustavo Galasso, on the television channel C5N. Carlos Tevez, on the point of flying off to Argentina, "has decided not to travel after these good news", explained Daniel Scioli, the governor of the province in Buenos Aires.

According to this high Representative, Segundo Tevez would have been a victim of a "car jacking" where he was kidnapped when the criminals discovered his identity via his vehicle paper , Diego Tevez , Carlos' brother said "When they realised he was the father (of Carlos Tevez) because of the 'green card' they went back for him and asked for the ransom,".

Segundo Tevez and his wife adopted Carlos when he was a kid , after having been abandoned by his mother , and the death of his father. Born in a poor neighborhood of Fort Apache in Buenos Aires, Tevez has often said that without football, he would have sunk in the delinquency.

It is worth mentioning that Tevez had tweeted out that his father was was released without harm "I thank everyone for their support . I'm able to tell you my father is OK, safe and sound. That's what's most important ,I also thank ... the Buenos Aires and federal and anti-kidnapping police for their support for my family." explained Tevez.

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The Real Madrid - Barcelona conflict is back.

The Former Barcelona player , Seydou Keita , refused to shake hand with Real Madrid's player Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira (most known as Pepe ), during yesterday's Real Madrid friendly match vs AS Roma at the International friendly Champions Cup , which is currently being held in the United States.

The game had not started but the spirits were already warmed up this Tuesday at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas where Real Madrid faced AS Roma at the International Friendly Tournament. It all started when Roma's midfielder and ex-Barcelona's player Seydou Keita refused to Handshake Madrid's defender Pepe.

The Malian player seems that he didn't forgive the portuguese Pepe as he was insulted during the 2011 Spanish Supercup Clasicco

To make matters worse , Seydou thrown a bottle of water on the shoulder of his opponent , with a Smile, Pepe remains surprisingly calm, him who is known for his temper of fire. After these clashes, the friendly match has finally started , where AS Roma won 1-0 thanks to Francesco Totti's goal at Diego Lopez , who came in in the 2nd half to replace Iker Casillas.

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Romelu Lukaku approached by Juventus

With the knee injury of the new signing , Alvaro Morata, who will be out for approximately two months, the Turin Juventus is currently looking for a second attacker.

According to the "Gazzetta dello Sport", the Italien Champions thinks about Romelu Lukaku. recently returned from his Everton loan, the 21 years old Belgian attacker will without doubt change the air this summer.

It is worth mentioning that Everton and Atletico Madrid, who have greater financial resources, have already taken the lead ,and that Real Madrid are currently considering signing Lukaku as Alvaro Morata's replacement , the "Old Lady" must have a greater bid to be able to sign the player.

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European Clubs will have to let go their South American player because of Copa America

The 2015 Champions League final , that would be on June the 6th in Berlin, could miss some great players due to the Copa America which starts starts on June 11 2015 , So the players have to be with their respective National teams at May the 28th according to the laws.

If Real Madrid reaches the Copa Del Rey or the Champions League finals , they must play without Marcelo (Brazil) , James Rodriguez (Colombia) and Di Maria (Argentina) in case he decided to stay with the club.

On the other hand , if Barcelona reaches one of those finals , they must play without their main man Lionel Messi (Argentine) ,Neymar (Brazil) , Mascherano (Argentine) , Bravo (Chilie) , Suarez (Uruagway) , as well as Dani Alves (Brazil) , who is most likely to leave the club.

If Atletico Madrid reaches the Copa Del Rey or the Champions League final , Diego Godín , Cristian Rodríguez and José Giménez must join Urugway , while João Miranda , Guilherme Siqueira and Léo Baptistão must play for Brazil if they got called up.

At the English level , Pablo Zabaleta ,Fernando , Willy Caballero , Sergio Agüero , Fernandinho and Martín Demichelis from Manchester City , Sebastián Coates and Lucas Leiva from Liverpool , Filipe Luís , Ramires , Oscar and Willian could leave Chelsea if they managed to reach the Champions League final.

From the German side , Dante and Rafina could leave Bayern Munich , while Borussia Dortmund will have to play without Adrián Ramos if they reached the Champions League finals.

On the Italien Side , Martín Cáceres and Carlos Tevez (if he got called) , Arturo Vidal (if he didn't leave Juventus) , Mauricio Isla and Roberto Pereyra would leave Juventus , while Roma , who managed to return to the Champions League will have to play without Juan Iturbe , Maicon and Leandro Paredes if they managed to reach the finals , and their players got a national team Call up.

On the other hand , Napoli , who will play the Champions League play-offs next week , could let go 11 players (Rafael Cabral ,Henrique ,Miguel Britos ,Jorginho, Gonzalo Higuaín ,Federico Fernández, Eduardo Vargas, Walter Gargano ,Ignacio Fideleff ,Mariano Andújar and Duván Zapata)

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José Callejon got sent off in training !!

The pre-season period is very agitated at Napoli, After Lorenzo insignia, who fought with with Rafael Benitez at the team's official presentation , it is Jose Maria Callejon turn , the Spanish winger of the Italian club, raised his tone at his fellow countryman coach.

