A huge flag-waving crowd gave Germany´s not quite all-conquering football team a heroes´ welcome in central Berlin on Monday despite their 1-0 defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2008.

LONDON (SW) - Gareth Barry, the twenty seven year old England and Aston Villa midfielder is becoming rather agitated with the fact that his desired transfer to Liverpool is no closer to being resolved.

Portugal midfielder Deco has signed for Chelsea, the English Premiership club said on Monday, for eight million pounds (10.1 million euros).

LONDON (SW) - Portugal and FC Barcelona’s star midfielder has completed a move to London’s Premier League side Chelsea.

Tens of thousands of escatic fans cheered Spain´s Euro 2008 players as they were feted in a parade through Madrid in an open-top bus to celebrate the country´s first major football trophy in 44 years.

Portuguese judicial authorities announced Monday they were dropping the case against FC Porto president Jorge Pinto da Costa, relating to alleged match-fixing of a first division game during the 2003/2004 season.

Spain ended their 44-year wait for a major international title with a 1-0 victory over Germany at the Euro 2008 final here.

Spanish midfielder Xavi was named player of Euro 2008 by UEFA on Monday.

Gamba Osaka midfielder Yasuhito Endo was the only over-age player in Japan´s preliminary 20-member Olympic football squad announced on Monday.

Turkish striker Nihat Kahveci could be out for up to four months after undergoing a successful operation on his right thigh that he injured in Turkey´s Euro 2008 quarter-final win over Croatia.

A Spanish football supporter was found dead on Monday in Madrid where 52 others were arrested after a night of revelry to celebrate their team´s victory over Germany in the final of Euro 2008, police said.

Spanish goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas basked in the glory on Monday of having won Euro 2008 and reflected on the ghosts Spain laid to rest by winning their first title for 44 years.

It doesn´t say much for the Bundesliga defenders that Luca Toni and Mario Gomez accrued 40 goals between them last season and yet when they got to Euro 2008 their return was - zero.

Danish striker Jon Dahl Tomasson will be returning to Dutch side Feyenoord Rotterdam. This was announced by a local television channel on Tuesday.

Italian Serie A side Catania have signed Argentinian Pablo Martin Ledesma of Boca Juniors. Reportedly, the midfielder will be spending the next four seasons at Catania.

Daniele De Rossi and AS Roma have come to a new agreement, which ties the midfielder to the Italian side for another four seasons.