Wayne Rooney is confident England can etch their names into the history books when the FIFA World Cup gets underway next month.

Not much is expected of England in Brazil, especially after Roy Hodgson named the second-youngest squad in the nation s history on Monday.

But speaking to the Mirror, Rooney backed his team-mates to advance ahead of Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in Group D and add to their maiden World Cup triumph, which was back in 1966.

We can all be heroes, Rooney said. It s our chance to make history for our country and you don t get many opportunities.

You see all the programmes on TV, looking back at the history of the World Cup and that s what we want to do.

We want to create our own bit of history so in years to come, people will look back …

Chelsea have been cleared of having to pay Fiorentina up to €32million over the Serie A club s anger at being unable to sign Mohamed Salah in 2015.

Fiorentina had taken their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), who have ruled in the Premier League champions favour.

Salah was loaned to La Viola by Chelsea in February 2015, with a view to an additional year, however he never returned to Fiorentina, despite their attempts to extend the deal.

The Egypt star instead joined Roma, where he shone in Serie A before joining Liverpool in an estimated £40million deal this month.

Fiorentina had claimed that Salah refusing to report for pre-season training ahead of 2015-16 was in breach of contract and had sought damages from Chelsea.

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Monaco have announced that head coach Leonardo Jardim has signed a new three-year contract.

The 42-year-old, who guided his side to a Ligue 1 title triumph and the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2016-17, has agreed a deal that will run until 2020.

The confidence the club has shown in me has always been essential to me, he told Monaco s official website.

I feel part of AS Monaco and of the principality. I m therefore very happy to continue my work at AS Monaco.

The last three seasons have been exceptional, crowned by the title of champions of France in May. We will therefore work with the same ambition to continue this project and continue to grow this club with the same passion that has inspired us from the beginning.

I m certain that …

Lyon sporting director Juninho insisted there have been no offers for Houssem Aouar or Barcelona target Memphis Depay.

Aouar and Depay are in demand following their exploits for Ligue 1 club Lyon, who reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2019-20.

Aouar has been linked with the likes of Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal and Chelsea, while Depay is reportedly wanted by LaLiga giants Barca.

Juninho was asked about the star duo following Lyon s 2-1 loss at Montpellier on Tuesday.

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For now, there is nothing for these players, we have not received anything for Houssem [Aouar], we have not received anything for Memphis [Depay], Juninho said.

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Kylian Mbappe said Paris Saint-Germain must not feel fear after a 2-0 win at Manchester United established a dominant position in their Champions League last-16 tie.

Mbappe doubled PSG s lead after Presnel Kimpembe gave the Ligue 1 champions the advantage at Old Trafford on Tuesday, with former United winger Angel Di Maria creating both goals.

United s first defeat under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was also their heaviest ever home loss in European competition, while Paul Pogba s late red card added to their problems ahead of next month s return leg in Paris.

PSG lost 5-2 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the last 16 a year ago and in 2016-17 they were on the end of one of football s greatest ever comebacks, Barcelona overturning a 4-0 first-leg deficit to progress.

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Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk is valued at more than Antony of Manchester United, who cost €100million according to assistant sporting director Carlo Nicolini, with Arsenal and Manchester City said to be interested.

Mudryk, 21, has been with the Ukrainian club since he was 15 years old, and after a pair of loan moves he returned to the club this past season and forced his way into the first team.

After the league season was halted due to the war between Ukraine and Russia, Mudryk returned in style this campaign, collecting three goals and five assists in six league fixtures, as well as three goals and two assists in five Champions League contests.

His exploits included two assists and a goal in a surprise 4-1 win over RB Leipzig, as well as goals in b…

Spain profited from Martin Dubravka s goalkeeping howler and then turned on the style to thrash Slovakia 5-0 and book their place in the last 16 of Euro 2020.

Luis Enrique s men required a win in Wednesday s clash to guarantee a last-16 spot after drawing their first two games and were given a huge helping hand by Dubravka.

The Slovakia keeper saved an Alvaro Morata penalty early on – the fifth in a row Spain have missed – before comically flapping the ball into his own net with half an hour played.

That put Spain on their way to an emphatic win, the first time they have ever scored five times in a European Championship match, after Aymeric Laporte s first international goal and strikes from Pablo Sarabia and Ferran Torres before Juraj Kucka s own goal.

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Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has promised the club will do their utmost to retain the services of coach Pep Guardiola.

Since taking over at the Camp Nou in June 2008, Guardiola has consistently rejected the opportunity to tie his long-term future to the La Liga club, signing only one-year contract extensions.

The 40-year-old sparked further speculation about his future with comments made during an interview with Sport on Friday.

Listen, every day I think that tomorrow I am leaving, Guardiola said.

When you manage something, you have to always think that tomorrow you could go.

I work better if I think I have the freedom to decide my future. Being tied to a contract for a long time makes me anxious and that can make you lose your passion. …

Oliver Bierhoff hopes Germany s players can benefit from previewing a major Euro 2012 venue when they meet the Ukraine in Kiev.

After topping qualifying Group A with a 100 percent record, Germany are among the favourites for next year s European Championships in Poland and the Ukraine.

Head coach Joachim Loew is expected to field several inexperienced players in Friday s international friendly at the redeveloped Olympic Stadium.

And team manager Bierhoff thinks the trip could give Germany an advantage as they look to go one better than their defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2008.

We re very happy to be here in Ukraine, one of the co-hosts of Euro 2012, he said.

We ve been looking forward to this match simply because it s a great opportunit…

Costa Rica captain Bryan Ruiz said his team were yet to realise the enormity of their achievements at the FIFA World Cup.

The Central American nation have been the surprise packets in Brazil, coming through a difficult group on their way to the quarter-finals.

A last-eight clash against the Netherlands on Saturday is Costa Rica s first ever quarter-final outing at a World Cup, having only surpassed the group stages once before (1990).

We know we re doing something so big for the people back home, but maybe we don t realise the extent of how big just yet, Ruiz told FIFA.com.

Ruiz added: Maybe in a few months this will all sink in, but for right now we re just trying to enjoy what we re living.

The Dutch, World Cup runners-up in 2010, are heavy fa…