BARCA 3-0 CELTIC- Neymar (44)

Fantastic play from Barcelona ends with Dani Alves being released by a chip ball from Xavi and the Brazilian played in Neymar for his first Champions League goal.

A. VIENNA 1-1 ZENIT- P. Hoisner (43)

Austrian international Philipp Hoisner kept cool as he was set through on goal with only the keeper to beat. e did beat the keeper to peg Zenit back.

BARCA 2-0 CELTIC- Pedro (40)

Pedro hits a low but hard shot right into the bottom corner after good work from Neymar on the left flank.

ATLETICO 2-0 PORTO- D. Costa

The Brazilian keeps on side to take the ball round Helton and pass it into the net after the whole Porto back four switched off as they thought it was offside.

A. VIENNA 0-1 ZENIT- A. Kerzakhov (39)

A classy finish from Aleksandar Kerzakhov as the Russian takes it round the Vienna keeper and slots the ball into the net despite the two Austria players on the line.

ATLETICO 1-0 PORTO- R. Garcia

A throw in recived by Rudi Garcia is controlled and hit from an impossible angle, but it bends over the Porto keeper Helton and into the roof of the net.

MARSIELLE 1-1 B. DORTMUND- S. Diwara (14)

A free-kick is whipped in and Sami Khalafia heads the ball onto the bar and Souleymane Diwara heads in from 2 yards.

CHELSEA 1-0 STEAUA- Georgievski OG (8)

Demba Ba taps in Oscar's flick towards goal but it takes a very slight deflection off Steaua defender Daniel Georgievski.

BARCA 1-0 CELTIC- G. Pique (6)

Gerard Pique smashes in a rebound after Alexis Sanchez's shot is saved by Fraser Forster and bounces straight into the path of the Spaniard centre-back.

MARSIELLE 0-1 B. DORTMUND- R. Lewandowski (3)

Youngster Erik Durm switches the ball in his own half extremely well to Robert Lewandowski, who manages to get away from his marker and flicked the ball over Mandana and into the net.

Everton 3-3 Liverpool- Sturridge saves Reds

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge scored an 88th minute equalizer to deny Everton's Roberto Martinez a win in his first Mersyside derby in a exhilarating game. The match was off to a great start from a Liverpool perspective as midfield maestro Philippe Coutinho passed the ball past James McCarthy into the net after a Sturridge flick on. A few minutes after, Belgian winger Kevin Mirallas leveled as he pounced Leighton Baines' curling corner which Martin Skrtel could not clear. A brilliantly executed free-kick from Luis Suarez swerved past the Everton wall and into the bottom corner which silenced Goodison Park for the second time. On-form striker Romelu Lukaku restored clarity for Everton as the Belgian tucked in good play from Everton. Eighty-two minutes gone, Lukaku rose well after Barcelona loanee Gerard Deulofeu did well out wide and did even better with a cross. However, the Toffees could not hold on as the ball glanced delightfully off Sturridge from a Steven Gerrard free-kick.

PSG 4-0 BAS: Ibra and Cavani with the goals

     Paris Saint Germain moved to the top of the league after giving Bastia a 4-0 beating with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani grabbing a brace each. 

     One of the goals of the season, Ibrahimovic opened the scoring at the 8th minute after the Swede flicked the ball behind him with his heel to erupt the Parc des Princes into celebrations. A few minutes later, Ibrahimovic scored again as he latched onto a curling free-kick from Brazilian winger Lucas.

     It was then Cavani's turn to have his name on the score-sheet as the Uruguayan received it out left before completely humiliating a defender before rolling the ball past the keeper and finishing from a tight angle. Cavani then fooled Landreau and dispatched a penalty at the 80th minute to complete the route. 

ARS 4-1 NOR: Ozil double sinks Canaries

     Arsenal grabbed three points against the poor Norwich City thanks to Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil's goals. 

    A contender of the goal of the season was scored by Arsenal at the 17th minute after many accurate and clean passes ended up in Wilshere slotting the ball past John Ruddy. Kieran Gibbs won the ball before sprinting down the line for Giroud but the Frenchman could not score past the keeper. The German Ozil headed in the chip into the box from Giroud after a traditional Arsenal counter attack. Johnny Howson gave Chris Hughton's side a chance, the midfielder volleyed the ball past Szcesney at the 70th minute. Turning in and out of yellow shirts, Aaron Ramsey scored his fifth Premier League goal with patience and class. Rosicky played it to Ramsey on the edge of the box and he touched it to Ozil to smack in his second of the day on 87 minutes.

