Football Archives: 08/2010

Caretaker Aston Villa manager Kevin MacDonald has confirmed his desire to be handed the Villa Park role on a permanent basis

Following the usual frantic pace of events on transfer deadline day, The Sport Review brings you a list of all of the confirmed deals of the summer for every Premier League club

Former Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes has announced his retirement from football at the age of 34

AC Milan have signed Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Barcelona on a season-long loan with the option of making the deal permanent next summer

Manchester United effortlessly overcame West Ham in Saturday’s evening kick-off courtesy of a Wayne Rooney penalty, a Nani solo goal and a strike from Dimitar Berbatov

Former Arsenal winger Jose Antonio Reyes was named man of the match as Atletico Madrid overcame Inter Milan to win the UEFA Super Cup at the first time of asking

Steven Gerrard has admitted Liverpool will face stern competition in their Europa League group, but the 30-year-old skipper remains confident his side can progress to the knock-out phase

Manchester City will face Italian giants Juventus as Liverpool were pitted with Napoli in the Europa League Group Stage draw on Friday

It has been a record breaking few months for Inter Milan. The Serie A giants at last sealed the Champions League title that had evaded them for so long – but not before wrapping up the Scudetto and Coppa Italia as they became the first Italian team to ever win the treble

Inter Milan striker Diego Milito beat off stiff competition from the likes of Lionel Messi and Xavi to win the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award

Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham will play current title holders Inter Milan as Manchester United were grouped with Rangers in the Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday

Juventus playmaker Diego is set to join VFL Wolfsburg after successfully completing a medical, according to reports in Germany

Top seeds Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea will be hoping to avoid La Liga giants Real Madrid when the Champions League group stage draw is made in Monaco this evening

Tottenham Hotspur disposed of Swiss side Young Boys in emphatic fashion to seal their place in Thursday’s Champions League group stage draw

Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn is unsure whether England’s bid to host World Cup 2018 will be successful following the visit of six FIFA delegates to the Stadium of Light on Tuesday

Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has dismissed the possibility of David Beckham moving to Ewood Park

Doncaster Rovers chairman John Ryan has launched a scathing attack on Manchester City over their decision to allow Craig Bellamy to move to Cardiff City on a year-long loan

Manchester City highlighted their title credentials with a dominant victory over Liverpool as a Carlos Tevez brace and a Gareth Barry strike led them to their first win of the new campaign

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has declared that new signing Mario Balotelli has the ability to outshine Liverpool’s Fernando Torres

Theo Walcott scored his first Arsenal hat-trick as the Gunners brought newly-promoted Blackpool back down to earth with a bump at Emirates Stadium

Stephen Ireland says he was “forced out” of Manchester City after completing his transfer to Aston Villa earlier this week