Barcelona forward Neymar, who has left Brazil’s Copa America camp after being banned for the tournament, posted a picture of his tattoo of his sister – with his sibling’s face next to it for comparison purposes.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, 33, will undergo a medical today ahead of his proposed moved to Arsenal. The fee is reportedly £11m and personal terms have been agreed.

Tough to imagine? Not so if you worked for Ghana’s Football Association at the 2014 World Cup where their “equipment officer” earned $100,000. In a 396-page report which investigates the Black Stars’ first-round exit in Brazil, payment for a role also defined as “ball boy” is highlighted. Ismail Hamidu was the lucky recipient of a sum equal to that earned by individual players, doctors, coaches and manager James Kwesi Appiah. The report also found a fee of $5,263 was paid to Ghana’s official drummer. His beat was not enough to help the team beat Portugal in their final group fixture to reach the second round, a match which followed the country’s FA flying $3m out to South America to settle a pay dispute with players. Two sentences in the Dzamefe Report that perhaps sum up the frustrations and difficulties of Ghana’s World Cup campaign are:

• The government’s decision to pay $100,000 to each of their 23 players “reduced the tension”
• “The players however insisted on being paid in cash and this reignited the tension”

The report aims to unpick myriad financial issues surrounding Ghana’s World Cup campaign, including some payments which could not be verified or accounted for. The African side received $8m for their group-stage exit, but spent almost $4m more than that on their campaign from the beginning of qualifying.

The Croatia and Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic has posted an Instagram video of himself flyboarding on holiday. Many footballers are having fun this holiday.

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is pictured walking a tiger while holidaying. “Took my new baby for a walk,” he posted on Instagram.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be set to play for Sweden at the 2016 Olympics after a late equaliser against Portugal in the Under-21 European Championship on Wednesday guaranteed the Scandinavians their place in Rio. Simon Tibbling’s 89th-minute strike earned the Swedes a 1-1 draw, a result which sent both sides to the semi-finals as well as securing their Olympic places. Each team can choose three over-age players in their 18-man Olympic squads, and Ibrahimovic said: “If I have the chance to represent my Sweden at an Olympics, why not? We’ll have to see how the situation is… but if I’m available, absolutely.”

Everton have completed the signing of Gerard Deulofeu from Barcelona for £4.3m on a three-year deal. The 21-year-old right winger had a loan spell at Goodison Park during 2013-14 season. “Gerard needs no introduction to anyone here at Everton. We are all well aware of his incredible footballing talent,” said manager Roberto Martinez. “Gerard considers Everton as home and we are getting an even more mature player now than he was a couple of seasons ago.”

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina move from Bayern Munich to Napoli. Reina, 32, played for Napoli for a season on loan in 2013-14 before joining Bayern last summer. He played in just two Bundesliga games as understudy to Manuel Neuer and has now returned to Naples to be first choice. “Pepe Reina asked us to release him from his contract, because he has the chance of regular first-team football as first-choice Napoli goalkeeper,” Bayern’s deputy chairman Jan-Christian Dreesen said. “As a player, but especially as a person, he fitted in outstandingly with our team, so we naturally agreed to his request.”

Barcelona and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi turns 28 today. He is celebrating by preparing for Friday night’s Copa America quarter-final with Colombia.

Liverpool have signed forward Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim on a five-year deal for a fee of about £29m. The 23-year-old’s deal is subject to a medical, which will take place after he returns from Chile, where he has been playing for Brazil in the Copa America. Firmino, who has scored 47 goals in 151 games for Hoffenheim, becomes the Reds’ second most expensive player. The Anfield club made Andy Carroll their record signing when he joined them for £35m from Newcastle in 2011. They also paid Southampton £25m for Adam Lallana in 2014, and have already brought in Burnley striker Danny Ings, goalkeeper Adam Bogdan, defender Joe Gomez and midfielder James Milner this summer. The Reds have so far resisted two offers from Manchester City for England forward Raheem Sterling. Firmino, who has spent the last four-and-a-half seasons in the Bundesliga, was on target for Brazil in their 2-1 Copa America victory over Venezuela on Sunday. In the absence of Neymar, who has been suspended for the rest of the tournament, Firmino and Philippe Coutinho, who is already a Liverpool player, are set to start again in Saturday’s quarter-final against Paraguay.