SWA 4-0 SUN: Swans crush awful Black Cats

     New Sunderland boss Gus Poyet suffered a 4-0 thrashing in his first match against Swansea City as the Black Cats stayed bottom of the Premier League. 

     Scottish international defender Phil Bardsley headed the ball into his own net perplexingly at the 56th minute after he skied a brilliant chance from the far post. Curling the ball into the top corner of the goal expertly, Jonathon De Guzman doubled the lead a few minutes after. Craig Gardener then pulled down Welsh midfielder Leon Britton and Wilfred Bony converted a penalty at the 74th minute. Chico Flores made a mazy run in the box before the Spaniard headed in a corner.

NEW 2-2 LIV: The Reds come back twice to grab a point

     Liverpool earned a deserved point after coming back twice at the expense of Newcastle who were unlucky not to get a win. 

     Brendan Rodgers' side threatened first, Steven Gerrards corner was glanced towards the near post by Luis Suarez by Santon was able to clear off the line. Then, after a few passes, Newcastle took the lead via Yohan Cabaye, who rifled a curling shot past Mignolet and into the back of the net from 30 yards. Mamadou Sakho had a chance after Luis Saurez kept a corner alive before it was the Magpies turn to attack, Sissokho's effort was palmed out by the Belgian keeper. Mapou Yanga-Mbwia then tugged on Suarez' shoulder after the Uruguayan was set one-on-one and a penalty was given. Also, the Newcastle defender was shown a straight red. Scoring his 100th Premier League goal, Steven Gerrard tucked in from the spot.

     Liverpool tried to make it two after the break, Glen Johnson's shot sailed into Krul's hands. A great moment for Paul Dummett as the young Newcastle defender tapped in from close range to give the home side the lead once again. Daniel Sturridge stopped the celebrations as the striker head on Suarez' cross after Victor Moses set the striker into the box.

Poyet set for Sunderland boss

     Former-Brighton manager Gus Poyet is set to replace Paolo Di Canio in the next 24 hours as Sunderland boss. 

     The 45 year-old was sacked while on air working as a pundit on BBC by the Seagulls after four years at the Championship club.

      The ex-Chelsea player is said to be on the verge of agreeing the contract and has held talks with Sunderland owner Ellis Short.

     The Black Cats, who lie bottom of the Premier League table, dismissed the Italian after six months and 13 games.

Gus Poyet as Brighton gaffer

UCL round-up

     Last night was a good a night for Bayern Munich, Olympiakos, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayer Leverkusen and CSKA Moscow as they picked up three points but Manchester City, Real Sociedad, Copenhagen, Anderlecht, Victoria Plzen and Benfica suffered a loss.

     A 17:00 (GMT) kick-off between Russian giants CSKA Moscow and Czech Republic outfit Victoria Plzen was heavily contested but the home side (CSKA) edged the game 3-2. Plzen struck first, Rajatoral's 4th minute goal put the minnows ahead. But, Zoran Tosic's deflected shot equalized and soon Keisuke Honda's composed out side of the boot finish gave the Russians the lead. Plzen then did score, but it was in the wrong goal. They took too long to fightback, Bakos scored to make it 3-2 in injury time.

     Anderlecht were given a beating at home by Greek Super League champions Olympiakos thanks to a hat-trick from on-form striker Kostas Mitroglou. The 25 year-old became the first Greek in the Champions League history to net three goals in a game. His last goal was one of the best of the night as he took it past a defender and rifled a 22 yard shot into the top the corner of the Anderlecht keepers net.

     Despite conceding with 15 minutes to go, Manchester United took a point from Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. Welbeck opened the scoring after Rakyckyj's clearance from a Fellani cross was met and struck well by the England international striker. Young Brazilian starlet Taison then smashed the ball into the roof of the net at the 76th minute when Man United could not clear.

     A double from Real Madrid pair Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria crushed Danish minnows FC Copenhagen 4-0. Ronaldo scored first with a header then he doubled the lead for the Spanish giants with another header this time from the six yard box as Di Maria did a rabona to cross for the 6ft 2in striker to get his second of the game. Di Maria then got on the scoresheet, the Argentine curled the ball past the goalkeeper and into the net. Identical to his first, Di Maria slotted the ball into the net from outside of the box to finish off a stunning display from Real Madrid.

     Paris Saint Germain grabbed their second win in the Champions League this season against Benfica thanks to a Zlatan Ibrahimovic double. A controversial opening goal from Ibrahimovic, which looked offside, gave the French side the lead and 18 year-old Marquinhos doubled the score. The Swede, Ibrahimovic, got his brace after he jumped and headed the ball into the net from a Thiago Motta corner to give PSG all three points.

