Mikel Arteta is happy to remain at Arsenal despite rumoured interest in his services, the player s agent has reaffirmed.

The Spaniard moved to the Emirates Stadium from Everton in 2011 and has since made 94 Premier League appearances for the club.

Last week, the midfielder s representative, Inaki Ibanez, publicly played down suggestions that his client was set to move to Athletic Bilbao, but that has not dampened speculation over his future, with Serie A outfit Fiorentina also now reportedly interested.

However, Ibanez has once again declared Arteta is not in line for a transfer.

I haven t heard from any clubs, Ibanez told Radio Blu. What are the chances of him leaving? He s the captain of Arsenal, he is an Arsenal player and he s happy here.

He…

France star Antoine Griezmann insists he is not obsessed with winning the Ballon d Or, even if he is eager to lay his hands on the coveted prize.

Griezmann is among the contenders for the award after helping France win the World Cup, as well as guiding Atletico Madrid to Europa League glory, in 2018.

Speaking after France s 1-0 friendly win over Uruguay on Tuesday, the 27-year-old was clear over his desire to claim the gong.

I want to win it [Ballon d Or] too, said Griezmann.

But asked if he felt obsessed, he responded: No, that is a problem with France.

People there do not like when you seek something for yourself individually, but I m proud to be there and hopefully I will win it.

Of course, there are other people who can win it and …

The man responsible for a bomb attack on Borussia Dortmund s team bus has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of 28 counts of attempted murder.

Dortmund were en route to their Signal Iduna Park home for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Monaco on April 11, 2017 when three explosions went off.

Defender Marc Bartra was wounded and suffered a broken wrist, while the game was delayed by 24 hours – the Bundesliga side suffering a 3-2 defeat before eventually bowing out 6-3 on aggregate.

The Federal Prosecutor s Office alleged that the 29-year-old suspect of dual German and Russian nationality, identified during the trial as Sergej W , was motivated by financial gain after buying options on the day of the attack …

Scotland midfielder John McGinn credited Liam Cooper’s vocal encouragement and some respite from the sun as sparks for their unlikely Oslo comeback along with their “phenomenal” substitutes.

McGinn admitted Scotland had barely posed a threat before goals in the final four minutes from Lyndon Dykes and substitute Kenny McLean earned a 2-1 victory over Norway.

Cooper had come on for the fatigued Kieran Tierney not long after Erling Haaland had put the hosts ahead with a 61st minute penalty and McGinn was inspired by the defender’s rallying cries.

The Euro 2024 qualifier had begun in heat of about 30 degrees and Scotland were struggling to get back in the match but the arrival of McLean, Stuart Armstrong and Billy Gilmour and a change of tactics helped turn …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp expects Darwin Nunez to face Ajax in midweek after missing Saturday s shock defeat to Nottingham Forest with a hamstring injury.

Uruguay striker Nunez scored the only goal of the game on Wednesday as the Reds beat West Ham, building on a lively – albeit chaotic – cameo against Manchester City last weekend.

But he was withdrawn in the second half with a hamstring strain and that prevented him from featuring at the City Ground, his absence a blow as the Reds lacked presence in attack.

Forest won 1-0 thanks to a goal from former Liverpool youngster Taiwo Awoniyi, and Klopp will be desperate for his side to get the defeat out of their system as quickly as possible.

Liverpool can secure their progression to the last 16 of the…

FIFA have confirmed results of an investigation into bids for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups will be revealed after this year s tournament.

The process surrounding Qatar s successful bid has faced particular scrutiny amid fresh allegations of corruption.

Reports in the British press over the weekend alleged that Mohamed Bin Hammam, former president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), paid up to $5million to football officials to drum up support for the bid.

Qatar s 2022 Bid Committee subsequently released a statement denying the claims, and insisted Bin Hammam had no role in the bidding process.

Previously, former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner was accused of receiving $2million in payments from a firm controlled by a former Qatari football official in retu…

Christoph Daum has parted ways with Eintracht Frankfurt less than two months after taking charge of the Bundesliga club.

The former Bayer Leverkusen and Fenerbahce boss took over in March, but only managed to pick up three points in his seven games in charge, condemning the club to relegation.

He announced on Monday he would leave his post after a meeting with club chairman Heribert Bruchhagen.

Frankfurt should start their Bundesliga comeback with another coach, Daum said.

There was no prospect for me despite the club and team being in my heart.

Eintracht s relegation was confirmed when they suffered a 3-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, despite taking a second-half lead.

Daum said promotion back to the top flight won t happen i…

Mikel Arteta has signed a one-year contract extension at Arsenal, .

The Gunners captain is the latest in a long list of Arsene Wenger’s squad to commit their immediate future to the North London club after Santi Cazorla, Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Tomas Rosicky all put pen to paper in recent weeks.

Arteta moved to the Emirates Stadium from Everton in August 2011, and he has gone on to make one hundred and thirty appearances for the club in all competitions, the latest of which coming in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with local rivals Tottenham Hotspur though he was substituted with a calf injury after just twenty-eight minutes.

The point at the weekend maintained Arsenal’s unbeaten start to the league season, though they will this evening look to aveng…

Costa Rica coach Jorge Luis Pinto labelled his team s shock 3-1 win over Uruguay as a historic triumph for the CONCACAF nation.

Oscar Tabarez s men were stunned in Fortaleza as the lowest-ranked side in Group D pulled off a surprise triumph.

Pinto acknowledged the significance of Saturday s victory, against the team who had beaten them in a qualification play-off for the 2010 World Cup.

(It is) a historic triumph for football in Costa Rica, said the 61-year-old after the match.

The Colombian added: We had worried a lot about their passing game but today we beat them.

It s an important victory that motivates us. I want to congratulate the team for their tactical defence work.

A Uruguay side missing the injured Luis Suarez led 1-0 at half-time after Ed…

Argentina forward Gonzalo Higuain has had a lot of bad luck with his crucial missed chances in finals, according to Gabriel Batistuta.

Higuain has often been criticised for his wastefulness in big matches, namely Argentina s losses in the 2014 World Cup final and the 2015 and 2016 Copa America deciders.

But Batistuta, who scored 54 goals for Argentina during his career, feels Higuain – and to a lesser extent Sergio Aguero – has been unfortunate with the national team.

They ve had a lot of bad luck, especially Higuain. He missed key chances in the three finals, he told FIFA 1904.

I say it s bad luck because he was the one who created those three opportunities. It s not like a team-mate did everything and left him through on goal. His bad luck was tha…