Soler agrees to sell stake in Valencia
Valencia's majority shareholder Juan Soler has sacked the club's recently appointed financial consultant Juan Villalonga and agreed to sell his shares in the debt-ridden Primera Liga outfit to former rival Vicente Soriano.
Blackburn allow Friedel to talk to Villa
Aston Villa have been given permission by Blackburn to speak to their goalkeeper Brad Friedel about a possible transfer, the midlands club have confirmed.
FA claim Capello will honour contract
England manager Fabio Capello has pinpointed the end of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa as his retirement date, two years prior to the scheduled end of his contract with the Football Association.
AZ deny link to midfield free-agent Davids
AZ Alkmaar have denied former Holland international Edgar Davids is set to join the club after he was spotted training with Louis van Gaal's men on Friday.
Bruckner announced as coach of Austria
Former Czech Republic boss Karel Bruckner has been appointed as the new coach of Austria. The 68-year-old stood down from his post with Czech Republic after Euro 2008 and has since been replaced by Petr Rada.
HSV reject six million euro bid for Van der Vaart
Hamburg have rejected a six million euro offer from Real Madrid for Rafael van der Vaart. The 25-year-old midfielder has a clause in his contract allowing him to move for just one million euros next summer.
Guardiola tight-lipped over London strike duo
New manager Josep Guardiola has refused to be drawn on speculation linking Barcelona with Premier League stars Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Adebayor.
Gill: Glazers content to keep Ronaldo at OT
Manchester United chief executive David Gill has revealed the decision to keep Cristiano Ronaldo on board was taken with the full blessing of the Glazer family.
O'Neill ready to set deadline for Barry transfer
Liverpool must decide whether to make a renewed bid for Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry after Martin O'Neill warned he is ready to set a deadline for them to meet his valuation.
Atalanta cleared of match fixing claims
Atalanta have been cleared of claims they attempted to fix last season's two Serie A games against relegated Livorno, Italy's football federation (FIGC) said on its website (www.figc.it) on Thursday.