     Manchester City suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat to reigning Champions League winners Bayern Munich at home. Awful goalkeeping from Joe Hart let in Bayern winger Franck Ribery's rocket of a shot from outside of the box. A long ball was met by Thomas Muller in the second half ; he took it round Hart and finished to double their lead. Robben hit the third and a late Alvaro Negredo strike gave City a consolation goal. Then, Jerome Boateng was given a straight red card for taking down Yaya Toure on the edge of the box when the Ivorian was about to score.

     Roberto Mancini made a great start as the new Galatasary manager by salvaging a point at Juventus thanks to a 88th minute Umar Bulut equalizer. A horrible defensive error from Juventus at the 36th minute gave Didier Drogba a great chance to score and the striker- cool as ever- slotted past Buffon with ease. Juve equalized after Vidal, who won it, scored the penalty. Then, Fabio Quagliarella headed the ball into the roof of the net powerfully from a Pirlo cross. But, the Italian's celebrations were cut short as Umar Bulut's composed finish gave Mancini's side a point.

     Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1 thanks to a brilliant curling free-kick from Jens Hegeler against Spanish side Real Sociedad. On the stroke of half-time, veteran captain Simon Rofles headed in a delightful cross to give the home side the lead but then, Sociedad won a penalty. Former-Arsenal man Carlos Vela took it but the keeper saved the day with a good jump to the left but the Mexican was alert and tapped in the rebound. Two minutes into injury time, Hegeler curled a free-kick to perfection right into the top corner of the net.

 

Barnsley snap up Stoke keeper Butland on loan

     Championship club Barnsley have completed the 93 day loan signing of Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland. 

     The young England international joined the Potters from Birmingham for £3.5m in January but the form of Asmir Begovic has kept him out of the first team.

     Butland, 20, is expected to go straight into the clash against Leicester on Saturday after Barnsley no.1 Luke Steele is out with a back injury.

Lewandowski set for winter Bayern move

     Borussia Dortmund have allowed striker Robert Lewandowksi leave the club for fellow German rivals Bayern Munich in January for a free transfer. 

     The Polish international was under much speculation in the summer and was heavily linked with a switch to Bayern but it never happened. The 25 year-old was also a target for Manchester United allegedly.

     Scoring 36 goals last season, Lewandowski was established as one of the best strikers in the 2012-13 especially after scoring four against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final.

S. Ireland loaned to Stoke

     Aston Villa have loaned out midfielder Stephen Ireland to fellow Premier League side Stoke City until the end of the 2013-14 season.

     The 27 year-old will be re-united with Mark Hughes, who was Ireland's manager when he was at Manchester City.

     The former-Republic of Ireland international only made 45 appearances since joining the Midlands club in 2010 and has since been loaned to Newcastle United.

      Ireland is the second signing for Stoke on transfer deadline day, joining Werder Bremen striker Marko Arnatouvic.

Ireland in action for Aston Villa.

Lazio's Libor Kozak joins Aston Villa

     Czech Republic international striker Libor Kozak has left Italian side Lazio for Premier League club Aston Villa for a fee worth around £7 million. 

     The 6ft 4in giant finished top scorer in last season's Europa League, scoring 8 times and has put pen to paper on a four year contract at Villa Park. 

     The 24 year-old has represented his country on four occasions and becomes Paul Lambert's seventh signing of the summer. Lambert says that Kozak's arrival will ease pressure on fellow striker Christian Benteke, who scored 22 goals in 37 appearences for the Villians last season. 

Kozak holds up the shirt that he will be wearing until 2017...

Kaka rejoins AC Milan

     Real Madrid have let Brazilian midfielder Kaka leave the Spanish side for Italian giants AC Milan for what is believed to be a free transfer. 

     The 31 year-old cost Madrid £56m in 2009 and that signing stands as the third biggest in the world. He has put pen to paper on a two year contract.

      The former-World Player of the Year won the Champions League and Serie A in the six years he was with the Italians. Kaka has had a very good international record, clocking up to 27 goals in 83 appearences for Brazil.

Kaka celebrates 

Sakho and Ilori join Liverpool for £25m

     Liverpool have signed Paris Saint Germain’s young defender Mamadou Sakho and Sporting Lisbon centre back Tiago Ilori for a combined fee of £25m. 

     Highly rated defender Sakho, 23, is valued around £15m and the fee for him is around that. He wants more first team football. 

     Ilori, 20, will be used to replace Kolo Toure and Aly Cissokho who were injured in the extra time Capital One Cup win against Notts County. 

     The two will join Victor Moses as signings made by Brendan Rodgers on transfer deadline day. 

Sakho smiles as he is presented to the media as a Liverpool player.

