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01/08 Sunderland breaks club transfer record with £13m signing of Asamoah Gyan

 

01/09 Unwanted Manchester City forward Robinho joins AC Milan for £15.5m

 

01/09 Liverpool signs leftback in Paul Konchesky; loans Emiliano Insua to Galatasaray

 

31/08 Juventus releases experienced winger Mauro Camoranesi to Stuttgart

 

31/08 US winger DaMarcus Beasley leaves Rangers for German Hannover96

 

31/08 Hercules makes major scoop in former French striker David Trezeguet

 

31/08 Werder Bremen snaps up former Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre on a free

 

30/08 Schalke04 signs unwanted AC Milan striker Klass-Jan Huntelaar for £11.2m

 

29/09 Newcastle loans Marseille's highly rated French winger Hatem Ben Arfa

 

29/09 AC Milan loans Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Barcelona with view of permanent

 

29/08 Liverpool adds steel in midfield with £11.7m Raul Meireles from Porto

 

28/08 Inter defender Nicolas Burdisso moves to Roma permanently for £6.5m

 

28/08 Atletico Madrid beats Inter Milan to lift their first ever UEFA Super Cup

 

27/08 Manchester City dumps unwanted striker Benjani to Blackburn for free

 

27/08 Juvenus' playmaker Diego moves to German club Wolfsburg for £13m

 

27/08 Barcelona finally gets their man in Liverpool's Javier Mascherano for £17.3m

 

26/08 Arsenal reinforces defence with French international Sebastien Squillaci

 

25/08 Charlotte Bobcats takes risk in signing NBA flop Kwame Brown

 

25/08 Liverpool send expensive flop Alberto Aquilani to Juventus on loan

 

24/08 French playmaker Yoann Gourcuff departs Bordeaux for Lyon for £19m

 

24/08 Permier League flop Mido returns to Holland to play for former club Ajax

 

22/08 Former Gunners William Gallas crosses over to derby rival Tottenham Hotspur

 

22/08 Marseille splashed £12.3m on young upcoming French striker Loic Remy

 

22/08 Juventus signs Serbian winger Milos Krasic from CSKA Moscow for £12.3m

 

22/08 Barcelona overturns deficit and cruise to Spanish Super Cup victory

 

22/08 Inter Milan continues winning way with truimph in Italian Supercoppa

 

20/08 Edgar Davids comes out of retirement to play for Crystal Palace

 

19/08 Rangers reinforces team with three players in Beattie, Weiss and Jelavic

 

19/08 Manchester City swaps Stephen Ireland plus £18m for Villa's James Milner

 

18/08 Cardiff lands ousted Manchester City forward Craig Bellamy on loan

 

18/08 Real Madrid snaps up German wonderkid Mesut Ozil for £12.5m

 

17/08 Former Hull playmaker Geovanni moves to San Jose Earthquakes of MLS

 

15/08 Manchester United makes surprising £7.4m move for an unknown Bebe

 

14/08 Manchester City spends another £23m on Inter's Mario Balotelli

 

14/08 Detroit Pistons takes a risk in injury-proned veteran Tracy McGrady

 

12/08 Liverpool strengthens midfield with £4.5m-rated Christian Poulsen

 

12/08 Stoke City breaks club record in signing Kenwyne Jones for £8m

 

11/08 Real Madrid signs Chelsea's center back Ricardo Carvalho for £6.7m

 

09/08 Serie A new boy Cesena makes major scoop in Ghana captain Stephen Appiah

 

09/08 Chelsea releases playmaker Deco to Brazilian club Fluminense

 

09/08 Manchester United kicks off new season with Community Shield victory

 

05/08 Shaquille O'Neal looks to end glittering NBA career with Boston Celtics

 

05/08 Zenit St Petersburg makes surprising £18.3m purchase of Bruno Alves

 

05/08 Genoa swoops Brazilian right back Rafinha from Schalke04 for £7.5m

 

03/08 Atletico Madrid signs highly rated defender Diego Godin for £6.5m

 

01/08 Villarreal signs Valencia's captain and center back Carlos Marchena

 

31/07 Barcelona releases Mexican captain Rafael Marquez to New York Red Bulls

 

31/07 Espanyol's 14-year veteran striker Raul Tamudo joins Real Sociedad

 

30/07 Veteran goalkeeper David James furthers his career with Bristol City

 

30/07 Manchester City lets 2.5m-rated left back Javier Garrido leave for Lazio

 

30/07 Real Madrid splashes 11.7m pounds for stylish midfielder Sami Khedira

 

28/07 Mallorca signs highly rated Dutch midfielder Jonathan de Guzman for free

 

28/07 Veteran defender Sol Campbell leaves Arsenal to sign for Newcastle

 

