Manchester City have been cleared of breaching rules over the signing of Argentine teenager Benjamin Garre by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The Premier League champions faced a potential transfer ban if CAS found them guilty of flouting transfer rules over the signing of Garre from Velez Sarsfield in 2016.

City signed Garre at the age of 16 but Velez claimed the move breached FIFA's rules over the signing of minors from outside the European Union.

However, a statement issued by CAS on...

D.C. United has completed the acquisition of midfielder Yamil Asad after sealing a trade with Atlanta United, where the Argentine played on loan last season.

Asad, 23, scored seven goals and added 13 assists for Atlanta last season, becoming a key piece of a formidable attacking line. But Atlanta could not come to an agreement on personal terms to secure another loan from Argentina club Velez Sarsfield for this season, allowing other interested MLS teams to move in.

However, Atlanta still retained...

Yamil Asad is heading for a return to Major League Soccer with D.C. United, sources with knowledge of the deal told ESPN FC.

D.C. United has agreements with Argentina club Velez Sarsfield to acquire Asad on an initial loan with an option to buy, as well as with Atlanta United, where Asad played last season on loan.

D.C. will send at least $500,000 in allocation money to Atlanta for Asad's MLS rights, sources said. D.C. will also pay $300,000 in loan fees to Velez for Asad, with an option to make...

Former Manchester United and Real Madrid defender Gabriel Heinze is to be appointed as the new coach of Velez Sarsfield, the Argentine club have announced.

Heinze, who led Argentinos Juniors to promotion to the Primera Division in the 2016-17 campaign, had previously held the reins of Godoy Cruz de Mendoza.

The 39-year-old takes over from interim coach Marcelo Gomez and inherits a side that has won one and lost four of its last six league games and sits 19th in the 28-team Superliga Division with...

Velez Sarsfield coach Omar De Felippe has resigned after being spat on by a fan of the Superliga Argentina side.

De Felippe has decided to step down after 31 games in charge of Velez following his side's 2-0 league defeat at home to second-placed Union de Santa Fe on Monday.

"I'm leaving because of what happened on the pitch," De Felippe said in his postmatch news conference. "A fan spat at me. I can't stand that. I can't put up with a stupid person spitting at me. Better to leave now."

Monday's...