Tansfer News

City complete Navas move.

Navas, 27, underwent a successful medical in New York where he is currently with the Spain squad.
Navas was a one-club man - he has spent the last 10 years with Sevilla, making 393 appearances and scoring 34 goals.
Ahead of Spain's friendly with Ireland, Navas has won 23 Spain caps and was part of the squad which won the World Cup and European Championships.
Navas told the club website: "Manchester City is an exciting project and this is the right moment for me to take this step. I'm very happy with the opportunity and the decision.

Chelsea confirm Schurrle deal.

There were fears Jose Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge could affect a transfer which has beeen lined up for weeks.
But a statement on the Chelsea website confirmed the deal will go through subject to Schurrle passing a medical and agreeing personal terms.
The statement read: "Chelsea Football Club and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have reached an agreement for the transfer of André Schürrle, subject to the completion of legal documentation and related matters, including personal terms and passing a medical."
The 22-year-old will officially go down as the first signing of Mourinho's second spell as manager.

Transfer News

Fabregas wants Barcelona stay.

The ex-Arsenal midfielder is being strongly linked with a move back to England, with his former club and Manchester United said to be very keen.
Fabregas has enjoyed two good seasons in the Catalan capital since his return to his hometown club in 2011, scoring 20 goals in 60 league starts for Barca.

"Barca is my home, I have always dreamed of triumphing here"
Cesc Fabregas

However, with the recent signing of Neymar, it has been suggested that Fabregas could find himself sidelined.
But the 26-year-old has seemingly given little encouragement to his English suitors.

Suarez keen on Liverpool exit.

The Uruguay star is currently in South America preparing for the Confederations Cup, having already revealed he wants to quit Anfield this summer.
Liverpool insist Suarez, who is serving a 10-game ban from domestic football after biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic, is not for sale but the player believes the treatment he receives in the press leaves him with no alternative.

"Liverpool is a club that I dreamt about playing for as a boy. I have been with great players there, they know me and I would love to continue for many more years at Liverpool. The stadium is spectacular, the fans are phenomenal: people with tattoos of me, things that I could never have imagined."  Luis Suarez

"Ever since I arrived I have felt bad, they have never judged me for my play but with the attitude that he dives, protests, makes gestures, racism... everything," Suarez told television show RR Gol.

World Cup Qualifiers

Here are the results of some of the World Cup 2014 Qualifiers:
Rep.Of Ireland 3-0 Faroe Islands.

Robbie Keane marked his record 126th cap for the Republic of Ireland by hitting a hat-trick in the World Cup qualifying win over the Faroe Islands.

Keane, 32, fired in an early opener from Aiden McGeady's cross before he wasted a clear opening as the minnows frustrated the dominant hosts.
Seamus Coleman provided the cross for Keane to slot home the second goal 10 minutes into the second half.
Keane then netted from close range to complete a memorable treble in Dublin.

It was a perfect start for the Republic and Keane, who passed Shay Given to become the country's most capped player.

McGeady sent in a low cross and the LA Galaxy striker neatly stroked the ball beyond keeper Gunnar Nielsen and into the bottom corner after just five minutes.
The Republic were stifled for the remainder of the first half as the visitors packed their defence in a simple gameplan of damage limitation.
Keane was guilty of poor finishing on 26 minutes, a well-worked free-kick putting the skipper clear on goal but he hesitated before a weak shot was saved by Nielsen.
Nielsen also tipped over a powerful volley from Keane and kept out efforts from Jonathan Walters and the impressive McGeady.
Wes Hoolahan, who was making his first start for the Republic at the age of 31, headed over from a McGeady cross three minutes after the restart.
The Norwich midfielder started the move for the first goal and he was again involved as the Irish doubled their lead after 55 minutes.
Hoolahan's pinpoint pass put Seamus Coleman through on the right and the full-back's first-time cross was slid in by the alert Keane.
The Faroes created a rare threat on goal when Atli Gregersen's header from a free-kick landed on the roof of the net.
Keane chalked up a 59th international goal as he completed his hat-trick on 80 minutes with a simple side-foot finish past Nielsen from substitute Conor Sammon's lay-off.

Croatia 0-1 Scotland.

Scotland gave their best performance in several years to beat the world's fourth best team on their own turf.

It was a display full of self-belief, guts and quality from Gordon Strachan's men to record their first win of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
Robert Snodgrass scored the crucial goal, latching onto a loose ball to prod it past Stipe Pletikosa.
Croatia pressed for an equaliser, but failed to bring out a save of any note from Allan McGregor.
The contrast between this Scots performance and those that have preceded it was remarkable, with Russell Martin, James McArthur and Alan Hutton perhaps the pick of a heroic bunch.
Of course, it comes much too late to make any impact in the group, but it ensures Scotland will be in pot four for the draw for Euro 2016 and gives the Scotland management team something concrete to build on for the future.
They set the tone in the opening stages with some confident passing and dogged closing-down to ensure the Croatians were unable to seriously threaten McGregor's goal.
The same could be said of Pletikosa - the home keeper barely touching the ball before his side found themselves a goal down after 26 minutes.
The goal had a touch of fortune about it, but Scotland will feel they were rewarded for their endeavour, as Shaun Maloney's attempted pass broke off a Croatian leg and the ball fell kindly for Snodgrass, who stretched to nudge it past Pletikosa.
The keeper took an accidental boot in the face as Snodgrass beat him to the ball and required lengthy treatment before continuing, but he was rattled, much like the rest of his team-mates.

Transfer News

Hulk confirms Chelsea interest.