28/07 Real Madrid legend Raul leaves after 16 seasons; join Schalke04 on a free

 

25/07 Longtime Real Madrid midfielder Guti leaves Spain to play in Turkey

 

25/07 Big spending Man City forks out 18.9m pounds for Aleksandar Kolarov

 

24/07 Atletico Madrid snatches Brazilian left back Filipe from Deportivo

 

23/07 Wigan defender Titus Bramble moves to Sunderland for 1m pound

 

23/07 Liverpool ships grumbling Albert Riera to Greek club Olympiakos

 

20/07 Liverpool snaps up promising young defender Danny Wilson from Rangers

 

20/07 Arsenal striker Eduardo leaves for Ukraine club Shakhtar Donetsk

 

19/07 Liverpool swoops English midfielder Joe Cole on a free transfer

 

17/07 Miami Heat and Houston rockets snap up veteran centers for backup

 

16/07 Barcelona signs versatile defender Adriano from Sevilla for 13.5m euros

 

15/07 Struggling forward Jermaine O'Neal looks to win the ring with Boston Celtics

 

15/07 Real Madrid adds young winger Pedro Leon as backup for 10m euros

 

15/07 Phoenix Suns acquires Hedo Turkoglu from Toronto Raptors

 

14/07 Thierry Henry leaves Barcelona to play in the USA Major League

 

12/07 Lakers point guard Jordan Farmar agrees to join the New Jersey Nets

 

12/07 Dutch captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst retires from professional football

 

11/07 Spain wins the World Cup for the first time in their history

 

10/07 Inter Milan goalkeeper Francesco Toldo retires from professional football

 

09/07 Bochum snaps up North Korea's "People's Rooney" Jong Tae-Se

 

09/07 Lebron James and Chris Bosh join Dwyane Wade at the Miami Heat

 

09/07 Chicago Bulls acquires power forward Carlos Boozer from Utah Jazz

 

09/07 Rubin Kazan signs Obafemi Martins from Wolfsburg for 8m Euros

 

09/07 Chicago Bulls gives up guard Kirk Hinrich to Washington Wizards

 

09/07 Wolfsburg swoops highly rated Simon Kjaer from Palermo

 

05/07 Amar'e Stoudemire looks for new challenge at the New York Knicks

 

05/07 Barcelona defender Dmytro Chygrynskiy returns to Ukraine

 

04/07 Man City flop Valeri Bojinov returns to Italy to play for Parma

 

04/07 Ambitious UAE club Al Ahli appoints David O'Leary as new manager

 

03/07 Highly-rated Joao Moutinho crosses from Sporting CP to Porto

 

03/07 Sidney Govou leaves Lyon after 11 years; signs for Panathinakos

 

02/07 Man City continues spending spree with 25m-rated Yaya Toure

 

01/07 German international defender Arne Friedich moves to Wolfsburg

 

01/07 Genoa swoops prolific striker Luca Toni from Bayern Munich on a free

 

01/07 Liverpool makes surprise appointing of Roy Hodgson as new manager

 

30/06 Man City forks out a reported 32m euros for Valencia's David Silva

 

30/06 New Jersey Nets gives up forward Yi Jianlian in order to free salary cap

 

30/06 Real Madrid defender Christoph Metzelder returns home to Schalke04

 

30/06 Kevin Kuranyi moves to Dynamo Moscow on a free transfer

 

29/06 Wigan reinforces squad with Argentine striker Mauro Boselli

 

29/06 Real Madrid splashes 20.3m pounds on exciting winger Angel Di Maria

 

28/06 Auxerre signs former Liverpool forward Anthony Le Tallec on a free

 

26/06 Germany captain Michael Ballack returns home to Leverkusen

 

26/06 AC Milan appoints Massimiliano Allegri as new manager

 

24/06 Schalke04 snaps up highly-rated Greek youngster from Olympiakos

 

23/06 Former Man City winger Martin Petrov joins Bolton on a free

 

20/06 Former NBA center Manute Bol passes away at age 47

 

18/06 LA Lakers wins their 16th NBA Championship; Kobe Bryant claims MVP

 

16/06 Palermo snaps up Massimo Maccarone from relegated Siena

 

16/06 CSKA Moscow signs Manchester United winger Zoran Tosic for 8m pounds

 

15/06 Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun makes shock 7m-pound move to Chelsea

 

14/06 Inter Milan flop Ricardo Quaresma moves to Besiktas

 

11/06 Getafe striker Roberto Soldado fills striker void at Valencia

 

11/06 Chelsea releases trio in Michael Ballack, Joe Cole and Juliano Belletti

 

10/06 Everton snaps up highly rated Portuguese striker Joao Pereira

 

10/06 Juventus loans Udinese winger Simone Pepe with option of permanent move

 

