Liverpool have made Virgil van Dijk the most expensive defender as he completes an €85m move from Southampton. We profile the rise of the 26-year-old former Groningen and Celtic centre-back with a prowess for spectacular free-kicks who has come up the hard way.PICK YOUR TEAM OF THE YEAR What they say"After years of waiting he made an excellent debut, as if he'd already been playing with the Oranje for a long time. Right footed, he had to play on the left side, but he was excellent in the build-up and made some great passes."Former Ajax defender Sonny Silooy on Van
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Porto cup win completes midweek programme
Porto beat Vitória SC to reach Portuguese Cup semis Real Madrid defeat Al-Jazira to reach FIFA Club World Cup final Manchester City post new English top-flight record of 15 straight wins Victories for Chelsea and Beşiktaş on Tuesday evening Full guide to the Champions League round of 16 draw HAVE YOU PICKED YOUR TEAM OF THE YEAR? ThursdayPorto 4-0 Vitória SC (Portuguese Cup fifth round)Wednesday
Amsterdam completes 2020 logo hat-trick
Amsterdam will add the unique football flavour of the Netherlands to UEFA EURO 2020, Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) president Michael van Praag said at the unveiling of the host city logo on Friday.The ceremony completed a memorable week, during which Brussels and Bilbao also revealed their logos for EURO 2020 — a tournament which will be hosted by 13 cities across Europe to mark the competition's 60th anniversary.'Gezellig' is a word in Dutch that means 'fun' and 'cozy'. The UEFA fifth vice-president is convinced that the thousands of fans who flock to Amsterdam during the final tournament will feel exactly what it means."A picture is
Miami Completes Miracle Comeback With Eight Laterals On Final Play (Video)
The ending to Saturday’s No. 11 Duke-Miami football game was one you need to see to believe. The Blue Devils appeared to have salvaged their undefeated ACC record with a touchdown with six seconds remaining in the game. All they had to do was prevent some crazy, last-ditch effort by the Hurricanes on the ensuing kickoff. Easier said than done. WOW! Miami completed eight laterals on the play, which was ruled a touchdown after a review determined there was no block in the back. That gave Miami the 30-27 win. College football, where even the impossible is possible. Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@ESPNCFB