Promoted Shenzhen FC got their Chinese Super League season off to a fine start with victory over Hebei CFFC.
Yannick Carrasco’s stoppage-time strike salvaged a point for 10 man Dalian Yifang as they secured a 1-1 Chinese Super League draw with Henan Jianye on Sunday in their opening game of the season.
Marek Hamsik, signed from Napoli last month, made his debut for Dalian but it was Henan who took the lead via Henrique Dourado’s close-range effort after 26 minutes.
Dalian defender Yang Shanping was sent off eight minutes before the interval for a second booking and Henan looked set to take all three points…

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A below-par Arsenal scraped past Cardiff City thanks to goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.

A below-par Arsenal scraped past Cardiff City thanks to goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.

A below-par Arsenal scraped past Cardiff City thanks to goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.

Unai Emery admits he would like to make a signing in January, but concedes Denis Suarez from Barcelona will not be easy.

Arsenal and Cardiff City unite for an emotional tribute at the Emirates over the tragic Emiliano Sala situation.
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open again. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to or from your club this month.
TOP STORY: Arsenal turn to Carrasco 
Arsenal have stepped up their transfer activity as the January deadline, with Belgium international Yannick Carrasco now a serious target for the Gunners, according to Sky Sports.
With a loan move for Barcelona playmaker Denis Suarez already in the…

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Despite a rather quiet January transfer window, ESPN FC’s Stevie Nicol assesses a few potential moves surrounding Marouane Fellaini, Yannick Carrasco and more.

Unai Emery admits he would like to make a signing in January, but concedes Denis Suarez from Barcelona will not be easy.

Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino says he sees growth in football in the USA, and doesn’t rule out one day managing in the MLS.
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open again. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to or from your club this month.
TOP STORY: Arsenal turn to Carrasco 
Arsenal have stepped up their transfer activity as the January deadline approaches, with Belgium international Yannick Carrasco now a serious target for the Gunners, according to Sky Sports.
With a loan move for Barcelona playmaker Denis Suarez already…

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The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open again. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to/out of your club this month.

No more Moussa
Tottenham fans have been thinking about the inevitable eventual departure of Moussa Dembele for some time and now, according to the Daily Mail, that time might have come. 
The club have reportedly received an offer of £11 million for the 31-year-old from Beijing Guoan…

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Mark Ogden joins the panel to answer your tweets on Liverpool’s FA Cup defeat, Man United’s transfer targets, bold predictions for 2019 and more.

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ESPN FC’s Ligue 1 correspondent Julien Laurens shares the latest on Adrien Rabiot’s future, amid links between the PSG midfielder and Barcelona.
The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open again. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to/out of your club this month.

TOP STORY: Yannick Carras-going to Arsenal
Arsenal are set to beat AC Milan to the signing of Belgium attacker Yannick Carrasco, according to Sky Italia (via The Mirror). 
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Carrasco is plying his trade in China with Dalian Yifang, but he’s ready to make the move back to Europe and…

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Yannick Carrasco was on target as Dalian Yifang’s 2-0 Chinese Super League win over Changchun Yatai spared last year’s second division champions relegation on Sunday.
The result means Changchun finished 15th in the 16-team league and joined Guizhou Zhicheng in dropping into China League One as the top-flight season came to an end.
Belgium international Carrasco, a high-profile signing from Atletico Madrid, netted Dalian’s second goal after Duvier Riascos had given Bernd Schuster’s team the lead midway…

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Roger Schmidt’s Beijing Guoan enjoyed a big win over rivals Renhe on Saturday.
Beijing Guoan handed newly promoted cross-city rivals Beijing Renhe a 4-0 thrashing as Roger Schmidt’s side notched up a third Chinese Super League win in a row on Saturday evening.
A crowd of more than 53,000 turned out at Workers’ Stadium to see goals from Jonathan Soriano, Yu Yang, Jonathan Viera and Yu Dabao give Guoan a comfortable win over last season’s second division runners-up.
“Our players performed well, it was a tough game and our opponents performed very well,” said Schmidt.
“Today…

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Yannick Carrasco switched to Dalian Yifang from Atletico Madrid.
Eden Hazard has defended Belgium teammate Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco’s decision to move to Chinese club Dalian Yifang.
Ferreira-Carrasco, 24, made the switch last month after falling out of favour at Atletico Madrid, where he made eight La Liga starts this season.
But Chelsea’s Hazard believes he had good reason to follow the example of fellow international Axel Witsel, who rejected Juventus to join Tianjin Quanjian last January 2017, and says it will have no impact on Belgium’s World Cup chances.
“I’m…

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