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Christian Eriksen has made 157 appearances in all competitions for Ajax, scoring 30 goals and providing 40 assists.

Newcastle have been given green signal to complete their bid for Gignac after his club Marseille decided to drop the striker's 300,000 pounds from his overall bill.

Olivier Giroud and Ryo Miyaichi scored in the first half to lead Arsenal to a 3-1 pre-season win over Japan's Nagoya Grampus.

Moyes has confirmed that the club has made a second bid for Fabregas and the executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is dealing with the matter behind the scenes.

Fans had queued overnight for tickets to see the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo take to the pitch at their modest club's 12,000-capacity Goldsands Stadium.

Arsenal could return with an improved offer for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain after Napoli decided not to bid for the striker.

Santos confirmed that they are in talks to sign former Argentina international striker Javier Saviola.

Barcelona have called a news conference amid reports that coach Tito Vilanova is stepping down because of a recurrence of a throat illness.

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Fenerbahce will play Salzburg in the third qualifying round of the Champions League after getting temporarily reprieved from a ban for match-fixing.

The bank signed up as the club's main sponsor in July 2010 appearing on the front of the 'Reds' shirt for the last three seasons.

At a news conference, Moyes curtly dismissed an enquiry about Rooney's future by saying the club's position "hasn't changed".

Messi is optimistic his advisers will be able to sort out his tax problems after he and his father were accused of defrauding the Spanish authorities last month.

Manchester United will play against A-League All Star XI captained by Brett Emerton, in their pre-season tour to Australia.

Norwich have signed Netherlands midfielder Leroy Fer from Dutch club FC Twente on a four-year deal.

Brazilian club Santos abandoned their chase for Robinho after the striker's personal terms were too difficult to meet.