English Carling Cup - 3rd Round Draw

Ties to be played on week of September 20

Brentford v Everton

Portsmouth v Leicester

Stoke v Fulham

Chelsea v Newcastle

Aston Villa v Blackburn

Tottenham v Arsenal

Millwall v Ipswich

Wolves v Notts County

Burnley v Bolton

Birmingham v MK Dons

Liverpool v Northampton

Scunthorpe v Man Utd

West Brom v Man City

Sunderland v West Ham

Peterborough v Swansea

Wigan v Preston

EPL - Mascherano fee agreed

Liverpool have announced that they have agreed terms with Barcelona over the sale of Javier Mascherano.

Mascherano, 26, has been desperate to leave Anfield due to family reasons, and he has refused to play in Liverpool's last two games as he looks to force through a move.

Inter have also made an approach for the Argentina captain, but Hodgson said on Thursday night that he considered the offer to be derisory.

It is claimed that Inter offered just £6 million plus former Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari.

Liverpool have now confirmed that they have agreed a fee with Barca, reported to be an initial €16 million rising to a potential €22 million.

EPL - Fulham sign Salcido

Fulham have completed the signing of Carlos Salcido from PSV Eindhoven, sewing up the Mexico left back for an undisclosed fee reportedly around £1.6million on Friday.

Salcido, 30, had also been linked with Liverpool, who may now step up their pursuit of Fulham's first-choice left-back, Paul Konchesky. It is unclear whether Salcido - who is new Cottagers boss Mark Hughes' third signing - will be registered in time to make his debut in Saturday's Premier League game at Blackpool.

Salcido began his professional career in his homeland nine years ago at Guadalajara. His performances at the 2006 World Cup earned him a four-year contract at PSV, who he has represented in the Champions League.

EPL - Newcastle announce Ben Arfa loan

Newcastle have announced the signing of Hatem Ben Arfa on an initial season-long loan deal from Marseille.

Ben Arfa, a French international, went on strike at L'OM in order to get a move away from the club and weeks of negotiations eventually came to a head on Saturday when his loan was approved.

EPL - Blackburn swoop for free agent Benjani

Blackburn have confirmed the signing of Zimbabwean striker Benjani Mwaruwari on a one-year contract.

Rovers have an option to extend the deal by a further year after picking up the former Manchester City and Portsmouth striker on a free transfer. Benjani had been released by City at the end of last season.

Benjani will not be available for Saturday's clash with Arsenal as the paperwork for the deal was not completed in time. The Zimbabwe international had been training with Sam Allardyce's side as a free agent recently as he sought a deal to stay in the Barclays Premier League.

The Harare-born frontman, who is now 32, first came to England in 2006 when he joined Portsmouth from Auxerre. He failed to score during an eight-game loan spell at Sunderland last season.

Europa League - Group stage draw

Group A
Juventus
Manchester City
Salzburg
Lech Poznan

Group B
Atletico Madrid
Bayer Leverkusen
Rosenborg
Aris Thessaloniki

Group C
Sporting
Lille
Levski Sofia
Gent

Group D
Villarreal
Club Brugge
Dinamo Zagreb
PAOK

Group E
AZ Alkmaar
Dynamo Kiev
BATE Borisov
FC Sheriff

Group F
CSKA Moscow
Palermo
Sparta Prague
Lausanne Sports

Group G
Zenit St Petersburg
Anderlecht
AEK Athens
Hadjuk Split

Group H
Stuttgart
Getafe
Odense
Young Boys

Group I
PSV Eindhoven
Sampdoria
Metalist Kharkiv
Debreceni

Group J
Sevilla
Paris Saint Germain
Borussia Dortmund
Karpaty

Group K
Liverpool
Steaua Bucharest
Napoli
Utrecht

Group L
Porto
Besiktas
CSKA Sofia
Rapid Vienna

Serie A - Roma complete Burdisso signing

Roma have signed Nicolas Burdisso from Inter on a four-year contract following the Argentina defender's loan spell at the club last season.

The deal, worth €8 million to the Italian champions over three years, has been confirmed on Roma's website.

Roma added that the player will earn €3.8 million for his first season and €4.5 million in each of the following three campaigns.

The move will see 29-year-old Burdisso link up with his younger brother Guillermo, who joined the club earlier this month.

Primera - Supercopa for Barca

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona turned around a 3-1 first-leg deficit to claim the Supercopa with an impressive win over an under-par Sevilla side at the Nou Camp on Saturday.

David Villa came on to make his debut late on and new president Sandro Rosell was in his box seat for the first time in a night of celebrations.

Rosell was to win his first trophy as Barca chief, but the Catalans were also presented with the league trophy they won last season and welcomed back their World Cup winners too.

This is the eighth title for Guardiola in what is the beginning of only his third season in charge.