Ilori is a new defender at Liverpool

West Brom loan Amalfitano

     West Bromwich Albion have signed Marsielle's speedy winger Morgan Amalfitano on a season long loan deal on transfer deadline day. 

     Part of the contract says that West Brom do have a view to sign the 28 year-old on a permanent deal.

     The one-capped French international joined Marsielle from Lorient in 2011. He was a key part in the 2012 Coupe de la Ligue win and the side's second place finish last season. Morgan's younger brother, Romain plays for Newcastle United in the Premier League.

Amalfitano playing for Marseille.

Liverpool sign V. Moses from Chelsea on loan

     Liverpool have completed the season-long loan signing of Nigerian winger Victor Moses from Chelsea. 

     The 22 year-old is the first of many signings expected to be made on transfer deadline day by Brendan Rodgers. 

      Mamadou Sakho from PSG and Sporting Lisbon's Tiago Ilori are on the verge of signing their contracts at Anfield. 

     Signing last season from Wigan, Moses played 23 times in the Premier League for Chelsea but only scored one goal. But, he played a major part in the Blues Europa League success last season, scoring 4 goals. 

La Liga 30/8- 31/8- 01/9

30th August 2013:
22:00- Rayo Vallecano 1-2 Levante- J. Larrivey 78', Ruben 25', Ivanchitz 90+4'.
22:00- Almeria 2-2 Elche- F. Soriano 10', Verza PEN 45+2', E. Albacar PEN 32', R. Boakye 90+5'.

31st August 2013:
18:00- Celta Vigo 1-1 Granada- Rafinha 29', Piti 61'.
20:00- Real Valladolid 1-0 Getafe- M. Valiente 47'.
22:00- Osasuna 0-3 Villarreal- J. Perbet 22', J. Aquino 31', I. Uche 75'.

1st September:
11:00- Real Madrid 3-1 Athletic Bilbao- Isco 26', 72', C. Ronaldo 45+2', I. Gomez 79'.
16:00- Espanyol 0-0 Real Betis
18:00- Real Sociedad 1-2 Atletico Madrid- X. Prieto 69', D. Villa 27', Koke 57'. 
20:00- Valencia 2-3 FC Barcelona- H. Postiga 45', 45+3', Messi 11', 39', 41'.
20:00- Sevilla 2-2 Malaga CF- K. Gamiero 44', 71', P. Morales 40', R. Santa Cruz 68'.

C. Fabregas passes it to Neymar 

Sev 2-2 Mala: Gamiero saves Sevilla twice

     Malaga earned a precious point in a tough away game against Sevilla, where new signing Kevin Gamiero scored a double. 

     The away side scored first, young striker Pedro Morales twisted and turned through Sevilla's defence before blasting a shot into the bottom corner. 

     Summer signing from Paris Saint Germain, Gamiero equalized for the hosts as he latched onto Stephane Mbia's cross and guided a header into the bottom corner. The whole of Malaga were furious because when Gamiero scored, he was in a offside position. 

     Good passing play from Malaga ended in them taking the lead, Santa Cruz slotting past the goalkeeper coolly after receiving a through ball from Darder. 

     An early cross into the box from Rakitic was not dealt with by the Malaga defence and Gamiero was lurking in the area to head the ball over the line. 

     A horrendous challenge from Duda resulted in a red card in the dying minutes. 

Jesus Gamez can't keep out Gamiero's header.

Bundesliga 31/8- 01/9

31st August:
14:30- Wolfsburg 2-0 Hertha BSC Berlin- I. Olic 42', Diego PEN 45+2'.
14:30- Nurnberg 0-1 Augsburg- K. Vogt 84'.
14:30- Hannover 96 4-1 Mainz 05- M. B. Diouf 31', A. Sobiech 37', D. Ya Konan 80', E. Prib 82' N. Muller 12'.
14:30- Hamburger SV 4-0 Eintracht Braunschweig- R. van der Vaart 7', J. Zoua 17', H. Calhanoglu 80', 90+1'.
14:30- B. Monchengladbach 4-1 Werder Bremen- J. Arango 36', Raffael 53', M. Kruse 74', P. Herrmann 85', H. Nordtveit 69'.
17:30 Schalke 04 2-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen- M. Hoger 30', J. Farfan PEN 83'.

1st September:
VfB Stuttgart 6-2 TSG Hoffenheim- A. Rudiger 12', V. Ibisevic 19', 47', 63', A. Maxim 28', K. Volland 
26', R. Firmino 87'. 
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Borussia Dortmund- V. Kadlec 36', H. Mkitaryan 10, 56'. 

