Liverpool have announced the £29 million signing of Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim.

The 23 year old who is currently representing Brazil in the Copa America will carry out a medical with the reds after the competition. Firmino was also linked with a move to Manchester United, but opted to sign for the reds.

Liverpool chief executive Ian Ayre flew out to Chile to complete the signing for the Brazilian midfielder. The club confirmed on Monday via their official website that Firmino has signed a long term contract with the club.

The former Hoffenheim midfielder who is quite versatile, plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but can also operate on both flanks, or play as a striker. 

      Inter Milan on Sunday confirmed the signing of Geoffrey Kondogbia from Monaco for a fee believed to be in the region of €40 million. The Italian Club revealed details of the Frenchman signing via Twitter.

Contracts signed with Monaco for @Geo_Kondogbia. The Frenchman will undergo a medical in Italy tomorrow #FCIM pic.twitter.com/coGXbJub6t

— F.C. Internazionale (@Inter_en) June 21, 2015

The midfielder is now subject to medical after an agreement have been reached between both sides. The 22 year old plays primarily as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a center back, and a left back. Kondogbia signed for Monaco in 2013 after having a good FIFA U-20 World Cup. Since then he has made 63 appearances and scored 4 times.

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      Microsoft confirmed on Monday that it is making a new Xbox One controller, known as the Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller.

Though the price is yet to be disclosed, the new controller will be available for sale this fall. Xbox boss Phil Spencer described the new product as "an elite controller for the elite gamer."

 

During the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015, Microsoft also announced three big features which will be available on Xbox One. These include: A backward compatibility with Xbox 360 games, access to games currently in development, and free PC modifications for Fallout 4.

Also Forza 6, an upcoming racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios will be released on September 16th.

   

Finally, Microsoft is building a special version of Minecraft for HoloLens, and video game Halo 5 will be available on October 27th.

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       Real Madrid Castilla coach Zinedine Zidane has revealed that Real Madrid are one of the many clubs interested in signing Paul Pogba this summer.

"I think Pogba is a fantastic player. What I like most is that he can do everything,"he told radio station RTL. "He is a complete player, who can also score, and is not afraid to go forward. In terms of quality, he is extraordinary."

"A lot of clubs are interested in him and so are Real. It is natural that talented players are of interest to all the big clubs.

"For his continued growth it is important that he has a healthy environment and I hope that he will always have that."

Pogba who spent spent two seasons in Manchester United between 2010 and 2012, currently has a contract with Juventus until 2019.

The French International have been linked with a host of European clubs, including Manchester City, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.

His agent Mino Raiola stated during the January transfer window that the midfielder is going nowhere this summer. "Paul renewed his contract in Italy," Raiola told Sky Sports. "There is a five-year deal with Juventus and what June and July brings, we will see in June and July.

"I have been in football long enough to say that I cannot foresee the future. Today Paul Pogba is the most expensive player if he would be on the market - that’s the risk, that’s normal; there are only a few clubs that can afford him.

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Image Credit: Valencia C.F

        Valencia C.F on Monday confirmed the signing of Spanish Striker Rodrigo Moreno on a four year deal in the region of €30 million.

The 24 year old was with the La Liga side on a season long loan for the 2014/2015 season, where he played 26 games and scoring 4 times.

After his signing, he told the club official website, saying: "After a year in Valencia I feel very happy and eager to get better every day. Now we have to focus on the Champions League qualifying stage and on getting through to the group stage.

"I have been fortunate enough to play in that competition with Benfica, and now I want to do the same with Valencia CF."

About making preparations for next season, he added: "My ultimate goal is to help Valencia CF to be a better team, to achieve all the club’s sporting goals and, above all, be a very competitive side. 

"Individually, I hope to have more luck in front of goal, but I'm sure that with daily work in training everything will go well. Also, with the help of the fans who have been so impressive throughout the year, I’m sure we will go very far."

The Brazilian born forward has represented Spain Internationally in all youth levels, and have earned a cap for the senior side in 2014. He won the European Championship with Spain's under-21 team. 

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     Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira has hit out at critics saying his move to the club was fueled by money.

"It hurt me when people said that. Real Madrid offered me a huge contract , one in which I could have eventually earned more.

My decision to leave was not about money," the 28-year-old told German Newspapaer Welt am Sonntag.

He added, "I can't be accused of acting disloyally or improperly. At one point I told my agent, Jörg Neubauer, who couldn't be a bigger Real Madrid fan, that I wanted a change. I was tired, because at the end it was extremely exhausting. However, I have to say that overall I had five fantastic years there."

 He acknowledged Real Madrid's image as a global brand, and said the expectations for playing for the club was difficult at times.

• Juventus sign Sami Khedira from Real Madrid on a free transfer

"The obligation of having to win everything at all costs is something I have never experienced.

"Real Madrid has an image abroad that words cannot describe. The club is a magnet. No matter where you are there will be thousands of people who are with the club.

"I have experienced it myself. When I look for a holiday destination I always look for a place far away. But no matter how remote the place is, in any corner of the world, people always recognize me."

Khedira was involved in Germany's 7-0 win over Gibraltar on Saturday in the Euro 2016 qualifying game.

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       The European Space Agency (ESA) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth after 7 months of hibernation.

According to Rosetta's blog, the spacecraft sent signals to Earth for a period of 85 seconds.

Philae which was launched in 2004 in a Rosetta spacecraft landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko last November, and went into hibernation mode due to reduced sunlight and off-nominal spacecraft orientation at its unplanned landing site. The official twitter account for the spcacraft tweeted on Sunday, which said: "Hello Earth! Can you hear me?"

Hello Earth! Can you hear me? #WakeUpPhilae

— Philae Lander (@Philae2014) June 14, 2015

DLR Philae Project Manager Dr. Stephan Ulamec said: "Philae is doing very well: It has an operating temperature of -35ºC and has 24 Watts available. The lander is ready for operations."

Scientists who now await the next contact said the spacecraft may have woken up earlier, as they received a historical data from the probe.

Artist's depiction of Philae '​s touchdown on the comet 67P

About 8000 packets of data in Philae’s mass memory is enough to give scientists information about what happened to the lander in the past few days.

Philae detached from Rosetta on 12 November 2014 at 08:35 UTC SCE, and  landed on the 67P the same day. It is designed to analyse ice and rock on the comet.

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