Howe ‘happy’ at Newcastle amid England links

Pep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to close a circle and win a clean sweep of trophies under his management with the Club World Cup.

Former Bayern Munich winger Xherdan Shaqiri announced his retirement from international football on Monday, after a 14-year spell with Switzerland.

Gio Reyna returns to the U.S. men’s national team squad under Gregg Berhalter for the first time since a feud stemming from the World Cup.