Football

Tottenham midfielder Benjamin Stambouli has joined French champions Paris St-Germain on a five-year deal for a fee reported to be about £6m. The former France Under-21 player made just 12 appearances for Spurs after joining from Montpellier in September. Stambouli, 24, was in the Montpellier squad that won the 2012 …

Aston Villa have opened talks with Tottenham over the proposed transfer of Emmanuel Adebayor. Manager Tim Sherwood has earmarked the 31-year-old as a replacement for Liverpool-bound Christian Benteke. Tottenham want around £4million for Adebayor but the stumbling block is his wages of £100,000-a-week. Villa hope to arrange a deal where …

Well not quite but if you were to believe Simon Brodkin’s antics earlier today than that could certainly be the case. Fifa president Sepp Blatter was forced to halt a news conference when UK prankster Simon Brodkin – whose stage name is Lee Nelson – threw a pile of banknotes …

So another completed season in the life of F.C. Top Knot and more silverware has been added to the trophy room. A prestigious double of winning the Vanarama Conference National and also retaining the F.A. Trophy means there were plenty of celebrations at The Top Knot Arena and now the …

In a remarkable twist or is it a remarkable twist of a twist? Fabian Delph looks set to move to Manchester City after changing his mind for a second time. The Aston Villa midfielder was all set to make the move last weekend, when he was expected to have a …

  Everton are determined to hang on to the England defender John Stones after turning down a £20m bid from Chelsea. Everton are understood to have responded to the bid for the 21-year-old, who is in Singapore with the club for the Barclays Asia Trophy, with a categoric rejection. Stones, …

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal is close to joining Bayern Munich but a deal has not been completed. “We’re interested, but we’re not yet so far that we’ve discussed details and signed contracts,” said the German club’s chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “I read that it was all wrapped up and I cannot …

Where else but Anfield and the news that Liverpool have met the £32.5 million release fee for Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke. The Belgian international who was signed from Genk for only £7m back in 2012 still has to agree terms with Liverpool but it looks as if the Reds are …

Younes Kaboul is set for a medical at Sunderland imminently. The Black Cats have moved for the Tottenham centre-back after pulling out of a deal to sign Belgian defender Nicolas Lombaerts from Zenit St Petersburg. Sunderland have agreed terms with Kaboul and he is expected on Wearside to complete a …

Former Real Madrid and Manchester City striker Robinho has joined Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande. The Brazil international, who played at the recent Copa America, has signed a six-month deal. The move sees the 31-year-old link up with Luiz Felipe Scolari, who had two spells as Brazil boss, as well as …