| IN OTHER NEWS Jamshedpur retain trio: More on Mizoram. Full-back Ricky Lallawmawma has signed an extension with ISL League Shield winners Jamshedpur FC till 2023-24. The club also gave a new two-season deal to midfielder Jitendra Singh who, like Ali, is another player from the under-17 World Cup squad to have forged a senior career. Centre-back Eli Sabia too has signed a one-year extension. Messi mate at FC Goa: With Spanish defender Marc Valiente, FC Goa have finalised the full complement of six foreigners. Born in Barcelona, Valiente spent over eight years at La Masia and was a teammate to Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Thiago Motta, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Victor Valdes, Sergio Busquets, Pedro and FC Goa head coach Carlos Pena among others. Onaindia back at HFC: ISL champions Hyderabad FC have signed Spanish centre-back Odei Onaindia. The defender returns to India after a year’s break. Jovanovic for Bengaluru: Bengaluru FC have signed 1.96 cm Australian center-back Aleksandar Jovanović. The 32-year-old, who has represented clubs in six countries, is Bengaluru FC’s seventh signing under Simon Grayson. New head of youth development: Bengaluru FC have appointed Dutchman Jan van Loon as the Blues’ new head of youth development. The 56-year-old, who started as youth coach and coordinator at PSV Eindhoven alongside Guus Hiddink, has held various positions in the youth development programmes at FC Utrecht and Arsenal FC among other clubs. A UEFA A licence holder, Van Loon has also worked with the Dutch football federation. Moving from I-League: Ayush Chhetri, Ramhlunchhunga and Bhaskar Roy joined ISL clubs from I-League on multi-year deals. Midfielder Chhetri signed a three-year deal with FC Goa, forward Ramhlunchhunga joined Hyderabad FC and goalie Roy will be with Mumbai City FC till 2024. Chhetri and Ramhlunchhunga were with Aizawl FC and Rajasthan FC’s Roy won the golden glove last term. Hope Solo pleads guilty: Former US women's national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her two-year-old twins inside. Solo, 40, said, “it was incredibly hard and I made a huge mistake. Easily the worst mistake of my life. I underestimated what a destructive part of my life alcohol had become.”  Mathys Tel was signed by Bayern Munich (Source: Getty) Tel signs for $30m: Bayern Munich signed French teenager Mathys Tel from Rennes for a reported fee of up to $30.6 million, says AP. The 17-year-old forward had a contract with Rennes through 2024. Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann said Tel was not a direct replacement for Bundesliga top-scorer Robert Lewandowski, who has left for Barcelona. “But he could one day be one of the best forwards and that’s our aim, our plan.” Scamacca joins West Ham: West Ham got striker Gianluca Scamacca from Sassuolo in a five-year deal worth £35.5m, according to the Guardian. “They showed they really wanted me and when I spoke to the manager there was an instant understanding,” Scamacca said. South Africa best: Hilda Magaia’s brace helped South Africa win their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations beating hosts Morocco 2-1 in the final that saw three late goals. Magaia’s strikes in the 63rd and 71st minutes fetched her the player-of-the-final award in a competition where South Africa’s Andile Dlamini won the best goalkeeper award and the team bagged the fairplay trophy. Morocco skipper Ghizlane Chebbak was adjudged player of the tournament. Yaya Toure’s role at Spurs: Like Wilshere at Arsenal, Yaya Toure has been given a full-time role in Tottenham’s academy. It was at Spurs that the three-time Premier League winner with Manchester City worked for his UEFA A licence. Toure’s brother Kolo is Leicester’s first-team coach. Japan best: Tournament hosts Japan won the East Asian Championship for only the second time after a 3-0 victory over defending champions South Korea. This was the Samurai Blue’s first regional title since 2013. China finished third. Japan also bested the women’s competition where China were second and South Korea third. Awards for Mane, Oshoala: Sadio Mane was named African player of the year for the second time beating former Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah and Chelsea and Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. Aliou Cisse of Senegal won men's coach of the year. Barcelona’s Asisat Oshoala who represents Nigeria won the women's player of the year for a record fifth time. Compensation for Conceicao: Cameroon will have to pay former coach Toni Conceicao compensation of $1.63 million following a verdict from Fifa’s Football Tribunal. Conceicao was sacked after Cameroon finished third at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals. The decision follows a complaint by Conceicao alleging breach of contract. Mee on a free: Brentford have signed former Burnley captain Ben Mee on a free. The defender has agreed to a two-year deal. Mee’s contract had expired following Burnley’s relegation. Mee, who played almost 400 times for Burnley, is Brentford's fourth signing after Aaron Hickey, Keane Lewis-Potter and Thomas Strakosha.  Jesse Lingard signed for former European champions Nottingham Forest (Source: Instagram) Lingard joins Forest: Nottingham Forest have signed Jesse Lingard on a free transfer. The England midfielder was available after ending his 22-year association with Manchester United during the offseason. Lingard is the 11th signing made by the promoted club as it prepares for a first season in the Premier League since 1999. Suárez homeward bound: Luis Suárez has signed for Nacional de Montevideo, the Uruguayan club where he began a glittering career in 2005. Suarez, 35, became a free agent after his two-season contract expired with Atletico Madrid. “Happy to have you home,” the team said. Haller out for several months: New Borussia Dortmund signing Sebastien Haller will be out for several months after surgery for a tumour discovered in his testicle, the Bundesliga club has said. The surgery was successful, said Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl. Paris finale: Football in the Paris Olympics will end with the women’s final and not the men’s for the first time, Fifa has announced. The women's final will take place on August 10 at the Parc des Princes in Paris one day after the men's gold-medal match at the same stadium. | 
