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Barcelona technical director Andoni Zubizarreta has revealed Liverpool received €24 million for Javier Mascherano.

Steven Gerrard has warned that sacking Fabio Capello would be a "crazy" and "knee-jerk" reaction amid mounting press pressure.

Wales boss John Toshack has claimed Tottenham rejected a "big-money bid" for Gareth Bale this summer and revealed there is still interest in the player.

Yossi Benayoun struck a hat-trick as Israel started their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a home victory over Malta.

Michael Essien is confident Chelsea will end their long wait for the Champions League this season.

Sami Khedira admits he was left wondering what he let himself in for at Real Madrid after the team drew 0-0 at Real Mallorca in their first league game of the season.

Portugal boss Carlos Queiroz believes new Liverpool signing Raul Meireles will prove a success in the Premier League.

Sol Campbell has not given up hope on winning an England recall - despite the fact he will celebrate his 36th birthday in two weeks' time.

Robbie Keane insists he had no problem with the constant speculation about his future prior to the close of the transfer window on Tuesday.

Rafael van der Vaart maintains he was no "failure" at Real Madrid - but will not take a place in the Tottenham team for granted.

Ghana international Richard Kingson says he is determined to prove himself in the Premier League after signing for Blackpool.

Fabio Capello has promised that Wayne Rooney will play "in style" when England face Bulgaria in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday night.

New France coach Laurent Blanc goes into his first competitive international, Friday's opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Belarus, looking for a successor to exiled World Cup captain Patrice Evra.

The former coach of Manchester United's £7.4 million summer recruit Bebe says he tried and failed to sell the player for just euro150,000 in January.

Jamie Carragher admits it will be "very difficult" for Liverpool to challenge for the Premier League title this season.

Bolton winger Martin Petrov has hit out at his former club Manchester City, claiming there is no trust at Eastlands and that a collection of highly-paid stars are failing to gel into a team.

Former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has been interviewed for the vacant post at Aston Villa, as the club continue to search for a replacement for Martin O'Neill.

On the eve of Italy's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, 2006 World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso has joined his AC Milan colleague Andrea Pirlo in bemoaning a lack of quality in the Azzurri's ranks.

The Portuguese Anti-doping Authority (AdoP) has suspended Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz for six months after ruling that he disrupted an anti-doping test ahead of the World Cup.

New Wolfsburg signing Diego believes his former club Juventus have made "huge mistakes" in this summer's transfer market - losing huge amounts of money and high-profile stars.