David Beckham has suffered a major setback in his attempts to start the new Miami MLS franchise after the City Council rejected the plans to build a stadium near the waterfront. Beckham had been hoping to build a brand-new stadium that would seat more than 20,000 people near the waterfront. This would give a major advantage to his franchise in terms of location, but this proposal drew several complaints from people residing in the area and businesses in and around the location.

Italy’s World Cup hero Mario Balotelliis reportedly in line for a potential return to the Premier League after Arsenal emerged as favourites to sign the striker. Balotelli showed his ability to score against Premier League defenders by grabbing the winner in Italy’s 2-1 victory over England in their opening match of the World Cup, and the enigmatic forward could now be set to end his time with AC Milan and head to London.

Jurgen Klinsmann’s omission of Landon Donovan from the USA’s World Cup squad has been one of the biggest talking points ahead of the tournament this year as it surprised a lot of people in the game.

Donovan has been a key part of the States’ success at recent World Cups and is still arguably the best known American football around the world.