Kubo, who has been dubbed the “Japanese Messi”, made his full international debut against El Salvador earlier this month and was also linked with Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Premier League champions Manchester City. read more

Runners-up and Champions League winners Liverpool begin with a home game to newly-promoted Norwich. read more

Even though he is third on Argentina’s list of all-time top scorers and has a prolific record with Manchester City, Aguero has started only 14 games in major tournaments since making his World Cup debut in 2010 read more

The Spanish capital is being taken over by a sea of English supporters on a searingly hot weekend before the Premier League sides clash at the Metropolitano Stadium at 9pm (1900GMT). read more

England forward Kane has been out of action since suffering an ankle injury during the first leg of the quarter-final against Manchester City. read more

Manchester City celebrated their domestic treble with an open-top bus parade on Monday, drawing an estimated 100,000 fans to the streets of the city centre. read more

The 48-year-old Spaniard said in the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s rout the domestic treble is more difficult than winning the Champions League because it demands greater consistency over a gruelling season. read more

Vincent Kompany said in the second part of his letter released shortly afterwards that he would take up the role of player-manager at Belgian club Anderlecht. read more

City crushed Watford 6-0 in the FA Cup final on Saturday to complete the unprecedented treble, after which Kompany said they were the best team in the world. read more

Manchester City are the first English top-flight side to register 50 wins in all competitions in a single season. read more

Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Watford 6-0 in the FA Cup final on Saturday to become the first team to win the English treble of league championship and both domestic cups in spectacular style. read more

Pep Guardiola also acknowledged the fact that players want to play and they cannot afford not to play for a long period. read more

The English Premier League brought out some of the toughest competition seen so far, with each team upping the ante. read more

Manchester City, who face Watford in the FA Cup final on Saturday chasing a historic domestic treble, retained their title by a point from Liverpool. read more

City became the first side in a decade to retain the Premier League title last weekend, holding off Liverpool by a single point at the end of a thrilling race thanks to a run of 14 consecutive league wins to end the season. read more