09/06 Arsenal's Swiss flop Philippe Senderos moves to Fulham

 

09/06 Inter Milan pins high hopes on new manager Rafael Benitez

 

08/06 Man City releases three players in Petrov, Sylvinho and Benjani

 

07/06 Lazio releases Argentine forward Julio Cruz on a free transfer

 

06/06 German midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger returns to England for West Ham

 

04/06 Fiorentina signs D'Agostino from Udinese; appoints Mihajlovic as new manager

 

04/06 Rafa Benitez leaves Liverpool by mutual consent

 

04/06 Man City splashes 11m pounds on highly rated defender Jerome Boateng

 

03/06 UAE club makes major scoop in signing Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro

 

31/05 Everton signs lower league hotshot Jermaine Beckford on a free

 

29/05 Real Madrid gets their Special One in Jose Mourinho as new manager

 

28/05 Roma agrees deal with former Inter Milan striker Adriano

 

27/05 Birmingham adds giant Serbian striker Nikola Zigic for 6m pounds

 

27/05 Real Madrid sacks manager Manuel Pellegrini; targets Jose Mourinho

 

27/05 Wolfsburg appoints Steve McClaren as new manager

 

27/05 New Boy West Brom strengthens team with Blackburn's Steven Reid

 

26/05 Bayern Munich releases former German U-21 goalkeeper Michael Rensing

 

24/05 Prolific Dutch striker Roy Makaay retires from professional football

 

23/05 Arsenal's Spanish youngster Fran Merida returns home for Atletico Madrid

 

23/05 Inter lifts Champions League after 45 year; claims first ever treble

 

22/05 Arsenal snaps up Moroccan sensation Marouane Chamakh on a free

 

21/05 Dietmar Hamann makes a comeback with League One club MK Dons

 

21/05 Home return to Athletic Bilbao for Spanish U21 defender Mikel San Jose

 

20/05 Valencia signs Turkish international Mehmet Topal from Galatasaray

 

20/05 Sevilla beats Atletico Madrid to claim their fifth Copa del Rey

 

20/05 Struggling Juventus appoints Luigi Del Neri as new manager

 

19/05 Barcelona splashes 34.2m pounds on Spanish ace David Villa

 

18/05 Manchester United flop Ben Foster moves to Birmingham for 6m pounds

 

17/05 Athletic Bilbao legend Joseba Etxeberria retires from professional football

 

17/05 Laurent Blanc steps down as Bordeaux manager, eyes France post

 

17/05 Barcelona defends La Liga title as Messi claims Golden Shoe award

 

17/05 Inter Milan crowned as Italy champion for the fifth straight season

 

16/05 Fruitful year for Bayern Munich as they clinch the German Cup

 

16/05 No fairytale story as Dundee United beats Ross County in Scottish Cup

 

16/05 Chelsea completes first ever double with FA Cup triumph

 

15/05 Wigan bolsters defence with Paraguayan defender Antolin Alcaraz

 

14/05 Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov retires from international football

 

13/05 Atletico Madrid beats Fulham to become the first Europa League winner

 

13/05 Sunderland snaps up versatile Paraguayan midfielder Cristian Riveros

 

11/05 West Ham sacks manager Gianfranco Zola after poor season

 

10/05 Liverpool snaps up young prospect Jonjo Shelvey from Charlton

 

09/05 Chelsea crushes Wigan to win their third Premier League trophy

 

09/05 Rangers wins second successive Scottish Premier League title

 

08/05 Bayern Munich clinches record 22nd Bundesliga titles

 

07/05 James, Howard, Bryant, Wade and Durant voted All-NBA Team

 

06/05 James, Howard, Bryant, Rondo and Wallace voted All-Defensive Team

 

06/05 Inter beats Roma to lift the Coppa Italia trophy

 

06/05 Marseille clinches their first French Ligue title in 18 years

 

03/05 Lebron James wins 2009/10 NBA MVP twice in a row

 

03/05 FC Twente wins first ever Dutch Eredivisie title

 

 

09/04 Robbie Fowler switches North Queensland for Perth Glory in A-League

 

26/04 Wayne Rooney scoops 2009/2010 PFA Player of the Year award

 

22/04 Dwight Howard wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year three times in a row

 

16/04 Dick Advocaat quits as manager of Belgium national team

 

12/04 Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor retires from international football

 

09/04 Manchester United signs 7m-rated Mexican striker Javier Hernandez

 

28/03 Ivory Coast names Sven-Goran Eriksson as new manager

 

26/03 Tottenham agrees deal for promising Brazilian Sandro from Internacional

 

23/03 Zydrunas Ilgauskas returns to Cleveland Cavaliers for one more year

 

22/03 Sydney FC lifts the Australian League title trophy

 

