Spain legend Iker Casillas and Barcelona forward Luis Suarez have criticised VAR following its controversial use in Sunday s World Cup final.

France were given a contentious free-kick against that led to their first goal, and were later awarded a penalty for an Ivan Perisic handball that Croatia argued was not deliberate.

Referring to the first incident, Casillas   world champion in 2010  said on Twitter: Honestly, I do not understand the use of VAR very well. The referee points out a foul that is not on Griezmann. Goal to France in that action. Nothing happens.

Suarez, whose Uruguay side were knocked out by France in the quarter-finals, replied to Casillas saying: You are right Iker, and apart from that Pogba s offside and  participates in the pla…

Lionel Messi and Neymar felt the wrath of Paris Saint-Germain fans as the Ligue 1 leaders moved 15 points clear at the top of the table with a 3-0 win over bottom side Bordeaux.

Boos and whistles were aimed at Messi, Neymar and their team-mates before and during the clash at the Parc des Princes, four days after PSG were dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.

Kylian Mbappe was not targeted, despite reportedly being bound for Madrid, and the in-form striker opened the scoring on Sunday with his 26th goal of the season.

Neymar then responded to abuse from his own supporters by scoring in the second half and Leandro Paredes was also on target, with Messi involved in all three goals and also hitting the post as Mauricio Pochettino s side ended a tough we…

Manchester United could end up with not one but two Juventus attackers by the end of the transfer window.

Heavily linked to Paulo Dybala as they look to sell Romelu Lukaku, Mario Mandzukic has emerged as another target for the Red Devils.

It is going to be a busy couple of days, with the Premier League window set to slam shut on August 8.

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Growing reports suggest Juventus pair Mandzukic and Dybala are being pushed to join Manchester United.

United striker Lukaku has agreed a €9million salary with Juventus, according to Goal, as the Red Devils look to sign Dybala in exchange.

In addition to the potential Dybala-Lukaku swap deal, and also discussed Mario today 

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There has been much speculation about the future of Kylian Mbappe, whose contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires at the end of the season.

The France captain was strongly linked with Real Madrid throughout the summer, but the Spanish giants reportedly didn t want to meet PSG s financial demands and decided to wait for the chance to get the transfer done without compensation in 2024. Since then, there have been claims that Real have given up, opening the door for other potential suitors to swoop in.

With Real seemingly out of the picture, Liverpool are one of clubs mentioned. According to , the Reds would simply love to sign Mbappe, but they would have to sell their current main attacker, Mohamed Salah, to be able to afford it. On the other hand, Jaque Talbot of claim…

Watford have signed Tom Cleverley on loan from Everton until the end of the season.

The deal contains an option for the Hornets to sign the former Manchester United midfielder on a permanent basis.

Cleverley spent a season at Watford in 2009-10 during his time as a United player, scoring 11 times in 33 Championship appearances.

The 27-year-old, capped 13 times by England, joined Everton on a free transfer before the start of last season but has found first-team opportunities this term hard to come by under Ronald Koeman.

| Tom Cleverley has joined on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent deal. Good luck, Tom.

— Everton (@Everton)

Cleverley started four of the Merseyside club s 20 Premier League matches and the …

Chelsea played the entirety of the second half with 10 men as they clung on to defeat Brighton 3-2 after a tense finale at Stamford Bridge.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side were already two up thanks to headers from Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill when Conor Gallagher was shown a second yellow card for fouling Billy Gilmour in stoppage time at the end of the first half.

Moments before Gallagher’s dismissal, Facundo Buonanotte had pulled Brighton back into it at 2-1 with swinging strike inside the post, and the stage looked set for a fightback by the visitors.

Instead, it was Chelsea that reasserted their charge, Fernandez converting from the spot midway through the second half after the excellent Mykhailo Mudryk had been fouled.

Joao Pedro came off the benc…

Robert Lewandowski s Barcelona arrival caused such a stir that the club shop ran out of letters to print his name on shirts – but the Blaugrana have dealt supporters some wonderful news by restocking for the striking sensation.

The Poland international made a long-awaited switch to Barca earlier this week, leaving Bayern Munich in a deal worth up to €50million as he signed a four-year contract.

While Joan Laporta and Xavi finally secured one of Europe s most potent finishers, Barca merchandise stores appeared unprepared for the move as they ran out of the letter W to print on shirts.

With two Ws  required, the Nike store at Camp Nou was left unable to stamp the new signing s name on the back of shirts, as one worker was left to explain via the club s socia…

Burnley have completed the signing of Everton winger Aaron Lennon for an undisclosed fee.

The Clarets announced the deal on their official website, bringing an end to Lennon s three-year stay at Goodison Park.

Lennon, who becomes Burnley s first full signing of the transfer window following the arrival of Georges-Kevin N Koudou on loan from Tottenham, believes he is joining a club on the up.

The club is moving forward and I want to hopefully play a part in that to keep it going in that direction, he told Clarets Players.

I think I ve still got a lot to offer. I am only 30 and I still want to play at the highest level.

I have missed a bit of football in the last year or so and I just want to get back and play as much as possible.

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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hopes Sunday’s trip to Rugby Park is among the last few times his team have to play on artificial pitches in the cinch Premiership.

Kilmarnock aim to install a grass pitch in their stadium once their new training ground is up and running, although that is still at the planning application stage.

Reports claim that discussions will be held in the new year over potential rule changes to ban artificial pitches in the top flight.

Livingston manager David Martindale this week claimed that moving from plastic to grass could cost them £2.5million but other teams in the top division would likely welcome a rule change.

Rodgers said: “It’s a constant conversation. It’s clear that every coach would want to play, I’m pretty s…

Napoli are interested in signing Tanguy Ndombele from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected journalist has claimed that Serie A Napoli are competing with La Liga outfit Villarreal for the signature of France international midfielder Ndombele.

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Ndombele has been on the books of Tottenham since 2019 when he joined from Lyon. The midfielder has failed to play consistently well for the North London club and was sent out on loan back to his former club Lyon in January 2022 until the end of last season.

So far in his Premier League career, Ndombele has scored six goals and created seven big chances in 63 appearances in the Premier Le…