Fernando Llorente scored on his return as Athletic Bilbao twice came from behind to draw 3-3 against Espanyol in an enthralling game at Cornella-El Prat. Espanyol enjoyed the better of the first half and went ahead thanks to a wonderful team move on 18 minutes as Javi Lopez side-footed home before Joan Verdu tapped in a second just before half-time. However, Athletic responded early in the s...Full Story »

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS ... for Nick NICKLAS BENDTNER has joined Juventus on a season-long loan — even though the Italians admit the Dane was a last resort. Juve wanted to sign Dimitar Berbatov from Manchester United but Fulham beat them to it. The Italians — who originally had their sights on Robin van Persie — then turned to another Arsenal striker but one who spent last season...Full Story »

Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are set to do battle for Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay after the Spanish club agreed to loan out the winger. Afellay, who joined Barcelona in 2011, has failed to make much of an impact at the Camp Nou, due in no small part to a horrendous cruciate ligament injury which kept him out of the game for over nine months. The emergence of burgeoning home-...Full Story »

Sampdoria made a winning return to Serie A with a shock victory at AC Milan, whose new-look side failed to ease their fans' pre-season concerns. Andrea Costa scored the only goal of the game in the 58th minute and, although the Rossoneri hit the woodwork twice, their fans made their feelings clear at the final whistle. Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri will now have more questions to answer a...Full Story »

Bayern Munich made a perfect start to the Bundesliga season with a convincing 3-0 win at local rivals and top-flight newcomers Greuther Furth. Thomas Muller put the Bavarians in front just before half-time, with Mario Mandzukic and Arjen Robben - via a deflection - on target in the second half for Jupp Heynckes' men. Furth rarely threatened Manuel Neuer's goal as they were given the toughest...Full Story »

Real Madrid's club website are seemingly prepared for the arrival of Luka Modric in the near future, after a tab was created for the Tottenham midfielder which listed him as a Madrid player. Minutes after the profile was added to Los Blancos' official club website, it was hastily taken down, however, the page had already been viewed by thousands. Modric was described as a Real Madrid player ...Full Story »

Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini has backtracked over comments appearing to suggest Daniele De Rossi is for sale. De Rossi is reportedly a target for Manchester City this summer as the Premier League champions look to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season. City boss Roberto Mancini may have been encouraged by comments from Sabatini that indicated he would consider bids for the...Full Story »

Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean has confirmed that the Championship club are close to sealing a deal for Galatasaray striker Colin Kazim-Richards. The 25-year-old, who has enjoyed spells at Brighton and Sheffield United as well as Fenerbahce and Olympiakos, had spent part of the summer training with West Ham, however he now appears set to move to Ewood Park after recently joining up with the...Full Story »

Paul Pogba: Honoured by move to Juventus Juventus have officially confirmed the signing of former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. Pogba has signed a four-year deal with the Bianconeri after leaving Old Trafford. The Frenchman turned down a new deal at United to make the move to Juventus in search of regular first-team football. The 19-year-old admitted it was an 'honour' to join the...Full Story »

Michu: Midfielder has joined Swansea City on a three-year contract from Rayo Vallecano Swansea City have wrapped up the signing of goalscoring midfielder Michu from Rayo Vallecano for a fee of around £2million. Michu becomes new manager Michael Laudrup's third signing following the arrivals of Chico and Jonathan de Guzman, and has agreed a three-year contract at the Liberty Stadium. He s...Full Story »