SOCCER

Chelsea forward Fernando Torres will be moving back to his boyhood club Atletico Madrid.

Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has officially declared that he will no longer represent England, as he shifts his focus to serving his club.

Former FC Barcelona skipper Carles Puyol believes that the addition of Luis Suarez to the Blaugrana makes the Catalan outfit even stronger in spite of the controversy that the ex-Liverpool has recently caused during the World Cup.

Liverpool are reportedly set to sign Southampton defender Dejan Lovren and Lille striker Divock Origi.

Filipe Luis switched to Premier League Club from Atletico Madrid and he claimed that the Jose Mourinho factor is one of the reasons why he joined Chelsea.

The identity of the mother of Cristiano Ronaldo’s son has always been a bit of an enigma for the four-year-old toddler.

Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero, who just made a move to the Etihad this July, wishes to return to the club that's closest to his heart - Malaga CF.

SSC Napoli striker Jose Callejon revealed that he is "happy" to stay with his current club amid interest from Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.

Arsenal have reportedly agreed with OGC Nice's asking price for the acquisition of goalkeeper David Ospina.

Wolfsburg sporting director Klaus Allofs claimed that defender Ricardo Rodriguez will stay at the Volkswagen Arena amid speculations strongly linking the latter to Manchester United.

Sami Khedira Arsenal transfer will be revealed on Monday, according to reports. After the Spanish media recently claimed that Los Blancos agreed with the £19.8 million fee with the north London club, Khedira has been linked with a move to the Gunners this summer.

An international football championship for robots is being held in Brazil, after their success with the organization of FIFA World Cup 2014, where Germany emerged as winners.

Legendary French footballer Thierry Henry fuelled the Messi-Ronaldo debate even further as he said that Lionel Messi was a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo.

Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy is Anfield-bound, as Liverpool have reportedly agreed to pay £8.5million for his services.The French international spent his 2013/14 season on loan at Newcastle United following QPR's relegation to the Championship.

Contrary to a rumour, Mesut Özil – a practising Muslim – is not going to donate money to Gaza.

Russian supermodel Irina Shayk starred opposite of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the upcoming adventure fantasy flick “Hercules: The Thracian Wars.”

David Beckham got sour with paparazzi after they allegedly ran a red light in an attempt to catch a sight of the retired football legend and his children in Brentwood.

Newcastle United were able to snatch Dutch international defender Daryl Janmaat, who is expected to fill the resulting void brought about by Mathieu Debuchy's departure.

Recent Newcastle United signing Emmanuel Riviere is determined to make an impact in the Premier League straight away, after moving from AS Monaco.

Manchester United living legend and defender Rio Ferdinand made a recent move to Loftus Road, joining Premier League returnees Queens Park Rangers on a free-transfer.

Freiburg defender Matthias Ginter is officially a part of the Borussia Dortmund squad, following a confirmation made by the Bundesliga runners-up.

Outgoing Liverpool forward Luis Suarez is currently in Barcelona to put a stamp on his pending move to the Catalan giants.

One of Germany's heroes and Bayern Munich playmaker Toni Kroos confirmed that he is "going to (Real) Madrid," after his national side were crowned as world champions.

Just a day removed from bowing to Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Messi gains another staunch critic of his selection as the best player of the tournament or the recipient of the Golden Ball. This comes no less from fellow Argentine and football legend Diego Maradona.

The 2014 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup fever is over.

Singer-actress Rihanna is at the center of controversy after she was photographed kissing and touching the World Cup trophy, a major no-no in FIFA guidelines.

Bayern Munich playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri will don the same uniform come the 2014/15 season in spite of links with Liverpool, as club sport director Matthias Sammer insists that Die Roten will "not sell" the 22-year-old.

Germany forward Miroslav Klose still wants to serve his national side amid the fact that father time is catching up on him.

Chelsea are reported to be closely monitoring Raphael Varane's situation at Real Madrid, as the young centre-back has been known to to have been unhappy with the lack of first-team opportunities under the reign Carlo Ancelloti.