On the day the LA Galaxy introduced new signing Steven Gerrard, Robbie Keane stole the show with a hat-trick in a 4-0 MLS win over Toronto FC.

There’s been a rather stupid trend online for the past year or so of young men running into live news broadcasts with female presenters and screaming "f*** her right in the p****".

There’s been a rather stupid trend online for the past year or so of young men running into live news broadcasts with female presenters and screaming "f*** her right in the p****".

Sunderland striker Danny Graham’s first goal for the club may have been a fluke but its significance could not be under-estimated as the Black Cats took another step towards Premier League survival.

Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 0: Jermain Defoe is a quick learner. Sunderland’s recent acquisition has spent the last fortnight taking a crash-course in Wear-Tyne derby history, and it took him less than 45 minutes to write his name indelibly into its latest chapter.

Sunderland head coach Gus Poyet has backed Jermain Defoe to be a game changer for the Black Cats as they look to avoid a Barclays Premier League relegation scrap.

Sunderland have completed the signing of England striker Jermain Defoe from Toronto FC with Jozy Altidore heading in the opposite direction.

Wilfried Bony is targeting Champions League glory with Manchester City after completing his move from Swansea yesterday.

Ireland international Darren O’Dea is without a club after choosing not to return to war-torn Ukraine.

Brazilian midfielder Sandro has been withdrawn from Tottenham’s squad for the pre-season tour of the United States and Canada because of a virus, the Barclays Premier League club confirmed.

Brazil 1 Chile 1 (AET) (Brazil win 3-2 on penalties)

Former Spurs striker Jermain Defoe was left eating humble pie in his side's MLS game recently.

Brazil 0 Mexico 0

Liverpool midfielders Phillipe Coutinho and Lucas Leiva, AC Milan playmaker Kaka, below, and Atletico Mineiro forward Ronaldinho were among the big names to miss out as Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari unveiled his 23-man World Cup squad yesterday.

AC Milan playmaker Kaka and Atletico Mineiro forward Ronaldinho were among the big names to miss out as Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari unveiled his 23-man World Cup squad today.

Tottenham 3 Dnipro 1 (Spurs win 3-2 on agg)

Tottenham may welcome back Sandro for the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie against Dnipro.

Tottenham 2 Crystal Palace 0

Toronto-bound Jermain Defoe started his Tottenham swan song by scoring the winner as Tim Sherwood enjoyed another victory.

Toronto FC head coach Ryan Nelsen claims his club face competition from “top-four” Barclays Premier League clubs in the battle to sign England striker Jermain Defoe.

Robbie Keane netted a second-half hat-trick as the Los Angeles Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 4-2 and move within four points of the MLS Western Conference leaders.

Republic of Ireland international central defender Darren O’Dea has admitted his decision to leave Toronto FC for the Ukrainian side Metallurg Donetsk came down to one thing — money.

Ireland’s preparations for Saturday’s meeting with Canada have been hit by a stomach bug which has struck down a small number of the squad.

Robbie Henshaw found the step up to Test level a real challenge, but Ireland’s newest international relished his first cap against the US Eagles and is now hoping his side can build on their narrow victory when they face Canada next weekend.

Former Germany midfielder Torsten Frings has announced his retirement from football.

Republic of Ireland defender Stephen Kelly has hit back at suggestions by manager Giovanni Trapattoni that he only wanted to join up with the squad if he was guaranteed to play.

One big move on Merseyside went through today as Brazilian midfielder Philippe Coutinho completed an £8.5million switch to Liverpool, but Everton’s signing of FC Twente star Leroy Fer fell through.

QPR appear to be the busiest Barclays Premier League club as the transfer deadline approaches, confirming the signing of South Korea full-back Yun Suk-young on a three-and-a-half year contract and closing in on defender Christopher Samba.

QPR 0 Manchester City 0

QPR defender Ryan Nelsen has been appointed head coach at Major League Soccer club Toronto FC but has not yet left the west London club.

An influential factor in Giovanni Trapattoni’s reprieve as Irish manager was that, in the aftermath of the 1-4 win in the Faroes, senior Irish players continued to support the manager, with Keith Andrews saying his loss would represent a huge blow.

Matchwinner Kevin Doyle had no qualms about admitting it was a smash and grab raid by Ireland in Astana last night.

Darren O’Dea admits to being close to Darron Gibson but still can’t understand his pal’s self-imposed international exile.

Darren O’Dea turned down big-money offers from eastern Europe because he was convinced a move to Canada would kickstart his international career.

Richard Dunne’s determination to end his international career on a much more positive note than Euro 2012 is understood to have been a key reason behind the defender’s decision to keep playing for Ireland.

Robbie Keane celebrated his 32nd birthday by scoring both goals in the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 2-0 Major League Soccer win over the Chicago Fire yesterday, lifting his team into the final play-off spot in the Western Conference.

Ireland captain Robbie Keane and the host of stars at LA Galaxy stuttered again at the weekend as they were beaten 1-0 by New York Red Bulls.

David Beckham has signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy, the Major League Soccer side have announced.

WITH Robbie Keane on the verge of lending his body to Aston Villa for medical research and Thierry Henry having made that memorable return to Arsenal, you would be forgiven for thinking that European clubs are stockpiling for the winter with US-based players.

FROM the Old Lady of Turin to the Old American Golf Club of Texas, Ronnie O’Brien’s remarkable sporting career has taken another unlikely twist.

Newcastle boss Alan Pardew secured the services of assistant John Carver for five and a half years by handing him a new deal.

Neil Lennon will meet with Freddie Ljungberg’s representatives this morning to hopefully thrash out a deal for the former Arsenal star, who has been training with the Hoops this week.

NEIL LENNON believes those who consider transfer target Freddie Ljungberg to be too old for the frantic world of Scottish football need only look across Glasgow to Rangers’ veteran skipper Davie Weir.

Manager Neil Lennon has revealed Canada international Dwayne De Rosario has joined Freddie Ljungberg on trial at Celtic.