Russian Premier League

First time in 17 UCL seasons there are no English teams in the quarterfinals. Germany now have a chance of overtaking them in the UEFA rankings.

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QPR are close to signing in Anzhi defender Christopher Samba after triggering his £10 million release clause. Rangers also signed Yun Suk-Young today.

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Chelsea and a host of Serie A clubs are closely monitoring Hulk’s situation at Zenit St. Petersburg.

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Former footballer David Bentley has moved to Russian club FC Rostov on loan. He was 28.

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Manchester City are hoping to prise highly-rated Dutch right-back Gregory van der Wiel from Ajax’s clutches before the transfer window shuts in around a week’s time, after sending a four-man delegation to monitor the 22-year-old defender during the Amsterdam club’s 2-0 win over Feyenoord on Wednesday.

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According to the Daily Mirror, coach Jose Mourinho is ‘prepared to quit’ Real Madrid at the end of the season, after reaching the end of his tether with sporting director Jorge Valdano – whom our Portuguese protagonist deems to not be doing his job entirely efficiently.

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Unsurprisingly, cash-gorged Manchester City have dominated the footballing transfer market in 2010, shunting a combined total of somewhere up around the €350 million mark in fees and transfers into the global market between January 1st and the present day as …

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Yesterday it seemed that, after just six months in the job, Rafa Benitez was living on borrowed time at Inter Milan as a wave of conjecture began to emanate from Italy and ripple across the continent that the Spaniard had …

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England United Debate Defour Move According to Sky Sports, Manchester United are considering a move for Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour. Analysis: For the sake of timing, it’d be best for United to make this one happen this summer, but …

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England Tottenham In Diarra Talks As reported here, Tottenham have been in talks over a move to land former Chelsea, Arsenal, and Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra, who could be surplus to requirements at Real Madrid. (The Guardian) Analysis: Diarra’s wages …

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England Arsenal Make Squillaci Bid Sevilla have confirmed that Arsenal have made a bid for center back Sebastien Squillaci. Sevilla sporting director Ramon Rodriguez said, however, that the offer is inadequate. (Daily Mail) Analysis: Squillaci didn’t play in Sevilla’s Champions …

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With the start of the Premier League season less than a week away, clubs have done most of their summer shopping. However, there are still yet some big deals to be completed. Safe to say, this is when to start …

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