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Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor has signed a new three-year contract with the club.

Manchester United said Friday the latest reports claiming star winger Cristiano Ronaldo was about to move to Spanish giants Real Madrid were "utter nonsense" and insisted the Portugal international was not for sale.

Dutchman Marvin Emnes on Friday signed a 3.2-million-pound (6.3m dollar) deal with English Premier League side Middlesbrough.

China´s star footballer Zheng Zhi, a fixture with the English club Charlton, is likely to miss the upcoming Beijing Olympics due to a back injury, state media reported.

Manchester City captain Richard Dunne committed his future to the side by signing Friday a new four-year contract with the English Premier League club.

Liverpool announced Friday they´d signed Italian defender Andrea Dossena from Udinese.

Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel re-affirmed his desire Friday to play for the Netherlands again following the departure of coach Marco van Basten.

UEFA on Friday said their visit to Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine had been "useful" but offered no positive comment on the country´s state of preparations for European football´s showcase tournament.

Barcelona finished last season in the black for the fifth consecutive year with a net profit of 10.1 million euros (15.8 million dollars) despite failing to win any silverware, the Spanish club announced Friday.

Newcastle United dismissed reports in the British press that owner Mike Ashley had put a price tag of 420 million pounds (840 million dollars) on the English Premier League club during talks with US investors over a possible sale.

Leo Beenhakker will be staying with the Polish national team for at least another two years, despite disappointing results at the recent European Championships.

German side VfB Stuttgart and their Portuguese captain Fernando Meira are about to part ways. At least, this seems more likely than ever.

Dutchman Orlando Engelaar will join German Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The player will be re-united with manager Fred Rutten.

Bayern Munich´s goalkeeper Michael Rensing admits he will be glad to finally step out of Oliver Kahn´s shadow after five years on the sidelines as he targets a place in the Germany team.

Former Liverpool star Harry Kewell has passed up the opportunity to play for Australia at the Beijing Olympics to pursue a club career with Turkey´s Galatasaray.

Aston Villa manager Martin O´Neill told Liverpool on Thursday to meet his club´s asking price for want-away England midfielder Gareth Barry.

Spanish first division side Atletico Madrid said Thursday it had signed French striker Florent Sinama Pongolle from Recreativo Huelva for four seasons.

Queens Park Rangers chairman Flavio Briatore warned against talk of imminent promotion to the Premier League next season despite announcing Thursday a fresh cash boost for the increasingly wealthy London club.

Ukraine´s ability to co-host Euro 2012 depends on what the country can achieve over the coming three months, UEFA president Michel Platini said here on Thursday.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, Germany captain Michael Ballack and Liverpool´s England midfielder Steven Gerrard are amongst the stars set to play a charity match in Munich next week to help raise money for Africa.

New Bayern Munich boss Jurgen Klinsmann has banned his players from using mobile phones on the club´s premises as the ex-Mannschaft coach rings the changes at the German giants.

Italy coach Pierluigi Casiraghi unveiled his 22-man squad for next month´s Beijing Olympics here on Thursday.

Spanish coach Luis Aragones has signed a pre-contract with Turkey´s Fenerbahce and was expected in Istanbul late on Thursday, the club said.

Roberto di Matteo, the former Chelsea and Italy midfielder, was unveiled Thursday as the new manager of English third-tier side Milton Keynes Dons.

Raymond Domenech has survived the sack with the French Football Federation announcing Thursday that he had kept his job as manager despite France´s poor showing at Euro 2008.

The goal scored by Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder during the clash of the Netherlands with France in the group phase, has been elected best of 2008.

Liga de Quito have won the 2008 Copa Libertadores, beating Fluminense on penalties at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium.

Alex Ferguson´s right-hand man at Manchester United, Carlos Queiroz, is set to take over from Luiz Felipe Scolari as Portugal´s national team coach, Portuguese papers reported on Thursday.

Manchester United officials have termed as premature press reports that star winger Cristiano Ronaldo will have to undergo surgery on his right ankle.

Brazilian striker Jo joined Manchester City from CSKA Moscow on Wednesday for what the English Premier League side said was a "club record" undisclosed fee.

UEFA gave a thumbs up Wednesday to Poland´s Euro 2012 preparations despite jitters about the ability of the Poles and their Ukrainian co-hosts to get ready for the football showcase.

New Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann was all smiles as he faced the media on Wednesday for the first time in his new role as boss of the German giants - despite a photographers´ boycott.

Barcelona on Wednesday unveiled their fourth off-season signing, Sevilla´s Brazil international defender Daniel Alves.

China international Sun Jihai has joined Sheffield United from Premier League side Manchester City, the English Championship club announced Wednesday.

Aston Villa announced Wednesday that want-away midfielder Gareth Barry would not be returning to pre-season training on Thursday and said the England international had been disciplined for an "unauthorised" newspaper interview.

Raymond Domenech´s fate as France manager following his team´s calamitous showing at Euro 2008 will be determined on Thursday at a high level meeting of his employers, the French Football Federation.

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge poured cold water on Wednesday´s reports here that their hot-shot Germany forward Lukas Podolski was set to be sold to Cologne for 15 million euros (23.5 million US dollars).

Argentina winger Jonas Gutierrez has joined Newcastle United, the English Premiership side announced Wednesday.

In an interview with Spanish sports paper Marca, Luis Aragones spoke about the mental change his selection underwent during their successful Euro 2008 tournament.

Czech Republic captain Tomas Ujfalusi will be spending the next season at Spanish Primera Division side Atletico Madrid.

Ajax Amsterdam want Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko. This was revealed on Wednesday although technical director Danny Blind had mentioned his interest in the player before.

Liverpool have improved their bid for Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry. BBC reports that the 2005 European champions are willing to pay 20 million Euros.

Spain are the new leaders of the FIFA World Ranking after their successful European Championships campaign. Previous leaders Argentina drop to sixth place.

Barcelona striker Samuel Eto´o is the latest big name expected to take part in a four-team pre-Olympic international tournament in Hong Kong, event organisers said Wednesday.

UEFA chief Michel Platini arrived in Poland Wednesday for crunch talks with the country´s leaders, amid concerns over slack preparations for Euro 2012 by the Poles and their Ukrainian co-hosts.

Thailand´s national football team is looking for a foreign coach after failing to qualify for the next World Cup, football officials said Wednesday.

Blackburn Rovers will release captain Ryan Nelsen for part of New Zealand´s Olympic football campaign, officials said Wednesday.

Lyon´s France international midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa has finally joined Marseille after the clubs reached an agreement, the French football league (LFP) said after a meeting on Tuesday, on a 12-million-euro transfer.

Sevilla´s Brazil international defender Daniel Alves will join Barcelona for next season, the two clubs said on their websites Tuesday.

The Turkish Football Federation said Tuesday they have struck a deal with Fatih Terim to stay on as coach of Euro 2008 semi-finalists Turkey until 2012.