Real Madrid took centre stage on the final day of the summer transfer window as two Galacticos departed to make way for the most expensive player in the history of football.

He’s short, left-footed, prodigiously gifted and selected his club because they agreed to pay for the growth hormone treatment he needed. The description of Ioannis Fetfatzidis as “the Greek Messi” is both understandable and apt.

BARCELONA secured top spot in Champions League Group H, finally shaking off AC Milan in a cracker at the San Siro last night.

TOTTENHAM striker Roman Pavlyuchenko hit a hat-trick as Russia beat Armenia 3-1 in Ireland’s Euro 2012 qualifying Group B.