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Aston Villa signed Bulgaria winger Aleksandar Tonev from Polish club Lech Poznan after passing a medical and agreeing personal terms with the English Premier League side.

Jagoba Arrasate has been appointed as Real Sociedad's youngest ever coach following the departure of Philippe Montanier to Rennes, club president Jokin Aperribay has confirmed.

Fresh from a prolific season in the Dutch Eredivisie, Wilfried Bony spoke to FIFA.com with the forward hoping to propel Côte d’Ivoire towards the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014™.

Goal-line technology (GLT) is on track to feature at the FIFA Confederations Cup for the first time after FIFA confirmed in April the appointment of GoalControl GmbH as the official GLT provider for the tournament.

Jetting into Belo Horizonte in the small hours of Friday morning, reigning Oceania champions Tahiti are the first of the seven visiting sides to arrive for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013.

FIFA.com can exclusively reveal the official 23-man squads for the eight participants of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 which takes place between 15 and 30 June in six iconic venues across the country.

Barcelona have given Lionel Messi the all-clear to return from injury in Argentina's vital FIFA World Cup qualifier against Colombia in Buenos Aires.

As a veteran of previous FIFA youth tournaments, Nigeria's respected U-20 coach John Obuh is confident his Flying Eagles will rise above the pressure and soar high at this month's FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.

Egypt, Tunisia and Congo could become the first teams to cement their place in the last stage of 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifying in Africa this weekend. FIFA.com previews a potentially pivotal matchday on the Mother Continent.

Mexico are hunting a second FIFA Confederations Cup crown this month in Brazil despite a handful of key absentees.

In an attack-laden national side, Argentina's backline may often get overlooked but FIFA.com caught up with centre-back Federico Fernandez to chat about how he made his way into Alejandro Sabella's side and Albiceleste's upcoming qualifiers.

Argentina head into Friday's 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualifier against Colombia with doubts surrounding Lionel Messi's fitness and form. 

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation marked the imminent kick-off of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 by officially handing over the fleet of vehicles that will be used for the event.

Ahead of Matchday 13 of the South American qualifying competition for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, FIFA.com previews Friday's action including the high profile match-up between Argentina and Colombia.

Under the direction of new coach Walter Mazzarri, Inter Milan's summer pre-season will be arduous as Mazzarri has said he wants to instill the work ethic he established at Napoli with his new squad.

Manchester City continued their big summer spending as they have announced the signing of Brazil midfielder Fernandinho from Shakhtar Donetsk, only two days after Sevilla announced a deal to send Jesus Navas to City.

Michael Laudrup's first summer signing for Swansea is Real Betis midfielder Jose Canas, the Welsh club announced, and the deal will be completed once the transfer window opens on 1 July.

Italy face Czech Republic Friday evening in FIFA World Cup™ qualifying and the match-up could give the Azzurri a six-point lead at the top of Group B, and defender Leonardo Bonucci is aware of the importance this match has on their Brazil 2014 hopes.

June is a busy time in CONCACAF qualifying for Brazil 2014 with all six remaining teams playing three crucial games apiece. FIFA.com takes a closer look at Friday’s first matchday.

FIFA.com hears from Sean St Ledger on Republic of Ireland's bid to hold off the challenges of Austria and Sweden to finish second in Group C behind a dominant Germany side.