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Iceland international Gylfi Sigurdsson has revealed he chose to sign for Tottenham despite interest from Liverpool.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is growing understandably tired of speculation linking club captain and striker Robin van Persie with an exit from the Emirates

Spanish champions Real Madrid are reportedly willing to increase their bid for Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Luka Modric to £33 million.

Arsenal crash to a 0-2 defeat to Premier League rivals Manchester City in a pre-season friendly at China's Beijing National Stadium.

Team Great Britain's unexpected 1-1 draw against Senegal leaves the hosts in a very delicate situation ahead of their next group game - against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, at Wembley

Emmanuel Adebayor's proposed switch to Tottenham appears to have hit a stumbling block after reports suggested that the striker is demanding that Manchester City pay him the full £5million transfer fee.

Manchester United's hopes of signing Sao Paulo's Lucas Moura and be scuppered with the revelation that the Brazilian wonderkid will not be leaving the club this summer.

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny says he turned down a move to Barcelona to sign a five-year contract at the Emirates Stadium.

West Ham United have made an loan offer for Liverpool striker Andy Carroll with a view to a permanent deal next summer

Junior Hoilett completes his move to Loftus Road

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has been angered by the recent comments made by Giovani dos Santos which openly stated that he was hoping to quit the club this summer.

Roberto Mancini has admitted his frustrations at the lack of summer transfers, as the start of the new league season looms large

Arsenal are on the verge of completing a deal for Real Madrid's Nuri Sahin that would see the midfielder move to the club on a one-year loan deal.

With the opening ceremony set to kick start the London 2012 Olympic Games, IBTimes UK looks at Team GB's main medal hopes over the next fortnight

Chelsea could end up losing Ashley Cole on a free transfer next summer after the defender entered the final 12 months of his contract.

Croatian midfielder Niko Kranjcar has blasted Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy for his treatment of his Croatian teammate Luka Modric.

Bradley Wiggins says he's happy to hand the spotlight to Mark Cavendish in the Olympics

Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe says British hopeful Rebecca Adlington will need to handle the pressure on her shoulders well as she attempts to defend her medals.

Steven Gerrard says he believes that Liverpool will make it into the top four next season, with the skipper claiming that the squad have seen the error of their ways from their last campaign.

The agent of Bologna winger Gaston Ramirez has today arrived in London as he reportedly prepares to hold talks with representatives from Liverpool.

Alan Hansen believes that the tackle on Craig Bellamy as Team GB faced Senegal last night was a form of assault, with the former Liverpool star insisting it should have been a penalty.

Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini has warned Arsenal that the Gunners' chase of Spanish winger Santi Cazorla will not be an easy one

Robin van Persie is still Arsenal's player, according to Manchester City and Juventus

Chelsea captain John Terry has been subject to considerable criticism in recent times over the racism scandal that erupted after a confrontation with QPR defender Anton Ferdinand

Team GB's men's team marked their first fixture since 1960 with a draw against Senegal in their opening game of the Olympic football tournament at Old Trafford.

Japan have beaten Spain in football for the first time in history, after the side claimed a 1-0 deserved win over 10 men in the first day of the men's football matches.

Should Team GB become a permanent side, and not just for the Olympics? There are many compelling reasons for it, says Alfred Joyner.

Abou Diaby is looking forward to starting the season fit and ready for Arsenal, with the midfielder revealing that he has improved to no end because of Arsene Wenger's confidence in him.

Sir Roger Bannister is favourite to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Games after William Hill closed betting on the 83 year old being given the prestigious honour on Thursday.