18/03 Michael Jordan becomes first ex-NBA player to be majority owner of franchise

 

12/03 Chelsea's Didier Drogba wins African Footballer of the Year award

 

04/03 Martin Palermo becomes Boca Junior's all-time top scorer

 

01/03 Manchester United beats Aston Villa to lift the Carling Cup

 

27/02 Portsmouth FC becomes first Premier League club to enter administration

 

19/02 Boston Celtics swaps Eddie House for slamdunk champ Nate Robinson

 

18/02 Cleveland Cavaliers trades Ilgauskas; Dallas Mavericks signs Butler

 

18/02 New York Knicks acquires Tracy McGrady from Houston Rockets

 

17/02 Turkey appoints Dutch master tactician Guus Hiddink as manager

 

14/02 The East beats the West in the NBA All-Stars 2010; D-Wade claims MVP

 

14/02 Steve Nash, Paul Pierce and Nate Robinson win NBA All-Stars 2010 awards

 

12/02 Portsmouth fixes leaking defense with Serbian defender Dusko Tosic

 

12/02 Liverpool set to sign Serbian striker Milan Jovanovic from Standard

 

11/02 Australian duo Viduka and Corica set to retire from professional football

 

09/02 Roma loans struggling Brazilian right back Cicinho to Sao Paulo

 

03/02 Kobe Bryant overtakes Jerry West as LA Lakers' all-time topscorer

 

01/02 Fiorentina releases veteran midfielder Martin Jorgensen to AGF

 

01/02 West Ham bolsters offense with Mido and Benni McCarthy

 

01/02 Brazilian right wing Mancini switches from Inter Milan to AC Milan

 

01/02 Celtic swoops for Tottenham's Robbie Keane and Fulham's Diomansy Kamara

 

01/02 Newcastle's Geremi leaves for Turkish club Ankaragucu

 

01/02 Real Zaragoza snaps up veteran Brazilian midfielder Edmilson

 

01/02 Fiorentina loans Barcelona's wonderkid Keirrison till next season

 

31/01 Record Breaking Egypt wins the African Cup of Nations 2010

 

30/01 Arsenal's starlet Jack Wilshere joins Bolton on loan

 

30/01 Fulham loans Roma's Italian Under-21 striker Stefano Okaka

 

30/01 Lazio takes Villarreal's Uruguayan midfielder Sebastian Eguren on loan

 

30/01 Pedro Mendes returns home to Portugal for Sporting Lisbon

 

30/01 Manchester City's striker Benjani joins Sunderland for 1.5m pounds

 

30/01 Juventus sacks manager Ciro Ferrara and appoints Alberto Zaccheroni

 

29/01 Manchester United snaps up highly rated defender Chris Smalling from Fulham

 

29/01 Manchester City loans unsettled record signing Robinho to Santos

 

28/01 Tottenham loans Icelandic striker Gidur Gudjohnsen from Monaco

 

28/01 NBA suspends Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas for rest of season

 

27/01 Galatasaray raids Premier League again for Tottenham's Giovani dos Santos

 

24/01 Surplus Ruud van Nistelrooy leaves Real Madrid for Hamburg

 

23/01 Real Zaragoza releases veteran defender Roberto Ayala

 

23/01 Everton loans Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos till end of season

 

23/01 Real Madrid captures wonderkid Sergio Canales from Racing

 

23/01 Former Newcastle winger Noberto Solano returns to England for Leicester

 

23/01 Former Knicks guard Stephon Marbury switches NBA for China

 

22/01 Kobe Bryant becomes youngest NBA player to join 25k points club

 

22/01 Genoa striker Luciano Figueroa returns home for Rosario

 

21/01 Galatasaray loans Brazilian striker Jo from Man City

 

16/01 Egyptian striker Amr Zaki agrees to play for Hull City on loan

 

15/01 Sol Campbell set to return to play for Arsenal again

 

14/01 Galatasaray buys Lucas Neill from Everton for 750k pounds

 

14/01 Liverpool signs Argentine winger Maxi Rodriguez from Atletico Madrid

 

10/01 Liverpool's flop Andriy Voronin leaves for Russia's Dynamo Moscow

 

08/01 Liverpool's Andrea Dossena returns to Italy to play for Napoli

 

08/01 Man City pens deal with former Gunner Patrick Vieira

 

07/01 Miami Heat signs free agent Rafer Alston from New Jersey Nets

 

06/01 USA forward Freddy Adu joins Aris FC on 18-month loan

 

04/01 Inter Milan signs Macedonian international Goran Pandev from Lazio

 

01/01 Arsenal snaps up 3.5m-rated Brazilian wonderkid Wellington Silva

 

01/01 Bayern Munich's striker Luca Toni joins Roma on loan