Stuttgart 6-2 Hoffen: Ibsevic hits three

     Vedad Ibisevic scored three times as he tore 1899 Hoffenheim to pieces and gave Thomas Schnieder his first win as VfB Stuttgart manager. 

     Rudiger opened the scoring for Stuttgart, the defender tapped in a quick-free kick where Hoffenheim were caught sleeping. After Antonio Modeste headed wide, Ibisevic showed him how to score, the striker smashed a header in the roof of the net from a Maxim corner. 

    A deflected goal from Kevin Volland pulled one back for Hoffenheim but then a misjudged bounce from Casteels allowed Maxim to touch past the keeper and score. 

     Ibisevic grabbed his second as he rounded the keeper, then Maxim had his second a few minutes after, the youngster's curling effort found the top corner of the net.

     Heading in Werner's cross, Ibisevic completed his hat-trick before Firmino scrambled in a consolation.

Ibisevic and Werner celebrate.

Real Madrid sign Bale for record £85m!

     Spanish giants Real Madrid have completed the £85 million purchase of winger Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur. 

     Bale, 24, has put pen to paper on a very lucrative contract which will see him stay at the club for six years, receive £300,000 a week.

     The Welshman's signing has eclipsed the last record transfer fee which was Man United's £80m profit of the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.

     Tottenham signed Bale from Southampton for £10m in 2007 and last season, scored 26 goals as he picked up Footballers' Association's and Football Writers' player of the year.

Bale does his trademark celebration of a heart.

Premier League results 31/8- 01/9

31st August 2013:

12:45- Manchester City 2-0 Hull City Tigers- A. Negredo 65', Y. Toure 90'. 

15:00- West Ham United 0-1 Stoke City- J. Pennant 82'.

15:00- Norwich City 1-0 Southampton- N. Redmond 68'.

15:00- Newcastle United 1-0 Fulham- H. Ben Arfa 87'.

15:00- Cardiff City 0-0 Everton

17:30- Crystal Palace 3-1 AFC Sunderland- D. Gabbidon 9', D. Gayle PEN 79', S. O'Keefe 90', S. Fletcher 65'. 

1st September 2013:

13:30- West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Swansea City- B. Davies 22', P. Hernandez 83'. 

13:30- Liverpool 1-0 Manchester United- D. Sturridge 4'.

16:00- Arsenal 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur- O. Giroud 23'.

Arsenal 1-0 Spurs: Giroud separates sides

    In a feisty north-London derby, Arsenal were the winners thanks to Olivier Giroud's first half strike while Tottenham lost for the first time this season.

     Arsenal tested Spurs early on, Santi Cazorla's 3rd minute free kick was palmed out for a corner by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Arsene Wenger's side continuously created chances and finally they scored. Tomas Rosicky started it as he played it out right to Theo Walcott who found Giroud in the middle and his deft touch ended up in the bottom corner. 

     Shortly after the goal, Townsend created Tottenham's first real chance, the winger's 25 yard drive was pushed away by Wojciech Sczesney. 

     Walcott and Giroud's partnership in the game was quality, the two having lots of great chances. 

     But, Andre Villas-Boas' team did not accept defeat, Pauliniho's deflected shot was heading straight for the bottom corner if it was not for Szcesney, who somehow managed to deny the Brazilian. 

     It was end to end stuff from then on, Walcott's curling effort was saved by Lloris and Nacho Monreal just couldn't get the ball out of his feet for the rebound. 

Giroud touches the ball past the stranded Lloris to score.

Real M 3-1 Bilbao: Isco double inspires win

     Summer signing Isco was twice on target as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 in the 11:00 kick-off game at the Bernebau. 

     Arsenal target Karim Benzema chipped a weighted ball into the box for Isco to control and slot past Bilbao's goalkeeper Iago Herreirin.

     Whipping a ball into the box, Angel Di Maria found Cristiano Ronaldo, and the unmarked Portuguese forward headed it in the net to double Carlo Ancelloti's lead.

     Madrid pressed and pressed and it soon payed off as Benzema's ball to Isco on the edge of the box was scored by the £23m signing thanks to a big deflection off a Athletic player.

Bursting down the flank, Andoni Iraola crossed for Ibai Gomez to smash into the top corner to give Bilbao a consolation goal at the 79th minute.

     Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde has denied that the reason of leaving star midfielder Andre Herrera out of the starting xl is anything to do with Manchester United's rejected £25m bid.

Isco celebrates scoring the opener

Palace snap up Kebe and Hunt

     Crystal Palace have completed the signings of Reading winger Jimmy Kebe and Huddersfield Town full-back Jack Hunt.