According to the information published by "La Gazzetta dello Sport", the former Valencia and Liverpool coach has excluded Jose Callejon this Sunday morning. The Italian daily referred to a lack of seriousness on the part of the former Espagnol and Real Madrid player during exercises, the thing that didn't please the technician director , which resulted sending him off.

It is worth mentioning that Jose is Very requested during this transfer windows, no one doubts that many clubs will keep their eyes on the slightest change within the club to try to steal the 27 years old players.

Napoli will have to play the UEFA Champions League play-offs in the next few days to try to get to the Group stage , where they failed to qualify to the 2nd round last season.

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An offer for Arturo Vidal

Manchester United seems to have let go of the idea of signing Vidal. Quoted by the Daily Mail, Louis van Gaal, the coach of Manchester United, said during a press conference in the United States, where the Red Devils are preparing for the new season , that the transfer of the Chilean midfield "would not be completed".

Liverpool, very active on the transfer market with over 150 million EUR on their transfer budget, well take advantage of this situation to achieve a big blow. According to the information published by the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio, the Mersey club proposed 54 million EUR to Juventus to gain the services of the 27 years old player , a substantial sum which could make Turin leaders think about letting their player go.

Under a contract until 2017, Arturo Vidal has joined the "Old Lady" in 2011 from Bayer Leverkusen for 12 million EUR , where he scored 40 goals in 126 matches , won 3 Scudetto (Italy League) in 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 , as well as 2 Italien Supercup in 2012 & 2013 , It is worth mentioning that Arturo had already won the Chilean Primera División in 2006 and 2007 with Colo-colo.

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Vidal / Di Maria, two complicated signatures but achievable

Manchester United intends to continue their recruitment during this Mercato and does not want to "look at their wallets "to achieve their purposes as announced Ed Woodward, the vice-president of the club

"It is difficult to conclude because many things are hypothetical. The reality is that we are not afraid to spend significant sums on the transfer market. That is a record or not, it has no importance for us. What counts is what the manager wants I looked at the targets that the manager sets and there are discussions on what it might cost, i try my best on each case ( ... ) We are in a very good position financially and we can make important signatures, which does not mean that we will throw the money by the windows."

To these words , The Old Trafford hosts where linked once again to Arturo Vidal and Angel Di Maria's cases , Despite the statements of Juventus regarding his Chilean international, various British media ensure that the Red Devils could return to the load with an offer of 50 million euros.

According to these same sources, who have trumpeted an interest of Liverpool on this track, the player could also leave Juventus if he showed his desire for change. Nani or Chicharito could be included in the deal.

For Angel Di Maria, he is most likely to join Paris Saint-Germain. an agreement between Real Madrid and PSG is expected , However , the difficulties imposed by UEFA and the financial exuberance on PSG could help Manchester United steal Di Maria from Paris , especially after they spent 80 million euros spent on James Rodriguez, the Casa Blanca will certainly sell their player to the first club able to pay the 60 million claimed.

The Parisians and the Merengues would have ,however, negociated a season loan , with an option of purchase at the end of this year.

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The Argentinian press announced that Javier Zanetti has been assaulted in Buenos Aires.

According to the Argentinian press, Javier Zanetti, who has recently retired and was appointed as the vice-president of Inter Milan, was assaulted in Banfield, in the suburbs of Buenos Aires.

The former player, who holds the record of capes with the Argentinian National team (145), was accompanied by his father when armed men forced them to leave their vehicle , the vehicle has not yet been recovered by the police forces.

Javier Zanetti played most of his carrer with Inter Milan , where he joined them in 1995 , played 858 games and scored 21 goals , it i worth mentioning that Zanetti played with 33 matches with CA Talleres in 1992 ,and 2 seasons with CA Banfield , where he played 66 goals, before joining Inter Milan for the rest of his career.

Zanetti had already won the Serie A (Italien league) 5 time in : 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 , the Italien Cup 4 times in 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11 , the UEFA Cup in 1997 , as well as the Champions League and club World Cup in 2010.

At the National level , Javier had won the Pan American Games in 1995 , finished 2nd in Copa America in 2004 & 2007 , FIFA Confederations Cup 1995&2005 , as well as the Olympic Games in 1996.

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Jose Callejon could join Atletico Madrid.

During the process of looking for a Striker , after the departure of Diego Costa to Chelsea ,Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, would consider recruiting Napoli striker Jose Callejon. Last season, the former Real Madrid player had scored fifteen goals for Napoli.

According to the Spanish daily Marca, Atletico Madrid would consider recruiting Napoli's Attacki, Jose Callejon. The Spanish club would be prepared to pay twenty million euro to complete the transfer. The player would not insensitive to the interest of the Spanish club who offers him the prospect of evolving side by sides with Mario Mandzukic , but it is up to Rafael Benitez ,the current Napoli coach , to decide whether he would let his player go or not.

Jose Callejon was raised in Real Madrid , where he joined the youth team in 2002 , to be promoted to Real Madrid Castilla (Real Madrid B ) in 2006 , then loaned to Espagnol Barcelona in 2008 , where he played 2 seasons , and scored 10 goals , to be back in Madrid in 2011 where he played 77 matches and scored 20 goals.

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