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  • Bolton Wanderers' forward Kevin Davies (right) is challenged by Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha during an English Premier League match at The Reebok Stadium in Bolton, north-west England, March 2008. Davies has signed a new contract that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2011, according to the club's website.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
    Davies signs Bolton contract extension AFP - Thu Aug 28, 11:36 AM ET

    BOLTON, England (AFP) - Bolton striker Kevin Davies has signed a new contract that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2011, according to the club's website Thursday.

  • Liverpool's Fernando Torres (right) challenges Derby's Tyrone Mears during their English Premiership match at Anfield in 2007. Mears faces disciplinary action after defying the Championship club to go on trial with Marseille.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)
    Derby's Mears in trouble after fleeing to Marseille AFP - Fri Aug 29, 7:16 AM ET

    DERBY, England (AFP) - Derby defender Tyrone Mears faces disciplinary action after defying the Championship club to go on trial with Marseille.

  • Manchester United's Louis Saha is seen in action during a Premier league match against Chelsea at Old Trafford in 2007. Everton have agreed to sign Saha for an undisclosed fee.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
    Man Utd striker Saha to join Everton AFP - Fri Aug 29, 5:59 AM ET

    LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - Everton agreed to sign Manchester United striker Louis Saha for an undisclosed fee on Friday.

  • Espanyol's Albert Riera (left) vies for the ball with Valencia's Caneira during their Liga football match in Barcelona in March 2008.(AFP/File/Josep Lago)
    Liverpool to sign Spain's Riera from Espanyol AFP - Fri Aug 29, 5:55 AM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Liverpool are set to sign Spanish international midfielder Albert Riera from Espanyol, the Spanish first division side said Friday.

  • Liverpool's American owners George Gillett (left) and Tom Hicks are pictured at Anfield stadium in Liverpool in 2007. Liverpool's plan to build a new stadium have suffered another blow as the Premier League club announced the project has been delayed again.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)
    Liverpool's new stadium delayed again AFP - Fri Aug 29, 5:49 AM ET

    LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - Liverpool's plan to build a new stadium suffered another blow on Friday as the Premier League club announced the project has been delayed again.

  • Argentina's Pablo Zabaleta celebrates after Argentina beat Nigeria to win the men's Olympic final during the 2008 Beijing Olympic games on August 23. Espanyol's Zabaleta is to join Manchester City after the English club agreed to pay the eight-million-euro buy-out clause in his contract, the Spanish side said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)
    Olympic hero Zabaleta to join Man City AFP - Fri Aug 29, 5:33 AM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Espanyol's Pablo Zabaleta, part of Argentina's Olympic gold medal-winning team, is to join Manchester City after the English club agreed to pay the eight-million-euro buy-out clause in his contract, the Spanish side said Friday.

  • Celtic boss Gordon Strachan (seen here in July 2008) has said he is looking forward to another Champions League clash with old rivals Manchester United but he believes they will be even harder to beat than before.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)
    Celtic's Strachan upbeat over Champions League draw AFP - Fri Aug 29, 4:56 AM ET

    GLASGOW (AFP) - Celtic boss Gordon Strachan has said he is looking forward to another Champions League clash with old rivals Manchester United but he believes they will be even harder to beat than before.

  • Disgraced former Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Bosnich (seen here in 1999) will play his first professional match in almost seven years in the A-League on Sunday. Once the highest-paid goalkeeper in the world, the 36-year-old former Manchester United player will turn out for Central Coast against Queensland Roar, having signed a seven-week deal with the Mariners.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)
    Bosnich makes comeback AFP - Fri Aug 29, 2:59 AM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Disgraced former Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Bosnich will play his first professional match in almost seven years in the A-League on Sunday.

  • Manchester United FC 's portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo holds the best forward award on August 28 in Monaco, during the ceremony of the draw for the 2008/2009 Champions League cup. Ronaldo was supposed to be Real Madrid's secret weapon this season but the reigning Spanish champions must shrug off the disappointment of failing to capture the Portuguese sensation.(AFP/Stephane Danna)
    No Ronaldo but Real ready for treble tilt AFP - Thu Aug 28, 10:26 PM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo was supposed to be Real Madrid's secret weapon this season but the reigning Spanish champions must shrug off the disappointment of failing to capture the Portuguese sensation.

  • Everton's manager David Moyes, seen in May, could be forgiven for feeling he has endured a whole season's worth of emotions during the opening two weeks of Everton's campaign.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)
    Everton manager Moyes filled with emotion AFP - Thu Aug 28, 9:44 PM ET

    LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - David Moyes could be forgiven for feeling he has endured a whole season's worth of emotions during the opening two weeks of Everton's campaign.

  • Inter Milan's Argentinian defender and captain Javier Aldemar Zanetti is held by teammates after scoring the last penalty and winning the Italian Super Cup trophy against A.S. Roma at San Siro Stadium in Milan, on August 24. Inter's star Sweden forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic says the champions are still the team to beat ahead of the Serie A kick-off this weekend.(AFP/File/Damien Meyer)
    We're still the best, insists Ibrahimovic AFP - Thu Aug 28, 9:23 PM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Inter Milan's star Sweden forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic says the champions are still the team to beat ahead of the Serie A kick-off this weekend.