Serie A - Inter claim Supercoppa

Inter Milan earned their fourth piece of silverware in 2010 by lifting the Italian Supercoppa with victory over Roma; Rafa Benitez's first trophy with the Nerazzurri.

John Arne Riise put the visitors in front in the 21st minute, but Goran Pandev levelled four minutes before the break.

Samuel Eto'o scored in the 70th and 80th minutes to give Rafa Benitez a winning start on the Inter bench and earn the Nerazzurri their first success of the 2010-11 season.

Inter can potentially go on to clinch six trophies in 2010 by winning the European Super Cup against Atletico Madrid next weekend and the FIFA Club World Cup in December, to add to the Serie A title, the Coppa Italia and the Champions League they won last season under Jose Mourinho.

Primera - Squillaci set for Arsenal medical

Sevilla defender Sebastien Squilacci will sign for Arsenal, subject to him passing a medical in London on Monday, according to the Spanish club.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger claimed as recently as Friday that he was "far from being close to signing" Squillaci, though he did admit the defender was on his radar.

But it seems as though Wenger has managed to land further defensive reinfocements, adding to the capture of Laurent Koscielny earlier this summer.

Sevilla did not reveal how much Arsenal have paid for the France centre-back, though it had been reported that a fee of around 8 million euros would be enough to prise him away.

The former Lyon centre-half, who joined Sevilla from Les Gones two years ago, asked to be left out of the side for the Champions League play-off against Braga last week so he would not be cup-tied for European competition.

EPL - Bradley confirms interest in Aston Villa job

United States coach Bob Bradley says he is keen to hold talks with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner about being their next boss following Martin O'Neill's exit earlier this month.

Bradley, who led the USA to the last 16 of the World Cup, has had no formal talks with Villa's American owner but his representatives have made contact with the club.

Villa play Newcastle at St James' Park on Sunday afternoon bidding for their second win of the Premier League season with caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald in charge.

But while Bradley, 52, has a contract with the United States which runs until the end of the year, he is ambitious to manage in Europe.

EPL - Vidic inks new deal

Nemanja Vidic has signed a four-year contract extension to stay with Manchester United.

The announcement puts an end to the intense debate surrounding the Serbian for over 18 months, with his future seemingly destined to be away from Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson glad to have Vidic around until 2014.

Vidic arrived from Spartak Moscow in a £7.2million deal on Christmas Day 2005. Famed for his strength and no-nonsense approach to keeping forwards at bay, Vidic was a central figure in each of United's three successive title wins and their Champions League triumph over Chelsea in 2008.

With Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville missing and Ryan Giggs starting on the substitutes' bench, Vidic has skippered United this term and led the Old Trafford outfit to their Community Shield triumph over Chelsea at Wembley earlier this month.

Primera - Guardiola hopeful of making new signings

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola still hopes to make more signings ahead of the new Primera Liga season.

Barca have signed striker David Villa and utility player Adriano Correia so far this summer, but Yaya Toure has left the Nou Camp and Guardiola has a relatively small squad of 19 at his disposal.

Guardiola has hinted that young players will get a chance once again this term, but insists he is interested in bringing in more new faces as well.

EPL - Aquilani set for Italian loan

Alberto Aquilani is likely to join an Italian club on loan after new Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson revealed Rafael Benitez's £20 million signing isn't in his first team plans.

Injuries helped prevent the midfielder from living up to his hefty price tag last season after joining from Roma a year ago and although he didn't say Aquilani's Liverpool career was over, Hodgson admitted the club was looking to farm out the 26-year-old Italian.

Benitez was criticised for his work in the transfer market during his Liverpool reign and the signing of Aquilani, who was injured long-term when he arrived at Anfield, as the expensive replacement for Xabi Alonso, was widely considered to be a bad piece of business. Aquilani showed some promise when he did take the field but those occasions were too few and far between for a key summer purchase.

Aquilani was not included in Liverpool's squad for Thursday night's Europa League play-off against Trabzonspor and discussions are underway over a possible move.

Serie A - Boateng moves to Genoa and joins Milan on loan

Genoa have completed the signing of Kevin-Prince Boateng from Portsmouth for a fee of around £5 million, though the Ghana midfielder has been immediately shipped out on loan to Serie A rivals AC Milan.

Boateng has been training with Milan this week while the two clubs have been thrashing out an agreement about the player's future.

The move will likely see Genoa make a healthy profit on the 26-year-old if he impresses at the San Siro, though he may bizarrely never end up playing a game for the Rossoblu.

Meanwhile, Genoa have loaned striker Robert Acquafresca to Cagliari. The 22-year-old struggled to impress either at Genoa or on loan at Atalanta last term and returns to the club where he made a strong impact in a loan spell two season ago.

