Sam Vokes and Simon Church have returned from injury to take their place in Wales squad for the forthcoming Euro 2016 qualifier in Israel.

Burnley striker Vokes has not played for his country since a 3-1 friendly victory over Iceland more than a year ago, but returned to domestic action on Boxing Day following a knee injury.

That said, Vokes has only made on start since making his comeback for the Turf Moor outfit, and is unlikely to be included in the starting XI in Haifa on March 28.

Church sustained a shoulder injury early on in Wales 2-1 victory over Cyprus in October, but returned to action with Charlton Athletic in January.

Hull City defender James Chester (shoulder) represents Chris Coleman s most notable absentee, with Paul Dummett (knee), Geor…

Liverpool have announced that Tiago Ilori has joined Reading on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old joined from Sporting CP in 2013 but made only three senior appearances for the club in all competitions.

Tiago Ilori has today completed a permanent move from Liverpool FC to Reading, a statement from the Anfield club confirmed.

Everybody at the club wishes Tiago the best of luck in his future career.

CONFIRMED | completes move from to the Royals on a deal running until 2020! Read more here:

— Reading FC (@ReadingFC)

Ilori had spells on loan with Granada, Bordeaux and Aston Villa, though his time at Villa Park was cut short last January.

Reading boss Jaap Stam hopes the Portugal youth in…

Roma have completed the loan signing of left-back Lucas Digne from Paris Saint-Germain.

The France international moves to the Stadio Olimpico on a season-long deal for a fee of €2.5million with an option to make it permanent ahead of the 2016-17 campaign.

Digne s switch to the Italian capital sees him reunited with coach Rudi Garcia, who handed the defender his senior debut in 2011 when he was in charge of Ligue 1 side Lille.

I chose AS Roma because it s a legendary club with a big history, Digne told Roma TV. 

I know that in this city and at this club there s everything you need to have success.

The 22-year-old joined PSG from Lille in July 2013, but has been unable to nail down a regular place in the starting XI at the Parc des Princes.<…

Arsenal are considering a move for Juventus defender Daniele Rugani, according to Talksport.

The player’s agent Davide Torchia has confirmed the Gunners’ interest in his client but has said that no approach was made during the winter transfer window.

The North London side brought in Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January but are keen to strengthen their back line in the summer with Rugani expected to be moved for.

The twenty-three year old moved to Juve from Empoli in the summer of 2015 and has since racked up fifty-six appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals winning both the Serie A title and Coppa Italia in both of his full seasons with the club so far.

Internationally he has been capped just four times for his …

David Beckham s dream of becoming a football club owner is finally a reality after his consortium was granted a licence for an MLS franchise in Miami.

MLS commissioner Don Garber confirmed the news at a media conference on Monday, concluding a journey Beckham embarked upon in February 2014 when he exercised an option to own an expansion team that was included in his LA Galaxy contract back in 2007.

Futbol Miami s debut season in MLS is yet to be finalised but Beckham is targeting the 2020 campaign and hopes to bring in major names from European football, while cultivating youth talent.

I ve had many phone calls from many different, top players saying: I m in , said the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star, which featured a boisterous bunch of Miami sup…

Bayern Munich s luck was in as a story of two penalties was the main tale in their 1-0 win over Augsburg in Tuesday s Bundesliga contest.

Robert Lewandowski calmly slotted home from the spot after 13 minutes at Augsburg Arena and missed a glut of chances in a first half dominated by the champions.

It was a completely different outlook for Bayern after the break, though, and Hansi Flick s side were left breathing a sigh of relief when Alfred Finnbogason struck the post with a penalty of his own 15 minutes from time.

The end result means Bayern remain four points clear at the top but Flick will want to see fewer of the Jekyll-and-Hyde performances that have been on display in recent weeks from his side.

— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN)

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France booked their place at the 2021 UEFA Nations League finals on Saturday night after edging past reining champions Portugal in Lisbon.

Chelsea midfielder N Golo Kante gave the visitors the lead just after the break as he stabbed home from Rui Patricio s parry. The hosts pushed hard for an equaliser but weren t quite able to find one as they miss out on a chance to defend their title.

Here are three things we learned from the match:

Unlikely source opens the scoring

Deployed in a midfield three alongside Paul Pogba and Adrien Rabiot, one may not have expected Kante to push forward all that much throughout the game. Instead, he would play his usual role of winning the ball back from deep and driving forwards.

That was not how France boss Didier Descha…

Hungary have been ordered to play two home games, one suspended for two years, behind closed doors following the racial abuse of England players during their World Cup qualifier.

A 4-0 thrashing by Gareth Southgate s side in early September was overshadowed by reports of racial abuse directed at Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham by the home fans.

Objects were seen flying in Sterling s direction after his opener, with alleged monkey chants also coming from inside the Puskas Arena, as England coasted to victory.

FIFA s Disciplinary Committee has also issued the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) a fine of 200,000 Swiss francs (£158,000), with a qualifier against Albania on October 9 the game that will be played without spectators in Budapest.

A susp…

Curtis Jones may have not started the 2021-22 season quite as he hoped, but the Liverpool midfielder has been making up for lost time in his recent outings for the Reds.

After a breakout campaign that saw him go from talented prospect to first-team squad member, Jones desire to hit the ground running this term was held up by a concussion diagnosis, having suffered a blow to the head in a pre-season friendly.

Absent for the opening win over Norwich City, the midfielder saw Harvey Elliott emerge in the opening weeks to provide further competition for a place in the team, only to then suffer a serious leg injury in the away win at Leeds United.

With Naby Keita once more missing time and Thiago Alcantara sidelined, Jones has capitalised on his opportunities. A firs…

Isaka Cernak says his move to Perth Glory for next season is far from a done deal.

Cernak, who was signed by Wellington Phoenix for the rest of this A-League campaign during the transfer window, says he is negotiating with several clubs about next season – including the Phoenix.

It s not a done deal at the moment, said the 23-year-old attacking midfielder of a move to Western Australia.

I m not too sure how it ll go at the moment. It s just all up in the air.

I ve been in talks with a few clubs. I m just trying to make the best decision. At the moment I m enjoying the football here (at Wellington) and that s my focus.

They ve given me this chance to come here and I m very grateful for that and focusing on repaying that faith for the rest of…