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Everton have described as "derisory and insulting" a double bid from Manchester United for Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines.

Mourinho's return for a second spell as manager has brought a new feeling of unity at Chelsea, according to stalwarts Lampard and John Terry.

Real Madrid's new coach Carlo Ancelotti says defender Fabio Coentrao has asked for a transfer.

Wenger sought to calm frustration among the club's fans by saying that he hoped to bring in two or three players before the transfer window closes.

Santi Cazorla's fitness will be assessed after his return from Spain's international friendly in Ecuador, while Mikel Arteta has a slight thigh problem.

Among their first five games, Manchester United will host Chelsea and travel to Manchester City and Liverpool.

Wayne Rooney seems keen to end his nine-year spell at Manchester United for a move to Chelsea.

The Netherlands and Swansea midfielder will miss the start of the EPL season after suffering a concussion during training with his national team.

Adriano Sousa known as Michael Jackson, will line up alongside John Lennon, who was baptised John Lennon Silva Santos, and Mahatma Gandhi Heber Pio for Brazilian Serie B club Atletico Goianiens.

Bhutia backed the IPL-style football tournament, scheduled to start in January 2014, and is confident that it would help revive the sport in the country.

The Serie A club announced the deal on after Rolando passed a medical. No details of the length of the loan have been released.

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has left Galatasaray midfielder Sneijder out of the squad for next week's friendly against Portugal.

Bayern launched their Bundesliga title defence with a commanding 3-1 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach.

Del Bosque rewarded a number of younger players with call ups to an experimental 21-man squad for the friendly away to Ecuador.

Reina joined the Italian side last month and has indicated he would welcome Martin Skrtel with open arms.

Juventus manager Antonio Conte has said he was delighted with the progress of his new signings Angelo Ogbonna, Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente.