Leeds United defender Leigh Bromby has announced his retirement from professional football, aged 33.

Bromby last featured for United in a Championship match against Cardiff City in April 2012, in which he sustained a serious knee injury.

The centre-back, who joined Leeds in 2009 from Sheffield United, will remain involved at Elland Road though, after being appointed the club s Under-16 coach.

It s become clear over the last 14 months that I wouldn t be able to continue in a playing capacity and it s with a heavy heart that I ve decided to formally retire as a player, Bromby told the club s official website.

The club (Leeds) were good enough to allow me to gain experience last season by working with young players and I m delighted to have the opportunity to contin…

New Valencia manager Juan Antonio Pizzi has targeted a return to glory for the club after being confirmed as boss on Thursday.

The former Spain international left his position at San Lorenzo in Argentina to take over at a club who are without silverware since 2008.

And Pizzi revealed he is delighted to have made the switch to Mestalla.

I m very happy and excited to have the chance to take Valencia to the place that it has always belonged, he is quoted as saying by Marca.

It s one of the biggest teams in Spain and Europe, and I think that it has the potential to grow and return to the place that it has always belonged.

Valencia currently sit 11th in La Liga, 26 points adrift of leaders Barcelona, and Pizzi has asked for a lot of hard work and calmness as he…

Former Leicester City owner Milan Mandaric does not believe their incredible season will be a one-off.

Leicester will win the Premier League if they beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, marking a scarcely believable rise from relegation candidates to champions.

The Midlands club s impending title victory will be Leicester s first top-flight crown in their history.

And Mandaric who sold Leicester to Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in 2010 believes their success will be sustained.

Knowing those people [the owners], they will go as high as possible, he told BBC Radio Leicester. 

They re very ambitious people. They re not going to give up. It s not just the money any more.

I don t think Leicester will be one of those…

New York Cosmos have that star midfielder Marcos Senna has signed a new deal at the club until June 2015.

The veteran footballer has been handed a new contract by the MLS side despite the fact he will be 38 next summer.

Nevertheless, the club chiefs were desperate to hold on to the former Spain international after he enjoyed a brilliant start to his career in the United States.

Senna made a total of 14 league appearances since joining the club on a free transfer from Villarreal and impressed to score 6 goals in the process.

Prior to moving to the MLS, the Brazilian-born player had spent 11 very successful years at El Madrigal, making 292 La Liga appearances and scoring 25 goals.

Senna also earned 28 Spain caps and was an important member of the …

Premier League champions Leicester City have signed Germany international goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler from Hannover for an undisclosed fee.

Leicester confirmed on their official website that the 27-year-old has agreed a four-year deal that runs until 2020 at the King Power Stadium, and while the fee has not been disclosed reports suggest that Zieler s Hannover contract contained a £3million release clause.

 Zieler has six caps for Germany and was a member of the squad that won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, although he missed out on selection for Euro 2016 after Hannover finished bottom of the Bundesliga this season.

He told Leicester s official website: It feels great coming to Leicester and joining the club after they ve had such a great season it s really ni…

Manchester United travel to Craven Cottage on Saturday looking for their sixth straight Premier League win over Fulham.

The reigning champions have not been beaten by the west London outfit since December 2009, when goals from Danny Murphy, Bobby Zamora and Damien Duff gave Fulham a 3-0 home victory.

United sit eight points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal following an indifferent start to life under new manager David Moyes, but they go into this clash unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

That run includes last Saturday s top-flight success over Stoke City, when they twice came from behind to win 3-2.

And Moyes takes his side to Craven Cottage with a near fully fit squad to choose from, with Danny Welbeck (knee) his only absentee, an…

Joachim Low will lead Germany s bid to retain their World Cup crown following talks with the German Football Association (DFB).
    
Low s team exited Euro 2016 in the semi-finals following a 2-0 defeat to hosts France in Marseille, after which the 56-year-old said he would discuss his role with DFB chiefs.

The national governing body announced on Tuesday Low will see out his deal, which expires in 2018, and he will now concentrate on leading the holders to the World Cup finals in Russia.

Low said: The end of a tournament is a good time to pause. 

We were all disappointed after the semi-final and the weeks leading up to and during the tournament were exhausting.

But for me it s clear: despite this disappointment our team did not disappoint. We had…

Spain attacker David Silva said he would happily adapt to other roles to be in the reigning world champions starting XI.

The Manchester City star started Spain s two pre-FIFA World Cup friendlies on the bench as Vicente del Bosque learned more about his team ahead of Brazil 2014.

Silva said he would ideally play behind the striker, as he does in the Premier League, but was happy to change roles if needed.

I like to play behind the striker. I have been playing there this year with Manchester City and I feel really good, he told a news conference on Monday.

Anyway, I have played in a lot of positions for the national squad and I just try to adapt myself. In regards to our strikers, we have really good strikers, so I can play with any of them.

Silva starred a…

Arsenal defender Calum Chambers has joined Premier League newcomers Fulham on a season-long loan deal.

The 23-year-old Southampton academy product moved to Emirates Stadium in 2014 and won three senior England caps during that season.

He spent 2016-17 on loan at Middlesbrough before returning to Arsenal last time around to make 12 Premier League appearances over the course of Arsene Wenger s final campaign in charge.

I m really excited. I watched a lot of Fulham last season, I really like the way they play football, Chambers told his new club s official website.

There s a good manager and it s a great club, so I m really excited for the season ahead.

“Everyone can see that Fulham s a club that likes to play football, play football from the b…

Former West Ham boss Slaven Bilic says he is ready to return to management, amid links with Swansea City and Middlesbrough.

The former Croatia international was sacked by the Hammers in November and has yet to find a position with a new club.

The 49-year-old has been linked with the vacant post at Swansea, who dismissed Paul Clement on December 20, as well as Championship club Middlesbrough.

Bilic reavaled he has had a number of offers and would relish the chance to take on a new role if something really good is proposed.

Many people are calling from here or abroad. A lot of people are calling and I am weighing up the options, he told Sky Sports.

I am resting now, I have been in a job 12 years, day in, day out, and it s always there, even in s…