     Mali international Kebe, 29, joins Ian Holloway's side on a three year contract and for a undisclosed fee. Hunt, 22, announced his move to Selhurst Park via Twitter, the right back said: Absolutely delighted to have signed for Crystal Palace. New challenge in my life and can't wait to get started! 

     Kebe has not featured for the Championship club since March and manager Nigel Adkins criticized the winger for declaring himself unfit on the eve of the side's 6-0 defeat against Peterborough in the Capital One Cup.

     Hunt has appeared in 104 games for the Terriers in his career at the club, two of them coming this season.

Huddersfield right-back Jack Hunt

Jimmy Kebe holds his new club's home kit.

Giaccherini joins Sunderland

     Juventus and Italy winger Emanuele Giaccherini has signed for Premier League side Sunderland for a fee of £8.6 million. 

     Putting pen to paper on a four year contract, the Italian international has been with Juve since 2010 and has only made 40 appearances in 3 seasons with the club.

     The 28 year-old scored the fastest goal ever in Italy's national side, striking after 19 seconds against Haiti in June. 

     The Confederations Cup goal-scorer is the 8th signing made by Paolo Di Canio this summer.  

Cavani completes £55m PSG deal

     Napoli goal-machine Edinson Cavani has signed for French moneybags Paris Saint Germain on a five year contract and a lucrative fee of £55 million. 

     The Uruguayan international attracted attention from many clubs including Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid after netting 78 goals in three seasons at Naples. 

     The 26 year-old should play alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic at PSG but rumours are spreading that the Swede may leave the Qatari-owned club. 

      Eclipsing Monaco's £50 million Radamel Falcao signing, this transfer has become the most expensive in French history. 

Harper signs for Hull

     ex-Newcastle goalkeeper Steve Harper has signed for Premier League new-boys Hull City on a free transfer.

     The Magpies released the Englishman at the end of last season following 193 appearances at 20 years wit the club. 

     The 38 year-old has put pen to paper on a one year contract at the KC Stadium and will provide competition for new signing Allan McGregor from Besiktas. 

Millwall sign freebie Chaplow

     Former Southampton midfielder Richard Chaplow has signed for Championship club Millwall after completing a medical. 

     The 28 year-old, who has also played for Burnley and West Brom, has put pen to paper on a two year contract after being released by the Saints last week. 

     During a loan spell at the Den last season, the Accrington-born player only clocked up four appearances.

Westwood gets new Villa deal

     Young Aston Villa midfielder Ashley Westwood has signed a new contract to keep him at Villa Park until 2017. 

     Joining Villa from Crewe in 2011, he made 30 appearences last season and produced some exceptional performances in crucial games. 

     Manager Paul Lambert is thrilled that the 23 year-old has agreed to sign a new deal with the club as he thinks the midfielder is one of his key players. 

QPR complete Dunne signing

     Queens Park Rangers have completed the signing of former-Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne on a free transfer. 

     After leaving Villa Park earlier this summer, the Irish international has arrived at Loftus Road to pen to paper on a one year contract.

     The 33 year-old joins fellow summer Harry Redknapp signing Danny Simpson. The centre-back says that the chairman and manager are looking to put last season behind them and be a Premier League team once more.

Man United make £25m bid for Fabregas

      Spanish giants Barcelona have received a £25.9 million bid from Manchester United for Cesc Fabregas but the midfielder must talk to former-club Arsenal before accepting or rejecting it. 

     The bid is under consideration but it is allegedly under the Spaniard's value. 

     Signing for Arsenal from Barca as a 16 year-old, Fabregas spent 8 years with the club and in 2008 he became the clubs captain. However, the 26 year-old returned to his native country in August 2011, signing for a fee of £25.4 million.

Gerrard signs new Liverpool contract

     Liverpool and England veteran Steven Gerrard has signed a new two year contract with the club. 

     The 33 year-old has held talks with the Reds director Ian Ayre since the end of last season but they have finally agreed that the midfielder will stay until after his 35th birthday. 

     Gerrard, who has been with the club since 1998, has reacted to this event saying it is great news. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has said that it is a priority to keep Gerrard. 

Thiago signs for Bayern

     Barcelona wonder-kid Thiago Alacantra has officially signed for German giants Bayern Munich for a fee believed to be £21.6 million. 

     The Spanish U-21 international will put pen to paper on a four year contract with the Champions League winners and will also link up with former-Barca boss Pep Guardolia at the Allinaz Arena.

      Captaining his side to U-21 Euro 2013 glory, the 22 year-old midfielder grabbed a breath-taking first half hat-trick in the final where the beat Italy 4-2. 

     Thiago joins Robben, Ribery, Martinez, Shaqiri, Muller, Schweinsteiger, Can, Kroos and Gustavo in the midfield area of Bayern's squad. 

