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Daryl Dike scored a double as the United States claimed their second win at the CONCACAF Gold Cup with an emphatic 6-1 victory over Martinique in Kansas City on Thursday.

USA, who won 1-0 in their Gold Cup opener against Haiti, found their goal scoring touch with four second-half goals to seal their passage into the quarter-finals.

The largely MLS-based US side was dominant, with 69 per cent possession and 20-9 shots against Martinique who lost 4-1 to Canada in their first-up game.

Orlando City forward Dike opened the scoring with a 13th-minute header from Schalke talent Matthew Hoppe s cross, before Dike s 23rd-minute header deflected in off Martinique s Samuel Camille.

After the break, defender Miles Robinson headed in from close range before Dike grabb…

Everton have unearthed another defensive gem in the form of Mason Holgate, with Ronald Koeman hailing the youngster s big quality after starring in Saturday s 1-0 win against Stoke City.

Shay Given s own goal settled the match after a Leighton Baines penalty rebounded in off the head of the unlucky goalkeeper, but Koeman was pleased with how his team defended.

The Dutchman picked out 19-year-old Holgate, who joined the club from Barnsley in 2015 to follow the path previously walked by John Stones, for special praise after he won his individual battle with Stoke s dangerous attacker Marko Arnautovic.

It s very positive how Mason Holgate is doing, how he is developing himself and the game time he is getting, Koeman told Everton s official website.

He was …

Serge Aurier says his Paris Saint-Germain counters are reset after a tumultuous 2015-16 season.

The Ivorian full-back was suspended by the Ligue 1 champions in February after an abusive video emerged online of him making derogatory comments about then head coach Laurent Blanc and team-mates.

Aurier was eventually brought back into the fold by Blanc, and the full-back is keen to kick on with his career at the Parc des Princes under new head coach Unai Emery.

The counters are reset, this is a new adventure, he told Le Parisien.

I am enjoying it to the fullest. As long as I am here and contribute to the team, I am always ready.

While 23-year-old remained at PSG, centre-back David Luiz departed the French capital to seal a return to Chelsea on tran…

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed the club are in talks with Eden Hazard over a new long-term contract.

Reports emerged over the weekend that Chelsea were eager to tie the Belgian, who joined from Lille in June 2012 for a reported fee of around £32million, down on fresh terms.

And, speaking ahead of his team s UEFA Champions League opener against Schalke on Wednesday, Mourinho revealed discussions with the 23-year-old are under way.

It s true that Chelsea is trying to have an agreement for a longer contract. He [Hazard] wants to stay for more years, said the Portuguese.

We can feel every day his motivation improving we have big hopes he can reach higher levels and become one of the best.

He was always a kid living on his natural talent,…

Jose Mourinho appears keen to hold on to midfielder Juan Mata, insisting there is space for the Spaniard at Manchester United.

Reports have linked Mata with a move away from Old Trafford, with fellow Premier League outfit Everton among those interested in the 28-year-old. 

But Mourinho who sold Mata to United when the pair were at Chelsea in January 2014 says unless Mata wants to leave, he has a place in Manchester.

He s here and he works hard, Mourinho said. He knows that I know he is a good player and he has space in the squad.

Until August 31 the market is open for every one of my players that is not happy, but to be fair I think he is [happy].

I think he is happy and I am not expecting him to ask to leave. I am expecting him to do what he …

Lyon manager Remi Garde has quashed speculation of a move for Arsenal forward Gervinho.

The Ivory Coast international has been reported as attracting interest from Serie A side Roma as well as the Ligue 1 club, with Garde having previously worked with the player at Lille.

Gervinho, 26, joined Arsenal in 2011 but reports in France have suggested a potential swap deal that would see Yoann Gourcuff make the switch to the Emirates Stadium.

But Garde ruled out that possibility, insisting he is not in the hunt for another attacker during the transfer window.

This has only come from the press, he told Le Progres.

I ve heard that Lyon is interested in Gervinho.

But Gervinho is a striker, and we have young and very good strikers already at the club.

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Brazilian forward Julio Baptista has ended his contract with Malaga by mutual consent, the La Liga side revealed on their official website.

Los Boquerones allowed the player to leave the club on a free transfer after numerous injuries prevented him from showing all he s got at La Rosaleda.

Malaga have also revealed that the 31-year-old will be returning to Brazil to join Cruzeiro.

Julio Baptista and Malaga reached an amicable agreement on Friday to terminate the striker s contract, a statement on club s official website read.

Malaga would like to wish the Brazilian the best of luck for the future and his new career with Cruzeiro,

Julio Baptista spent three years at Sao Paulo before joining Sevilla in the summer of 2003, where some impressive s…

West Ham United are interested in signing Eric Dier from London and Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that West Ham have already made initial contact with Tottenham over a potential deal for Dier.

The report has noted that West Ham manager David Moyes wants to sign a new centre-back in the January transfer window. Moyes admires Dier and thinks that the Englishman would suit his system. The West Ham reportedly sees Dier in the mould of Manchester United central defender Harry Maguire.

Dier is out of contract at Tottenham at the end of the season. No talks over a new deal are taking place at the moment. The defender is also struggling for playing time at the North London club. Football Transfers h…

West Brom forward Saido Berahino has been handed a first England call-up for the forthcoming matches against Slovenia and Scotland.

The Burundi-born 21-year-old had been touted for inclusion after impressing for his club with seven goals in 10 Premier League appearances this season.

He s done so well, not just for West Brom but also for the Under-21s, said manager Roy Hodgson, who hinted he has previously considered bringing Berahino into the squad.

This time the Under-21s only have a friendly match so there was no reason to pass over his credentials again.

In addition to Berahino, West Ham midfielder Stewart Downing is in line for his first international appearance since May 2012 after playing a pivotal role in the Upton Park club s impressive start t…

Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair has revealed he could leave the Etihad Stadium when the transfer window re-opens in January.

The former Chelsea starlet, 25, left Swansea for Manchester in a deal worth £6.2 million in the summer of 2012, but has since started just three games in two years.

Although injuries have relegated Sinclair to the bench for significant spells, the 25-year-old was always up against it, with likes of James Milner, Jesus Navas, and Samir Nasri ahead of him in Manuel Pellegrini s pecking order.

It s been very frustrating, for the last couple of years I have kept my head and tried to do as well as I can in training, Sinclair told Sky Sports News HQ.

Hopefully I will get the chance I am looking for. At this moment in …