Lyon were frustrated on Saturday at Stade Gerland after being held to 1-1 draw by Toulouse after a dramatic injury-time equalizer by Fabinho.

Bordeaux kept up their winning ways in Ligue 1 on Saturday with a 1-0 victory away to nine-man Lorient.

After two straight wins to start their Scottish Premier League campaign, St. Mirren were brought back to reality on Saturday as they fell 2-0 away to champions Celtic.

Just a few days after a disappointing outing in their Champions League qualifier, Hamburg were forced to come from a goal behind to draw 1-1 with Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Stuttgart got off the worst possible start in the Bundesliga on Saturday, crashing to a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Nürnberg.

Once again footballing yo – yo Franck Ribery has changed his mind and has opted to remain at Olympique Marseille.

After terminating his contract with Sampdoria, Christian Vieri has been linked with a possible move to Torino.

AC Milan have been linked with a possible move for Real Madrid forward Ronaldo.

Juventus and Italy midfielder Mauro Camoranesi has backed down in his dispute with the fallen giants.

New England manager Steve McClaren has made a bold declaration, saying that former captain David Beckham does not feature in his future plans.

Bayern Munich marked the beginning of the 2006/07 German Bundesliga season with a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund at Allianz-Arena on Friday evening.

Former England boss Terry Venables has been named as the new assistant manager to England head coach Steve McClaren.

Former West Brom goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak has signed a four-year contract with Manchester United.

Gretna manager Rowan Alexander is angry with his sides performance during their defeat to Derry City.

Following this year’s World Cup disappointment, front man Thierry Henry is awaiting the chance to lead France to South Africa in 2010.

Wayne Rooney has suggested that referees may have it out for him.

Corinthians midfielder Javier Mascherano left practice after an altercation on Thursday, which in combination with speculation surrounding team-mate Carlos Tevez’s future, further complicates the personnel situation for Brazil’s richest club.

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan has bemoaned the size of the Scottish champions’ transfer budget, saying that he finds it difficult to compete with English second division clubs.

Swedish 'keeper Andreas Isaksson is looming as the man most likely to replace David James between the posts at Manchester City.

Valencia's unhappy Argentinean Roberto Ayala has issued an ultimatum to the Spanish side.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has revealed his expectation of winger Shaun Wright-Phillips bouncing back to prominence this season.

Manchester City have accepted a bid for goalkeeper David James.

Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce is reportedly considering a bid for Stuttgart striker Danijel Ljuboja.

Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz is an early frontrunner for the vacant managerial position with Porto.

France boss Raymond Domenech has voiced his hope that he can persuade veteran duo Lilian Thuram and Claude Makelele to prolong their international careers.

Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce has revealed his delight in signing Tunisian international Hatem Trabelsi.

Juventus midfielder Mauro Camoranesi is unhappy with Juventus’ decision to block a move to Lyon, his agent has confirmed.

Former Chelsea midfielder Sam Dalla Bona is closing in on a move to ambitious Serie B participants Napoli.

The immediate future of Christian Vieri has been called into question following the decision to cancel his contract with Sampdoria.

Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero has admitted that he is pleased to be heading into the new season under the stewardship of Didier Deschamps, rather than Fabio Capello.

In a statement it was announced that the two Manchester team mates, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo have settled the feud and bad blood that may have existed between the two since the World Cup quarter – finals in June.

It’s official. The Football Association has announced that Chelsea’s captain John Terry has been named as England’s new captain.

Ousmane Bangoura will receive compensation from his Super league club Shenyang Ginde after he lost the sight in his right eye.

South African Premier Soccer league champions, Mamelodi Sundowns have signed Mbulelo Mabizela.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has left Juventus and joined Inter Milan in a deal that is believed to be worth just under 25 million Euros.

German international and Werder Bremen striker Miroslav Klose has been voted German player of the year by the country’s leading football journalists.

Despite a 2-1 victory last night, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez insists that the UEFA Champions League third round qualifying tie against Maccabi Haifa is still undecided.

Arsenal midfielder Gilberto believe that the club’s cast of young players still have some maturing to do, insisting that while the club’s prospects for the 2006/07 campaign are excellent, the future for the north London club is even brighter.

Manchester City goalkeeper David James has declared his desire to leave Manchester for the South Coast, eyeing a move to ambitious Portsmouth.

Internacional stunned reigning champions São Paulo, 2-1 at Estádio Morumbi in the first leg of the 2006 Copa Libertadores final on Wednesday night.