  • The coach of Ajax Amsterdam football club Marco van Basten (black pants) waves to fans while dancing with his team during the open day of the club in Amsterdam, on August 5. "We will do our utmost to make Ajax champions again," van Basten said as the team began pre-season training as he bids to inject into the club the winning mentality he had as a player with Ajax himself.(AFP/ANP/File/Koen van Weel)
    Ajax bid to bounce back, new challenge for McClaren AFP - Thu Aug 28, 9:10 PM ET

    THE HAGUE (AFP) - While PSV Eindhoven target a successful title defence Ajax are out to revisit past glories while former England coach Steve McClaren cuts his teeth in foreign climes as the Dutch league kicks off this weekend.

  • Holders Manchester United were drawn with Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in Thursday's draw in Monaco for this season's Champions League group phase.(ManchesterUnited)
    United drawn with Celtic, Torres in Atletico return AFP - Thu Aug 28, 1:59 PM ET

    MONACO (AFP) - Holders Manchester United were drawn with Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in Thursday's draw in Monaco for this season's Champions League group phase.

  • Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko, seen here during practice in March 2008. Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has responded to accusations that Shevchenko is the biggest transfer flop in Premier League history by insisting the Ukraine striker was a worthwhile investment.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)
    Shevchenko was value for money, insists Chelsea's Kenyon AFP - Thu Aug 28, 8:18 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has responded to accusations that Andriy Shevchenko is the biggest transfer flop in Premier League history by insisting the Ukraine striker was a worthwhile investment.

  • Arsenal's French Defender William Gallas (left) celebrates scoring with teammate Spanish Midfielder Cesc Fabregas during their third round, 2nd leg, UEFA Champions League qualifier match against FC Twente at the Emirates Stadium, London. Arsenal won 4-0.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)
    Fabregas's return to Arsenal energises Wenger AFP - Wed Aug 27, 8:34 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Arsene Wenger believes the return of Cesc Fabregas in Arsenal's 4-0 Champions League rout of FC Twente signals the real start of his side's season.

  • Fulham avoided a League Cup second round upset when Danny Murphy, pictured in 2007, scored an injury time winner to see off League One rivals Leicester 3-2 on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)
    Murphy helps save Fulham's League Cup blushes AFP - Wed Aug 27, 6:10 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Fulham avoided a League Cup second round upset when Danny Murphy scored an injury time winner to see off League One rivals Leicester 3-2 on Wednesday.

  • Marseille's forward Mamadou Niang celebrates after scoring the second goal of the game at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France, during the third qualifying round of the European Champions League's football match Marseille/Brann Bergen. Marseille won 2-1.(AFP/Boris Horvat)
    Marseille muddle to a 2-1 victory over Brann AFP - Wed Aug 27, 5:33 PM ET

    MARSEILLE, France (AFP) - French first division front-runners Marseille muddled into the Champions League proper here on Wednesday after an unconvincing 2-1 home win against Brann to go through 3-1 on aggregate.

  • Martin Vaniak, goalkeeper of Slavia Prague (L), vies for a ball with Alberto Gilardino of ACF Fiorentina during their Champions League third qualifying round second leg soccer match at the Eden Arena in Prague. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.(AFP/Michal Cizek)
    Fiorentina safely through to Champions League group stage AFP - Wed Aug 27, 5:30 PM ET

    PRAGUE (AFP) - Fiorentina qualified for the Champions League group stage for the first time since 2000 after a 0-0 draw with Slavia Prague here on Wednesday.

  • Gallas back in favour as Arsenal ease through AFP - Wed Aug 27, 5:25 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - William Gallas produced the perfect response to his critics as the Arsenal captain booked his side's place in the Champions League group stages with a rare goal in Wednesday's 4-0 win against FC Twente.

  • Atletico de Madrid's Kun Aguero(L) vies for the ball with Schalke 04 Howedes during their Champions League football match in Madrid. Atletico won 4-0.(AFP/Pedro Armestre)
    Aguero drives Atletico to Champions League group stage AFP - Wed Aug 27, 5:16 PM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Argentina's Olympic gold medallist Sergio Aguero powered a revitalized Atletico Madrid into the Champions League group stage with a 4-0 thrashing of Schalke 04 in the Spanish capital.

  • AS Roma's forward and captain Francesco Totti, seen here on August 24, 2008, will miss his club's Serie A opener against Napoli this weekend with an injured ankle, Italian news agency Ansa said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Damien Meyer)
    Totti out of season opener AFP - Wed Aug 27, 3:57 PM ET

    ROME (AFP) - AS Roma captain Francesco Totti will miss his club's Serie A opener against Napoli this weekend with an injured ankle, Italian news agency Ansa said on Wednesday.

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