James: There's more to come

James Rodriguez has voiced his delight with his goal in Real Madrid's 1-1 Supercopa de Espana draw against Atletico Madridand has warned that he will only get better in the weeks to come.
The former Monaco star came off the bench at half-time to replace Cristiano Ronaldo - who had picked up a knock in the opening 45 minutes - and opened the scoring in the 81st minute, only for Raul Garcia to restore parity in the closing stages of the game.

Moyes: I wanted Bale & Ronaldo

David Moyes admitted that he wanted to sign the very biggest names in football during his short reign, though he was reluctant to blame executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward for those failures.
"It's been well documented that we wanted Fabregas, Bale and Ronaldo," Moyes told theDaily Mail. "There was talk of Ronaldo when I first arrived. We were close to getting a couple of major names. I'm not getting in a blame game here but things just didn’t materialise.

Miroslav Klose retires from international soccer

Germany striker Miroslav Klose has called time on his international career at the age of 36, with the iconic forward having become the all-time World Cup top scorer in Brazil earlier this summer.

The Lazio attacker played a key role in Germany's successful World Cup campaign — scoring twice in five appearances — and he has now decided to say farewell to the national team as he feels he has reached the pinnacle of his career.

Casillas: I've learned from my mistakes

Iker Casillas says he has learned from a poor spell of form but insists he has been through worse periods in his career than his current slump.

The Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper has come in for criticism after a mistake in the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid was followed up with a disastrous World Cup for Spain.

Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA Super Cup tie against Sevilla in Cardiff, the 33-year-old said he was confident of a successful season and had analyzed his recent mistakes.

Ibrahimovic: I never said I want to return to Juventus

Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has dismissed the suggestion that he wants to return to Juventus.

Italian publication Tuttosport recently published an interview with Swedish coach Stefan Hansson, who claimed to have befriended the striker at Malmo and suggested that the 32-year-old wants to rejoin the Serie A champions, whom he played for between 2004 and 2006.

Wenger-Arteta is the new Arsenal captain

Arsene Wenger has appointed Mikel Arteta as Arsenalcaptain following Thomas Vermaelen's transfer to Barcelona.
The Spaniard helped guide the Gunners to a comprehensive 3-0 win over Premier League champions Manchester City in the Community Shield and has been handed the armband for the forthcoming season, with Per Mertesacker his deputy.

Hummels named Dortmund captain

Mats Hummels has been named Borussia Dortmundcaptain as the club attempt to put an end to persistent rumours over a summer move to Manchester United.
The 25-year-old defender wasn't involved as BVB fell to a shock 4-0 friendly defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, just three days before facing Bayern Munich in the German Supercup.
Dortmund attempted to lift some of the post-match gloom by announcing the news of Hummels' appointment via their official Twitter account after the match.

Community shield:Arsenal 3-0 Man City

Goals from Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud gave Arsenal the Community Shield with an impressive 3-0 win over Premier League champions Manchester City.

Barcelona sign Vermaelen from Arsenal

Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has completed his move to Barcelona worth about €19 million, the Catalan club confirmed on Saturday.

The centre-back agreed to join Luis Enrique's side late last week after rejecting the overtures of Manchester United in favour of a summer switch to Camp Nou. The Belgium international flew in to Barcelona on Saturday morning for his medical ahead of the transfer, which will cost the Catalans an initial €15m and an additional €4m in extras

Schweinsteiger: Lahm a major loss for Germany

Bastian Schweinsteiger says that Philipp Lahm's retirement from international football means Germany have lost the best right-back in the world.
Lahm is just 30 but has decided to call time on his Die Mannschaft career after leading his country to World Cup glory in Brazil this summer.
Schweinsteiger and Lahm have played alongside one another for Germany for a decade and he is sorry to see his Bayern Munich team-mate go.

'I'm better than Casillas and you know it' - Diego Lopez

Diego Lopez is furious at being forced out of Real Madrid this summer and has told club directors: "I'm the best goalkeeper here and you know it."

Signed by former coach Jose Mourinho after Iker Casillas was injured in January of last year, the Galician remained first choice for the remainder of the 2012-13 season, before sharing the responsibilities with the club captain last term.

Keylor Navas-Madrid is the "best club in the world"

Keylor Navas believes he has joined the "best club in the world" after completing his dream move to Real Madrid.

The goalkeeper starred for Levante in La Liga last season before then enjoying a superb World Cup campaign, helping Costa Rica to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in the country's history.

Navas' form did not go unnoticed and European champions Real Madrid finalised a deal to bring him to Santiago Bernabeu on a six-year deal on Sunday after weeks of speculation.

The 27-year-old, who joins Iker Casillas and Diego Lopez as the Blancos' shot-stopping options, was formally presented to the press at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday and was ecstatic to be joining the European champions.

"Today is the biggest day of my career," Navas told reporters in the Spanish capital. "This is what I really wanted and now I am part of the best club in the world.

"I will give everything for this shirt in every practice and in every game that I play; I hope to help Real Madrid get many titles.

"I want to thank Real Madrid for trusting me and I thank God for making my dream come true."

Madrid president Florentino Perez insisted the club have every confidence in the Costa Rican, who is expected to compete with captain Iker Casillas for the No.1 jersey this term.

"We have an excellent team, but we must also strengthen it," the Blancos supremo said. "We have special and unique challenges, such as the Uefa Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

"Thus, today we present one of the best goalkeepers in the world. Navas has demonstrated in recent years his huge professionalism, his sacrifice and his quality. He had offers from some of the top clubs, but wanted to play here.

"Welcome home, Keylor. It will be the first time a player from Costa Rica play here, you'll have the honour and pride to do so. All Costa Rica will be at your side, and all Real Madrid fans around the world."

Navas' arrival is set to result in the departure of Lopez, even thought the former Sevilla man was Carlo Ancelotti's first-choice shot-stopper for the majority of the 2013-14 Liga campaign.

Del Bosque: Spain won't find another Xavi

Vicente del Bosque says Spain will struggle to find another player like the midfielder announced his retirement from international football on Tuesday The Catalan won back-to-back European Championships with La Roja in 2008 and 2012, as well as the World Cup in 2010, and was considered the heartbeat of the most successful international team in history "I would like to show my recognition to a fantastic player," Spain boss Del Bosque stated. "We have lost a unique player in the national team and it will be difficult to find another one like him.

Reus going nowhere - Watzke

Marco Reus will not be leaving Borussia Dortmund for Bayern Munich or anywhere else in the near future, according to club CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.
The 25-year-old attacker has been continuously linked away from Signal Iduna Park this summer, with his agent claiming many top clubs are vying for the Germany international's signature.
Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge suggested that Pep Guardiola's men would not rush into a transfer for Reus, despite many suggesting he would follow Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski from Dortmund to the Allianz Arena.

Robben & Van Persie will remain captains-Hiddink

New Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink says that Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie will remain key leaders of his side going forward.
The Manchester United striker and the Bayern Munich winger shone for Oranje as they reached the World Cup semi-finals under Louis van Gaal this summer.