Hughton makes Fer his sixth summer signing

     FC Twente and Dutch youngster Leroy Fer has signed for Norwich City after agreeing a four year deal with Chris Hughton's side. 

     The 23 year-old was expected to be signed by Everton in the winter transfer window after agreeing a £8.6m move to Goodison Park but the midfielder failed his medical. 

     Since joining FC Twente from Feynoord in 2011, he has scored 21 goals in 71 appearances for his club and scored in the U-21 European Championships last month.  

     He once bought a £22,000 horse for his girlfriend but realized that she could not keep it as she lived in a apartment. 

Shaw signs new Southampton contract

     Young left-back Luke Shaw has signed a new contract with Southampton, putting pen to paper on a five year deal.

     The Englishman, who made 28 appearances, attracted interest in many clubs after superb displays for his club, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal were believed to be looking at the player.

    The 18 year-old was called up by Stuart Pearce to the U-21 European Championships but pulled out through a hamstring injury.

Suso gets Almeria loan

     Liverpool youngster Suso has been loaned out to La Liga outfit Almeria on a season-long deal.

     The 19 year-old was part of a recent U-20 World Cup, in the squad for Spain.

     The playmaker broke into Brendan Rodgers' first team and made 20 appearances last season. The former-Cadiz player has appeared for Spanish U-17s, U-18s, U-19s, U-20s and a few caps for the U-21s.

Chelsea loan Romelu to Valencia

     Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu has been sent out on loan to Spain to play for Valencia on a season-long loan deal. 

     The Spanish U-21 international moved to Chelsea from Barcelona in 2011 and last season the enforcer made 33 appearances last season. However, Romeu missed all of the second half of last season with a knee injury.

     Marko Marin, Thibaut Courtois and Patrick van Aanholt have also been sent out on loan by manager Jose Mourinho. 

R. Madrid sign Illarramendi for £34m

     Real Madrid have signed Real Sociedad and Spanish youngster Asier Illarramendi on a six year contract for £34 million.

     The 23 year-old, who was the backbone of Spain's winning U-21 Euro 2013 squad, passed a medical at the Bernanbau today. 

     The new-Xabi Alonso is Carlo Ancelloti's fourth signing this summer with Malaga's Isco, Bayer Leverksuen's Dani Carvajal and Sao Paulo's Casemiro being added to the Spanish giants' squad. 

Illarramendi says that moving to Real wasn't easy as Sociedad has given him so much.

Wanyama signs for Saints

     Celtic defender Victor Wanyama has completed his move to Premier League side Southampton for a fee of £12.5 million. 

     The Kenyan international has agreed a four year deal with the Saints. 

     Joining Celtic from Beerschot in 2011, Wanyama has took his place at the heart of the defence and was crowned Scottish Young Player of the Year last season. He scored in Celtic's shock 2-1 victory over Spanish giants Barcelona. 

Santa Cruz signs for Malaga

     Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz has signed a three year contract with Spanish side Malaga CF on a free transfer. 

     The 31 year-old was sent out on loan to the Spanish Club last season, scoring 8 goals under management of Manuel Pellegrini.

     Signing for Blackburn from Bayern Munich in 2007, Santa Cruz then made an £18 million move to Manchester City but became a bench-warmer at the four seasons he was at the club.

Swansea complete record Bony signing

     Swansea City have completed the signing for highly-rated Vitesse Arnhem striker Wilfred Bony for a club record £12 million.

     The 24 year-old, who put pen to paper on a three year contract, attracted lots of attention after scoring 31 goals in 30 appearances in the Eredivise last season. 

    Bony is Michael Landrup's 8th signing this season, alongside Jonjo Shelvey, Alejandro Pozuelo, Jose Canas, Jordi Amat, Gregor Zabret, Alex Zogic and Jonathon De Guzman. 

Preston sign veteran Davies

     Preston North End have completed the signing for former-England striker Kevin Davies on a free transfer.

     The veteran was released by Bolton Wanderers at the end of last season after a 10 year spell at the Reebok Stadium. 

     The 36 year-old scored 84 goals in 407 appearances for Bolton, 67 of them being in the Premier League. 

El Hadji Ba signs for Sunderland

     After leaving Le Havre, France U-20 international El Hadji Ba has completed his move to Sunderland for a three year contract.

    The midfielder is the seventh signing made this season by Paulo Di Canio. The 20 year-old scored one goal in 13 appearances for Le Havre last season and was released last month. 

     Also, Velez Sarsfield say that left back Gino Peruzzi is set to join the Black Cats.  

Palace sign freebie J. Thomas

     Premier League newcomers have added former-West Brom winger Jerome Thomas to their squad on a free transfer.