Friday 26 June 2015:

Germany vs France 9pm

China PR vs USA 2:30am (June 27)

Saturday 27 June 2015:

Australia vs Japan 9pm

England vs Canada 2:30am (June 28)

*Time = Nigerian.

Tuesday 23 June 2015:

Japan 2 – 1 Netherlands

Aston Villa midfielder Yacouba Sylla has joined French side Rennes on a four-year contract. The 24-year-old’s move to the Ligue 1 club ends his two-and-a-half year stay at Villa Park. The Mali international joined Villa from Clermont Foot for £2m in January 2013 but made only 12 Premier League starts and spent last season on loan at Turkish club Kayseri Erciyesspor.

Arsenal are close to agreeing a deal to sign Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. Talks between the clubs are progressing towards the 33-year-old becoming Arsenal’s first summer acquisition. The Czech Republic international played 16 times for the Blues last season and has been at Stamford Bridge 11 years. He has made more than 300 Chelsea appearances and won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one Champions League and one Europa League title. Belgium international Thibaut Courtois, 23, became Chelsea’s first-choice stopper last season, leaving Cech – with one year left on his deal – to look elsewhere. He joined the Stamford Bridge club from Rennes in 2004. Cech’s agent said last month the player had been given permission to speak to other clubs, despite manager Jose Mourinho wanting him to stay at Stamford Bridge.

Norwich City have signed former West Bromwich Albion midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu on a two-year contract. The 28-year-old DR Congo international was released by the Baggies at the end of the season. Mulumbu made 211 appearances in six years with Albion, having joined them from Paris St-Germain in 2009, initially on loan. Fellow midfielder Graham Dorrans also made the move from The Hawthorns to the Premier League newcomers this summer. “The fact that we’ve been able to pick Youssouf up on a free transfer is a fantastic piece of business,” Canaries boss Alex Neil told the club website. “His arrival will add to the competition for places. We have a strong squad with a lot of players that have done well in the Premier League and Youssouf will bring that competition to the squad.” Mulumbu will officially link up with the Canaries on 1 July when his Baggies contract expires.

Monday 22 June 2015:

Norway 1 – 2 England

USA 2 – 0 Columbia

According to reports in South America, Diego Maradona wants to stand for the FIFA presidency to succeed Sepp Blatter. The 54-year-old former Argentina captain and manager has been a long-time critic of Blatter but Uruguayan broadcaster and writer Victor Hugo Morales says he has decided to stand for the position Morales tweeted: “I called Diego Maradona to check on his father’s health. He told me that he would be a candidate for president of FIFA and that I was authorised to communicate it.”

France midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia is set to join Inter Milan from Monaco. The 22-year-old French international will undergo a medical in Milan on Monday after the two clubs agreed a fee, reported to be 35m euros

Newly-promoted Bournemouth have agreed a deal in principle to sign defender Sylvain Distin. The 37-year-old left Everton when his contract expired at the end of the season. Distin is still to have a medical but it is not anticipated there will be any barrier to the deal going through. If he does sign, Bournemouth will become Distin’s fifth Premier League club after previous spells with Newcastle, Manchester City, Portsmouth – where he won the FA Cup in 2008 – and Everton.

Premier League newcomers Norwich City have agreed to sign DR Congo midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu on a two-year contract. The 28-year-old’s move to Carrow Road will go through on 1 July when his current deal with West Brom expires. “The fact that we’ve been able to pick Youssouf up on a free transfer is a fantastic piece of business,” boss Alex Neil told the Norwich website.