Atletico Madrid are set to appeal against the stadium ban and £120,000 (€155,000) fine handed out to them by UEFA for incidents during their Champions League home match with Marseille on October 1.

Former Liverpool forward Luis Garcia has branded as “excessive” UEFA’s decision issue Atletico Madrid with a three-match stadium ban following crowd trouble during a game against Marseille earlier this month.

ITALIAN striker Giuseppe Rossi is excited about the prospect of making his international debut in tomorrow’s World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria in Sofia.

Alex Ferguson expects Real Madrid to make another move for Cristiano Ronaldo when the transfer window reopens, but insists Manchester United are in a good position to retain the winger.

Espanyol have signed Liverpool full-back Steve Finnan on a two-year contract, the Primera Liga club have announced.

Barcelona are set to allow Lionel Messi to remain in Beijing for the Olympic Games, according to reports in the Spanish press.

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AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko will not return to the San Siro this summer.

AC Milan are closing in on the signature of Barcelona forward Ronaldinho, according to the Serie A club’s lawyer.

Uzbekistan League side Kuruvchi claim to have reached a deal to sign Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o - though the Catalan giants have laughed off the news.

One of England's top clubs are poised to launch a bid for Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero, the player's agent has revealed.

Departing Spain coach Luis Aragones has backed Vicente del Bosque as the right man to take over from him at the helm of the newly-crowned European Champions.

Andrei Arshavin’s “dream” of playing for Barcelona appears to have come a step closer to being realised on Thursday after Barcelona economic vice president Ferran Soriano and coach Pep Guardiola admitted their admiration for the Russian forward.

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has claimed it is an "honour" that Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wants to join the Spanish giants from Manchester United.

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo's apparent 'come-and-get-me' plea to Real Madrid has left Rio Ferdinand fearing for the future of the Old Trafford side.

Valencia have reached an agreement with Unai Emery to become their new coach, the Primera Liga club announced on Thursday.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed match-winner Paul Scholes would be on duty in the Champions League final after his memorable goal saw off Barcelona at Old Trafford.

Ronaldinho’s brother and manager, Roberto de Assis Moreira, has rejected reports the Barcelona star has been in contact with AC Milan.

Juan Roman Riquelme has revealed he turned down an offer from Tottenham before agreeing to move back to Boca Juniors.

Sevilla have confirmed they are considering going to FIFA and UEFA regarding coach Juande Ramos’s move to Tottenham.

Juande Ramos believes Sevilla will go onto bigger and better things in the future, even though he will no longer be in charge at the Primera Liga club.

Juande Ramos has handed in his resignation as coach of Sevilla, paving the way for him to take over at Tottenham.

TRANSFER spending by English clubs has exceeded €741m over the summer, around two thirds higher than the previous record of €445m spent in summer 2006, according to analysis by the business advisory firm, Deloitte.

Chelsea and Manchester United have been reunited with the sides they beat in last season’s quarter-finals in the group stages of this year’s UEFA Champions League.

Manuel Fernandes has been presented as a Valencia player after snubbing Everton to complete his move from Benfica.

Sevilla have agreed a one-year loan deal with Chelsea for defender Khalid Boulahrouz.

Luis Garcia admitted the lure of returning to Atletico Madrid was too strong to resist after rejoining his former club from Liverpool.

Liverpool today appeared to move closer to signing Spain striker Fernando Torres after his current club Atletico Madrid agreed a deal for Villarreal’s Diego Forlan.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce made his fourth signing of the close season yesterday when the Blues put the finishing touches to the capture of midfielder Olivier Kapo.

BARCELONA vice-president Ferran Soriano would like the club to sign Cristiano Ronaldo but has denied they are set to move for the Manchester United winger.

Barcelona vice-president Ferran Soriano would like the club to sign Cristiano Ronaldo but has denied they are set to move for the Manchester United winger.

Barcelona vice-president Ferran Soriano has insisted the Catalan giants have made no approach to sign Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester United have been backed to challenge Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona for the title of richest club in the world by business advisory firm Deloitte.

Deportivo La Coruna claim defender Alvaro Arbeloa is on the verge of joining Liverpool.

REAL MADRID failed to take advantage of slip-ups from La Liga’s frontrunners with a woeful display at the Riazor as they went down to Deportivo last night.

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Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon is confident David Beckham will sign a new two-year contract at the Bernabeu, calling him the one of most important players at the club.

FERNANDO TORRES has agreed a 12-month contract extension with Atletico Madrid and will commit himself to the Primera Liga club until 2009 when he returns from international duty with Spain.

Fernando Torres has agreed a 12-month contract extension with Atletico Madrid and will commit himself to the Primera Liga club until 2009 when he returns from international duty with Spain.

Aston Villa have reached agreement with Levante for the sale of French midfielder Mathieu Berson, according to the Spanish side.

Antonio Barragan has completed his £675,000 (€1m) move from Liverpool to Deportivo La Coruna.

Real Madrid today refused to confirm reports that they had made an improved bid for Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Valencia have completed the signing of full-back Asier del Horno from Chelsea.