Sunderland signed West Ham defender Anton Ferdinand for an undisclosed fee on Wednesday.

Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry will stay at the Premier League club for the immediate future according to his agent.

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon dropped a hint that Robinho´s transfer to Stamford Bridge is close to completion after admitting the Real Madrid winger will give the team an added dimension.

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has denied launching a scathing attack on English life and the weather in Manchester.

Manager Gordon Strachan is hoping to come up against Real Madrid when the draw for the Champions League group stage is made on Thursday.

PANAMA CITY (SW)—Panama’s Tauro defeated Major League Soccer’s Chivas USA 2-0 Tuesday night in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League preliminary-round series.

MACOYA, Trinidad (SW)—Gregory Richardson and Jamal Gay scored as Trinidad’s Joe Public upset the New England Revolution 2-1 Tuesday in the preliminary round of the new CONCACAF Champions League.

Defender Philippe Senderos has left Arsenal for AC Milan on a one-year loan deal, the Premiership club said on Wednesday.

Former England striker Robbie Fowler, a free agent after being let go by Championship side Cardiff City, has refused a week-by-week contract with Blackburn Rovers.

VALENCIA, SPAIN (SW) —Valencia re-signed striker David Villa to a six-year deal on Wednesday.

Real Madrid target David Villa, the top scorer at Euro 2008, has ended speculation about his future by extending his contract with Valencia until 2014, the Spanish first division club said Wednesday.

South Korea defender Lee Young-Pyo left Tottenham to join German club Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.

AS Roma captain Francesco Totti will miss his club´s Serie A opener against Napoli this weekend with an injured ankle, Italian news agency Ansa said on Wednesday.

LONDON (SW) – It has been reported that Chelsea are targeting Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano.

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has admitted that Italy full-back Massimo Oddo could be on his way out of the club with Lyon a possible destination.

Parma have signed AC Milan teenager Alberto Paloschi in a co-ownership deal, the Serie B club said on its website on Wednesday.

Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek named Turkish-based Harry Kewell in a 27-man provisional squad for his team´s important World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan on September 10.

The English Premier League is by far the richest in Europe, according to Italian internet sports business company StageUp.

Shaun Maloney has been recalled to the Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Iceland.

Argentina´s Olympic gold medallist Sergio Aguero powered a revitalized Atletico Madrid into the Champions League group stage with a 4-0 thrashing of Schalke 04 in the Spanish capital.