     The ex-Arsenal and Charlton player has put pen to paper a two year deal with Ian Holloway's side after being released form the Hawthorns. 

     The 30 year-old is very experienced, playing over 100 appearances at Charlton from the six seasons he was with the club. Thomas has also played for QPR and Portsmouth on a short loan spell. 

Olsson and Nash join Norwich

     Norwich City have signed Blackburn starlet Martin Olsson, subject to paper work, and veteran goalkeeper Carlo Nash.

     Olsson, 25, has put pen to paper on a four year contract for an undisclosed fee. The Swedish international has been with Blackburn for over 6 years appearing over 140 times.

     Nash, 39, was released by Stoke this season and will join Ewood Park on a free transfer for a year.

     They will join three other new signings made by Chris Hughton.

Leonardo resigns as PSG director

     Leonardo, the director of French money-bags Paris Saint Germain, has left his position and will leave the club in August. 

     The Brazilian was given a 9 month ban after pushing a referee when center back Thiago Silva was sent off in PSG's 1-1 draw at home to Valenciennes but that was extended to 13 months.

      The 43 year-old's actions affected the whole club after the French Ligue 1 deducted the Champions 3 points in the 2013-14 season. 

Schwarzer signs for Chelsea

     Australian veteran goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has signed for Premier League big boys Chelsea after being released by Fulham.

     The 40 year-old has put pen to paper on a one year deal. 

     After releasing substitute goalkeepers Ross Turnbull and Hilario, Chelsea needed a back-up and apparently had a bid turned down from Norwich for John Ruddy. 

     He is the first overseas player to make 500 appearances in the Premier League. 

Russell Martin signs new contract

     Norwich defender Russell Martin has agreed a new contract extension, keeping him at Carrow Road until 2016. 

     The Scottish international put pen to paper a three year deal with the Caniaries. 

      Joining Norwich from Peterborough in 2009, the 27 year-old has since made 146 appearances, 36 of  them were last season as he played a crucial role in Chris Hughton's sides defence. 

 

Popov re-joins West Brom

     Dynamo Kiev and Macedonian defender Goran Popov has signed a second season long loan deal with West Brom.

     The 28 year-old made 12 appearances last season on loan at the Premier League club, in one game against Tottenham he was sent off for spitting at left back Kyle Walker.

      The Macedonian international does have a view of signing a permanent deal to the Hawthorns. Manager Steve Clarke belives that he will look for even more good displays this seasons. 

Austin fails Hull medical

     Burnley striker Charlie Austin's move to Hull City is off after failing a medical at the KC Stadium according to manager Steve Bruce. 

     The 24 year-old agreed terms with both clubs and was set to sign for the Premier new boys but the transfer has collapsed for 'unforeseen complications'.

     The reason of this rare event is unknown but Austin is regarded as injury prone.

  

Everton announce double signing

     Everton have signed Wigan's solid center back Antolin Alcaraz and Atletico Madrid keeper Joel Robles to add to their experienced squad. 

     Alcaraz, 30, signed a two year deal with the club and he joins former-Wigan team-mate Arouna Kone and ex-Latics manager Roberto Martinez at the Toffees. The Paraguayan signed from Club Brugge in 2010. 

     Robles, 23, spent half of last season on loan Wigan and won the FA Cup with the club, keeping a clean sheet against Manchester City in the final. The Spaniard was in the squad for his country's U21 European Championships win. 

Cardiff's Hudson signs new deal

     Cardiff City captain Mark Hudson has signed a new contract with the Premier League new-boys keeping him at the club until June 2015. 

     The 31 year-old captained his side to Championship glory and promotion to the BPL. 

     Since joining Cardiff from Charlton in 2009, the center back played 150 games for the bluebirds. This season, Hudson has been crowned Supporters Player of the Year 2012-13. 

Karagounis signs new Fulham contract

     Greek veteran Giorgios Karagounis has extended a new one year deal onto his contract at Fulham. 

     The 125 time capped Greece international was very popular with fans at Craven Cottage and was runner up in fans Player of the Season for the 2012-13 campaign.

     The 36 year-old has played for many great European clubs including: Panathinaikos, SL Benfica and Inter Milan. He also helped his country to Euro 2004 success.

Nigerian clubs suspended after thrashings

     Nigerian clubs Plateau United Feeders and Police Machine FC have been suspended after the two teams scored a combined 146 goals in two games.

     Plateau demolished Akurba FC 79-0 while Police made a laughing stock out of Bubayaro FC, thrashing them 67-0. 

     The pair of clubs went into the matches level on points, with a promotion to the lowest Nationwide League division at stake.