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The pick of today's Arsenal football transfer rumours, news, gossip and talk. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Arsenal will be covered here.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 9 August, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

England's friendly against the Netherlands on Wednesday is under threat after three days of rioting in the capital.

In the face of widespread destruction and violence across London, residents have shown community spirit by standing up to the criminal gangs. Residents in Crystal Palace stood firm, a lady in Hackney confronted rioters and a group of Turkish men chased looters away in Dalston. It was three iconic acts of bravery that have shone through despite the violence in London last night.

All the latest transfer rumours from Serie A on 8 August 2011. Today Ac Milan are once again linked with a shock move for Cesc Fabregas, Juventus are lining up an £8m bid for Eljero Elia, Inter Milan are said to be ready to sell Wesley Sneijder to Manchester United in order to fund a bid for Carlos Tevez and Roma have agreed a big money fee for Erik Lamela.

The pick of today's Chelsea football transfer rumours, news, gossip and talk. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Chelsea will be covered here.

Real Madrid's search for an answer to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi appears to have come full circle, after the La Liga side finalised the signing of a seven-year old Argentine named Leo.

All the latest transfer rumours from Barcelona for the 8 August 2011. Barcelona will be buoyed by the news that Cesc Fabregas will be waiving up to £5m of bonuses to join the Nou Camp. Barcelona has entered the race to sign Neymar with the player claiming Barcelona is the greatest club in the world. There are also rumours that the European Champions could make an offer for Borussia Dortmund star Mario Gotze.

Liverpool rounded off their pre-season with a comfortable 2-0 win over Valencia at Anfield on Saturday, ahead of their opening game against Sunderland this weekend.

Barcelona and Real Madrid have ended their pre-season tours with comfortable wins. Barcelona reacted well to their surprise 4-1 defeat last week against Chivas to record a 2-0 win against Mexico's Club America in Dallas. Real Madrid continued the 100 per cent record in pre-season with a 6-0 win against Chinese league side Tianjin Teda. Cristiano Ronaldo lit up the game for the final 20 minutes after being brought on in the 70th minute by Jose Mourinho.

All the latest transfer rumours from Manchester City for the 8 August 2011. Manchester City has rejected rumours they have bid for Ajax wonder kid Christian Eriksen and there are reports that Sergio Aguero could join Real Madrid in the future. Wesley Sneijder is said to be weighing up a move to Manchester City as Carlos Tevez return to the club

Arsenal could be without Thomas Vermaelen and Kieran Gibbs for Saturday's Premier League opener against Newcastle. Manager Arsene Wenger's injury crisis deepened during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Benfica in Lisbon as Vermaelen and Gibbs were withdrawn after they both picked up knocks. Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshire, Lauren Koscielny, Abou Diaby and Samir Nasri are all also injured.

AC Milan came from behind to beat city rivals Inter Milan 2-1 in the Italian Super Cup played in Beijing on Saturday.

All the latest transfer rumours from Tottenham Hotspur for 8 August 2011. Harry Redknapp is said to be ready to battle to keep both Gareth Bale and Luka Modric at White Hart Lane this summer. Harry Redknapp has said that he will do everything he can to keep Bale and will not sell Modric to Chelsea. Tottenham are said to be ready to make bids for Giuseppe Rossi and FC Twente forward Bryan Ruiz but Peter Crouch has said he will fight for his place at Tottenham rather than move to a lesser side.

The pick of today's Liverpool football transfer rumours, news, gossip and talk. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Liverpool will be covered here.

The pick of today's Mancester United football transfer rumours, news, gossip and talk. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd will be covered here.

The pick of today's Arsenal football transfer rumours, news, gossip and talk. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Arsenal will be covered here.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 8 August, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Man United came from two goals down to defeat rivals Man City 3-2 in an entertaining Community Shield encounter at Wembley on Sunday.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 7 August, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

The traditional curtain-raiser for the English Premier League kicks-off this afternoon when defending champions Man Utd take on FA Cup holders Man City in the Community Shield at Wembley. Where to watch live online coverage of the match is detailed below.

The New York Cosmos played their first match in over 25 years at Old Trafford on Friday night, as Paul Scholes brought his Manchester United career to a close with a 6-0 victory. A visibly tearful Scholes paid tribute to a wonderful United career after the game, saying that he left Old Trafford "with a few decent memories".

The pick of today's Arsenal football transfer rumours, news, gossip and talk. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Arsenal will be covered here.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 6 August, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

All the latest Chelsea transfer rumours for the 5 August 2011. Chelsea are rumoured to be ready to make a bid for Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra and Scott Parker. Chelsea will improve their offer for Luka Modric this weekend and Andre Villas-Boas is said to have lost confidence in Fernando Torres to lead the Chelsea line.

UEFA Champions League Play-Off Draw: Arsenal and Bayern Munich Handed Tough Draws

All the latest transfer rumours from Manchester United as the club is linked with moves for Joey Barton and Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger. Manchester United will offer Javier Hernandez a new deal to fend off interest from Real Madrid but talks between the club and Wesley Sneijder have been denied by Inter Milan. There are also reports that Nemanja Vidic could be on his way to Juventus this summer.

All the latest transfer rumours from Arsenal. Arsene Wenger has reportedly turned another bid down from Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas but will allow Samir Nasri to join Manchester City for £19m. Arsenal are said to be leading the race to sign Joey Barton but Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has rejected all possibility of a move to London.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 5 August, 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.