South Korea have named Paulo Bento as the new coach of the national team with the former Portugal boss taking over immediately.

The Taeguk Warriors have been looking for a replacement for Shin Tae-yong, who was not given a new contract after the 2018 World Cup in which Korea exited the tournament at the group stage.

Bento, 49, took Portugal to the semifinal of Euro 2012 though was soon on his way after a disappointing group stage exit at the 2014 World Cup. Subsequent spells in Greece, Brazil and...

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has attempted to clarify his comments about Lionel Messi that were made in a leaked conversation during the World Cup by insisting the forward would be his choice to have in a team of "great footballers" and not Cristiano Ronaldo.

Simeone admitted it was his remarks that emerged last month, analysing Argentina's downfall and Messi's contribution at the World Cup.

The conversation, one in which Simeone had with his Atletico assistant, German Burgos, following Argentina's...

Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed experienced Portugal midfielder Joao Moutinho from AS Monaco on a two-year deal, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

It has been reported that Wolves paid £5 million ($6.57m) for the 31-year-old, who became the third new arrival at Molineux in the close season.

.@JoaoMoutinho is "very excited" to join Wolves after signing for the club on a two-year deal. #BemVindoJoão

🎥🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/42opXQjrLY

— Wolves (@Wolves) July 24, 2018

Moutinho, the third most-capped player in his country's history with 113 international appearances, joins a number of Portuguese players already at Wolves, including Diogo Jota, Ruben Neves,...

World Cup stars Kylian Mbappe and Luka Modric are among the contenders to end Cristiano Ronaldo's hold on FIFA's The Best Men's Player award after the shortlist was announced on Tuesday, but Neymar was not among the nominees.

Ronaldo, who has won this honour in both years of its existence, is once again nominated, but faces arguably his toughest challenge yet, following so many impressive performances in Russia.

The award, created in 2016 following FIFA's split with the Ballon d'Or, will this year...

Portugal defender Jose Fonte is set to continue his much-traveled career in the north of France after agreeing to a two-year deal with Lille.

The 34-year-old Fonte started all four games at the World Cup in Russia as Portugal was eliminated by Uruguay in the round of 16.

Two years ago, he was a member of the squad that won the European Championship in France.

Lille said in a statement Fonte will sign "in the coming days" following medical tests.

🔴 José Fonte : un mondialiste et champion d'Europe portugais arrive au LOSC
Lire le communiqué ➡ https://t.co/cp9PyhiFhZ#MercatoLOSC pic.twitter.com/8JpSvp44u0

— LOSC (@losclive) July 20, 2018

The former Crystal Palace, Southampton, and West...