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The Brazilian midfielder has thrived in Serie A with Atalanta and could now provide an upgrade on Manuel Ugarte, with Casemiro's departure adding to the urgency to upgrade in midfield under Michael Carrick ...

Scotland, Brazil and Morocco are back it the same World Cup group after 26 years, with Haiti joining the fun ...

Bosnia & Herzegovina also return to the World Cup stage for the first time in over a decade ...

Mexico, hosting for a third time, eye return to knockout stages following disappointment in Qatar ...

The Serie A side finalised a permanent 44m deal for the 23-year-old forward ...

Huge names such as Pele and Kylian Mbappe have won the World Cup as teenagers in the past ...

Azerbaijani club Turan Tovuz have stated their intention to appeal Uefa's ruling ...

Congo had been scheduled to face Chile in a warm-up match in Spain next week ...

Iran's football team is set to play in the World Cup despite the nation's ongoing conflict with the US ...

The striker was dropped from England's last camp but responded with a prolific run of form culminating in Aston Villa winning the Europa League ...