EPL - City complete Milner deal

James Milner's move from Aston Villa to Manchester City has been finalised, with midfielder Stephen Ireland moving in the opposite direction.

The much-protracted transfer sees Milner arrive at Eastlands in a reported £18 million deal, plus the £8 million-rated Ireland, with the England midfielder likely to make his debut against Liverpool next Monday.

Milner had been a target for Roberto Mancini for some time and the City manager's continued pursuit of the 24-year-old was thought to have played a role in former Villa boss Martin O'Neill's recent departure from the club.

After completing a medical late on Tuesday, Milner was at City's training ground and stadium on Wednesday to finalise the deal, which sees him take the No.7 shirt previously worn by the departing Ireland.

EPL - Oyston steps down as Blackpool chairman

Karl Oyston has resigned as chairman and as a director at Blackpool with immediate effect.

Oyston had already offered to step down earlier this month after questions were raised over his suitablility to lead a club in the Premier League.

And on Tuesday Oyston underlined the reasons behind his offer to step aside if another person could push the club forward in their debut Premier League season.

Oyston will remain as acting chief executive until the end of the season or new appointment is made. He will continue to work with manager Ian Holloway on the recruitment of players and on the Bloomfield Road stadium redevelopment project.

EPL - Stoke sign Jon Walters

Stoke have signed of Jonathan Walters from Ipswich for an initial fee of £2.75 million.

Walters, who can play as a striker or right winger, has signed a four-year deal with Stoke. A Republic of Ireland B international, his fee could rise to £3.25 million depending on appearances.

Walters, who scored eight goals in the Championship last season, began his career as a trainee with Blackburn before spells with Bolton, Hull, Wrexham and Chester.

EPL - Fulham sign up Dembele

Fulham have reinforced their attacking options with the signing of Belgium forward Moussa Dembele from AZ Alkmaar.

Dembele, 23, has signed a three-year deal at Craven Cottage and will compete with established first-choice striker Bobby Zamora and Andy Johnson for a place in Mark Hughes' side.

The AZ star had been in talks with Birmingham City and also attracted interest from West Ham this summer.

Dembele has spent the past four seasons at AZ, scoring 24 goals in 118 games in the Eredivisie. He joined AZ from Willem II in the summer of 2006.

EPL - Liverpool announce Jones signing

Liverpool have formally announced the signing of Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Jones on a three-year deal.

Jones joins the club for a fee of £2.3 million and will act as understudy to established No. 1 Pepe Reina, competing with Brazilian Diego Cavalieri for a place on the bench.

Jones, 28, emerged from the Middlesbrough academy and has spent loan spells with Stockport, Rotherham, Blackpool and Sheffield Wednesday.

He becomes Liverpool's sixth signing of the summer following Joe Cole, Danny Wilson, Christian Poulsen, Milan Jovanovic and Jonjo Shelvey.

EPL - Blackpool signs defender Keinan

Blackpool have completed the signing of Israel international Dekel Keinan.

Keinan, who has agreed an initial one-year deal with an option for a further 12 months, has become the seventh summer recruit for Tangerines boss Ian Holloway after moving on a free transfer from Maccabi Haifa.

The 25-year-old defender has passed a medical and been granted a work permit and will go straight into the squad for Saturday's trip to London to take on Arsenal.

Meanwhile, Blackpool have agreed a fee with AFC Bournemouth for striker Brett Pitman, after having a bid turned down earlier in the day. The League One striker scored a hat-trick against Peterborough at the weekend and scored 43 goals in the last two seasons in League Two.

EPL - Baggies confirms Odemwingie deal

West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo has confirmed the club have agreed terms with Lokomotiv Moscow forward Peter Odemwingie.

The 29-year-old, who has dual Nigerian and Russian citizenship and featured for the African nation at the World Cup this summer, is expected to complete the move imminently and could even be available to face Sunderland on Saturday.

Despite being brought up in Russia, Odemwingie chose to play for Nigeria and has 51 caps to his name, while his former clubs include La Louviere in Belgium and French side Lille.

Albion are also hoping to bring in Red Bull Salzburg winger Somen Tchoyi while they have had a bid rejected for Portsmouth defender Marc Wilson.

EPL - Nasri out for a month

Samir Nasri's impressive start to the new season has come to an immediate halt with the news that he will be sidelined for a month after undergoing knee surgery.

Arsenal have confirmed that Nasri requires surgery and that the midfielder will now miss around four weeks of the season.

Nasri impressed in the first half at Anfield as he deputised for captain Cesc Fabregas in a central role. However, the Spaniard is in contention to return for Saturday's game against Blackpool.

Arsenal have also seen Denilson and Alex Song suffer injury problems in the early part of the season although Johan Djourou has shrugged off a hamstring problem and is expected to play at the weekend with Laurent Koscielny suspended.