Europe

David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane played together at Real Madrid as Galacticos, and it appears that time has carried over into a nice friendship after both international superstars' careers have ended.

June 23 was Zidane's birthday, and Beckham didn't miss an opportunity to pay his respects to his old friend, posting a nice message on Instagram. You probably don't want to hear me talk anymore, or you just skipped this part and went straight to the Instagram post. I don't blame you. David Beckham is admittedly more interesting than me.

The summer transfer market has become clouded by news of Paul Pogba, David de Gea and Ilkay Gundogan as every club across the world vies for their signatures. But, while the deep pockets of Manchester City, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich could help them land one of these superstars, it's likely that your club will come up a little short. Fear not: there are other top class players who are (lucky for you) overshadowed by the mass media feeding frenzy around the top players. 

Scottish Premier League team Partick Thistle FC have unveiled their newest addition to the club. This is not a joke. The weird demonic looking yellow blob below is the new mascot of the Scottish club designed by Turner-prize nominated artist David Shrigley. 

Serie A title winners Juventus complete the signing of Mario Mandzukic for £13.6 million shortly after their addition of Sami Khedira from Real Madrid. The Champions League finalists are chasing after another successful season in 2015/16, and want to add a Champions League trophy to their collection for the second time in hopes of completing the treble. 

The Croatian striker arrived in Turin earlier this week after a medical test, and agreed to a four year contract.

Barcelona can’t stop winning trophies.

Yesterday, Sergio Busquests said he believes Barcelona can win the treble every year.

There are many incredible venues around the world to watch the beautiful game.

The MLS has been making a name for itself in recent years as a "retirement home" for international superstars like David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Kaka and Steven Gerrard. 

Liga MX has been doing the same thing, with Queretaro spending last season with Ronaldinho on the roster.

Now, though, it looks like Liga MX is looking to up the ante, by obtaining an international star who is still playing at an elite level. 

Matchday 6 has come to a close in UEFA’s European Qualifiers with only four more games left for each country. After the first week kicked-off in the later half of 2014, the 53 nations split into nine groups have developed distinct leaders who will enter into the play-off stages. As of now, the leaders of each group are: Iceland, Wales, Slovakia, Poland, England, Romania, Austria, Croatia, and Portugal. 

For many, it has already been a grueling campaign to make it to the UEFA U21 Euro. The tournament, which will be fought for the 20th time, will be held in the Czech Republic. For many, the tournament counts as a key indicator on which international team will have a bright future, and which country still has some work to do.

There has been a lot of talk over what will happen once Father Time takes his toll on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo; who will take their place? Many are quick to throw out names such as Pogba, Hazard, and Neymar. These names are all certainly nothing else than the most talented young players on the planet, but they are no Messi or Ronaldo.