Jose Mourinho has reportedly made a £35million move for the Zenit St Petersburg star but the Russian club are said to want closer to the almost £50m they paid Porto in 2012.
Mourinho, who returned as Chelsea manager this week, is also thought to be close to a deal for Bayer Leverkusen forward Andre Schurrle.
However, Hulk could be another man on the Stamford Bridge club's list of targets and the player has always appeared keen on a move to the Premier League.
Hulk is currently getting ready for the Confederations Cup with Brazil but, amid the speculation of Chelsea's bid, he is quoted as saying by Globo Esporte: "If I said there was not anything in it, I would be lying.

Fellaini linked to Arsenal.

The online bookmaker reported a flurry of stakes amid media reports that the Gunners had activated a £24million release clause in the Belgium international's contract.
Manchester United were considered Fellaini's most likely suitors after David Moyes took over but moving to the Emirates is now considered most likely after Arsenal were backed in from 16/1 to 6/4.
Sky Bet Football Trader Chris Spicer said: "Arsenal have been backed to sign various different players over the summer as Arsene Wenger looks to make use of a healthy transfer kitty.
"But it was somewhat of a surprise to see such significant stakes on them to sign Fellaini.
"The towering midfielder does not seem to fit in with their footballing ethos but our punters certainly seem convinced a deal could happen."

Transfer News

Martinez the man.

Martinez, 39, led Wigan to a memorable FA Cup final triumph last month and despite failing to save them from relegation to the Championship, he emerged as the outright first choice of Everton chairman Bill Kenwright from a three-man shortlist believed to also include Porto's Vitor Pereira and former Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick.
Kenwright made an official approach on May 24 and four days later Martinez told Wigan chairman Dave Whelan he wanted to leave.
The two clubs agreed a compensation package believed to be £1.5m earlier this week.

 Ribery set to sign Bayern deal.

Ribery, 30, joined the Bundesliga champions in 2007, and his current deal will expire in summer 2015.
The winger played a key role in Bayern's historic treble-winning season, where they became the first German side to win the DFB-Pokal trophy as well as the national and European titles.
With Pep Guardiola replacing Jupp Heynkes as Bayern's manager this summer, Ribery has committed his future to the club and wants to end his career at the Allianz Arena.
"We have discussed it all," said Ribery. "And saying 'yes' means 'yes' to me. We would not really need a player (to sign on).
"But I know we have to sign and this will happen as soon as possible, although there is no use to feeling like being in a rush.

International football

Here are the results of the International friendlies that were played yesterday on the 2nd of June 2013:

Rep.Of Ireland 4-0 Georgia.

Keane, Richard Keogh and Simon Cox were all on target for Giovanni Trapattoni's side, who were some distance below the performance they produced in Wednesday's draw with England at Wembley.
Keane equalled Given's all-time appearance tally for Ireland when he was introduced at the interval as Ireland warmed up for Friday's World Cup qualifier with the Faroe Islands with a comfortable victory over limited opponents who saw goalkeeper Giorgi Loria dismissed in the 20th minute.
Ireland captain Shane Long had already demonstrated a clean pair of heels to the Georgia defence when he burst clear in the 15th minute but could not beat Loria with his flicked effort when one-on-one.
The visitors were complicit in their own downfall in the 20th minute when Ucha Lobjanidze's hopeless attempted backpass sent Long clear again and he lifted the ball beyond Loria before being cynically brought down on the edge of the box with a red card the only possible outcome.

Brazil 2-2 England.

The Arsenal youngster, whose father Mark featured in the iconic stadium 29 years ago when John Barnes scored one of the finest goals in England's history to secure a 2-0 victory, stepped off the bench to fire home a superb equaliser before Rooney found the top corner 11 minutes from time.
Despite being outclassed for the entire first half, England were on the brink of a memorable victory, only for Luiz Felipe Scolari's men to have the final say through Paulinho's volleyed leveller in the 82nd minute.
Sunday night's meeting with the 2014 World Cup hosts demonstrated at times how much work there is to do for England before next summer's tournament, with only Joe Hart's first-half heroics keeping the game goalless until Fred finally struck in the 57th minute.
England were under the cosh from the off, with Hart's first sprawling save coming in the 18th minute when Glen Johnson misjudged a deep cross-field ball, presenting Neymar with a good chance to break the deadlock.
As the half-hour approached, Barcelona's latest signing played in Hulk with a deft pass only for Hart to deny the powerful striker before getting to the ball twice ahead of Filipe Luis as he looked to make the most of the rebounds.

Transfer Centre

De Gea plans Atletico return.

De Gea is one of the elder members of the Spain Under-21s squad readying themselves for a shot at European Championship glory and he has been looking back on a successful season for his former club, including their Copa del Rey victory over Real Madrid.
Speaking to AS, De Gea said: "To win at Madrid's Bernabeu in a final, I cannot ask for anything more because they also have qualified for the Champions and have made a great season. Hopefully in the future I can return, you never know. It has been and will always be my home."
De Gea will return to Carrington to start pre-season with United next month and says that it will be strange without Sir Alex Ferguson at the club. De Gea added: "Obviously there will be a change, he was the coach for many years, many titles and many joys. Now comes a new coach I think it will continue in the same line of Sir Alex and dynamics will be similar.

Mourinho claims he will be named Chelsea manager this week.

The Portuguese coach rounded off his three-year reign at Real Madrid with a 4-2 victory over Osasuna on Saturday, having already confirmed he would be leaving Spain at the end of the season.
And in an interview with TV football show Punto Pelota, Mourinho insisted his return to Stamford Bridge will be made official within the next few days.
"I'm going to London on Monday and at the end of the week I will be the manager of Chelsea," he said. "I feel the people there love me and in life you have to look for that.

"Life is beautiful and short and you must look for what you think is best for you."

The 50-year-old led Chelsea to back-to-back Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006 before departing in 2007 after reported disagreements with owner Roman Abramovich over transfer budgets.