Paul Pogba has been suspended from soccer for four years for a doping offense.

Pogba tested positive for testosterone after Juventus' game against Udinese on Aug. 20, 2023. He did not play in the match but was on the bench.

In a statement, Pogba confirmed he will appeal against the ruling to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and insisted he has never taken banned substances.

"I have today been informed of the Tribunale Nazionale Antidoping's decision and believe that the verdict is incorrect," Pogba said.

"I am sad, shocked and heartbroken that everything I have built in my professional playing career has been taken away from me.

"When I am free of legal restrictions the full story will become clear, but I have never knowingly or deliberately taken any supplements that violate anti-doping regulations.

"As a professional athlete I would never do anything to enhance my performance by using banned substances and have never disrespected or cheated fellow athletes and supporters of any of the teams I have played for, or against.

"As a consequence of the decision announced today I will appeal this before the Court of Arbitration for Sport."

Wayne Rooney was fired by Birmingham City in January, but he still has ambitions to manage either Manchester United or Everton within the "next 10 years."

"Managing Manchester United or Everton is the aim, these big jobs are where you want to get to," Rooney said on Match of the Day, where he was working as an analyst for United's FA Cup game against Nottingham Forest.

"But it's a process I have got to go through the steps and get myself back on track. I want to get myself back into management to make sure in the next 10 years I'm hopefully in a position to go into one of the big jobs."

Rooney's first management job came at Derby County, where he was head coach between January 2021 and June 2022. 

Rooney then took over D.C. United in July 2022 before going to Birmingham.

Saudi Pro League (SPL) teams are preparing to pursue a number of Premier League players this summer.

Established players like Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, Raphaël Varane, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva and Andreas Pereira are on their wish list.

Saudi teams spent $957 million on player acquisition in 2023. In the summer of 2023, SPL transfer spend was second only to the £1.1 billion ($1.39 billion) spent by the Premier League.

Thomas Tuchel will leave as manager of Bayern Munich at the end of the season.

Tuchel was hired by Bayern last March to replace Julian Nagelsmann. 

Tuchel previously managed Mainz 05, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.

Xavi Alonso figures to be a strong candidate for both the Bayern job and Liverpool.

Barcelona has had their annual spending limit reduced by a further $71 million by LaLiga putting them at €204 million.

Real Madrid maintain the highest cap in the Spanish league at €727 million, while Atlético Madrid is also higher than Barca at €303 million.

The limit is roughly determined by the difference between a team's revenue minus non-sporting outgoings and debt repayments.

Kylian Mbappe is "getting really excited" about his anticipated move to Real Madrid, sources tell ESPN

Mbappe has informed Paris Saint-Germain of his exit and negotiations are ongoing.

Two years ago, when Mbappe decided to stay at PSG and sign a new contract, he insisted on a "2+1 deal" that would allow him to leave should he choose.

"Deep down, everyone knew that it was very likely we would be where we are now," a source tells ESPN.

Brighton head of recruitment Sam Jewell has accepted a job at Chelsea amid interest from Manchester United as well.

Jewell was a key figure for Brighton as they signed Alexis Mac Allister, Moisés Caicedo and Julio Enciso.

Jewell, the son of former Wigan and Bradford manager Paul Jewell, was hired by Ashworth at Brighton in 2016, starting out as the club's head of under-21 recruitment.

Kylian Mbappe has informed Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al Khelaifi he intends to leave the club this summer.

Mbappe will be a free agent and is expected to join Real Madrid, but no deal between the sides has been reached. Real Madrid, however, has "total confidence" they will eventually get a deal done.

Mbappe joined PSG from Monaco in 2017.

Mbappe nearly joined Real Madrid in 2022 and has long aspired to play for the club.

Jude Bellingham will likely be out three weeks due to a sprained ankle.

Bellingham suffered the injury after scoring two goals in Saturday's win by Real Madrid over Girona. 

"We never think about those [players] who aren't here," Carlo Ancelotti said in a pre-match news conference in Leipzig on Monday. "It's more fair to think about those who are here. Without Bellingham, we've won four games out of four [this season]. Those who've replaced him have done well, whether it's Brahim [Díaz] or Joselu.

"Bellingham is a very good player -- like [Thibaut] Courtois,[Éder] Militão, [David] Alaba -- but tomorrow it's an opportunity to be even more motivated."

Manchester City have agreed to sign Girona winger Savio this summer for approximately €30 million ($32.2 million).

Girona are part-owned by City Football Group (CFG), the holding company that owns Manchester City and several other clubs around the world.

Savio has scored five goals to go with seven assists in 23 matches for Girona.