Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli has revealed he is "unhappy" in the city.

Stoke’s bid to secure compensation from Brescia for Hungary international Adam Vass has reached the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.

BARCELONA coach Pep Guardiola has dropped a heavy hint that he will leave the club when his contract expires in summer 2012.

BAYERN MUNICH boss Louis van Gaal insists not even success in the Champions League would reverse last week’s decision for him to leave the club at the end of the season.

Palermo have appointed Serse Cosmi as their new coach following the sacking of Delio Rossi.

Roma climbed to second in the Serie A standings tonight thanks to a 3-0 win over luckless Cagliari.

Holland striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar headed out of AC Milan on transfer deadline day, with Robinho poised to replace him.

Rafael Benitez has dismissed the latest jibe from predecessor Jose Mourinho as he attempts to maintain Inter Milan's domestic dominance when Serie A resumes this weekend.

West Ham have confirmed the sale of striker Alessandro Diamanti to Italian side Brescia.

Fulham have completed the signing of Stefano Okaka on loan from Roma until the end of the season.

Stefano Okaka’s agent believes the Roma striker could be on his way to Fulham by the end of the week.

JAMES McCARTHY is attracting attention from Serie A club Palermo and Serie B outfit Brescia.

West Ham’s new signing Savio Nsereko has been given international clearance to play in the Hammers’ Barclays Premier League clash with Hull at Upton Park tonight.

New signing Savio Nsereko could make his debut for West Ham against Hull tomorrow if his international clearance comes through in time.

West Ham today confirmed the signing of Germany Under-20 forward Savio Nsereko from Brescia.

The agent of Brescia winger Savio Nsereko claims West Ham have made enquiries about his client.

Savio Nsereko’s agent claims West Ham are showing interest in signing the Brescia striker.

Former Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune is close to joining Serie B outfit Brescia.

Rangers have taken Fulham midfielder Steve Davis on loan for the rest of the season but missed out on their main target on deadline day.

Brescia tonight signed up Rangers target Andrea Caracciolo.

CORK CITY weren’t the only ones doing Ireland proud in Reykjavik last week.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey is still in search of the source of the White Nile so Allan Prosser gets a recall to mediate over your views and opinions again this week.

Juventus face a second season without European football following their elimination from the Coppa Italia on Sunday.

THERE is a certain symmetry that the player who got Italy’s World Cup campaign off to a winning start is the same one whose intervention earned them a place in tomorrow’s final against France.

The trial into allegations of match-fixing in Italian football has been postponed until July 3, it has been announced.

AS the new European season approaches, footballers without a club know it is far better to be put through your paces by a bellowing coach than be sat at home hoping for the phone to ring.

Danish international striker Marc Nygaard for an undisclosed fee from Italian side Brescia.

STUTTGART striker Marco Streller looks set to end a year-long absence from international football after being recalled to the Switzerland squad for today’s FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands.

FORMER Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier has been named the new coach of reigning French champions Lyon. Houllier, ousted from the Liverpool hot seat last summer, will replace Paul Le Guen, who announced he was leaving the club after three seasons in charge during which time he won three league titles.

Disgraced former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu made his comeback from a seventh-month drugs ban in Serie A champions Juventus’ 4-2 victory over Cagliari.

JUVENTUS coach Fabio Capello believes team spirit was the decisive factor in his club’s 28th Serie A title win.

AC Milan virtually conceded defeat to Juventus in the battle for the Scudetto with the Champions League finalists held 2-2 by Lecce.

Barcelona legend Pep Guardiola has vowed to prove his innocence after an Italian court sentenced him to a seven-month jail sentence for doping.

Juventus beat defending champions AC Milan 1-0 in the top-of-the-table showdown at the San Siro to take a giant stride towards the Scudetto on Sunday.

BARCELONA restored their six- point lead over Real Madrid in the Primera Liga last night as a spectacular strike from Samuel Eto’o and a cool finish from substitute Lionel Messi helped them to a 2-0 win over Albacete.

EVERY form guide suggests that AC Milan’s 2-0 lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final with city rivals Inter should be enough to see the Italian champions through to the last four.

Real Madrid 4 Barcelona 2

AC Milan returned to the top of Serie A tonight with a 2-0 win at the expense of nine-man Roma.

REAL MADRID slumped to a 2-1 defeat at lowly Getafe as the 29-times Spanish champions fell 11 points behind league leaders and bitter rivals Barcelona in the race for the title.

A 74th-minute goal from Brazilian Kaka gave AC Milan a 1-0 victory in the Milan derby and inflicted Inter’s first defeat of the season last night.

REAL MADRID are anxious to avoid the mistake they made in their previous Champions League meeting with Juventus when the two heavyweights go head-to-head again tonight.

BARCELONA extended their first division lead to seven points with a 2-0 win over Real Mallorca, as their rivals Real Madrid crashed 2-0 at home to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.

AC Milan cut Juventus' advantage at the top of Serie A to five points last night as they beat Messina 4-1 and the leaders went down 1-0 to Sampdoria.

REAL MADRID are within seven points of La Liga leaders Barcelona after an impressive 3-1 victory over Mallorca last night.