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Branislav Ivanovic and Frank Lampard scored goals inside the first seven minutes to script a 2-0 win for Chelsea.

The club accumulated an unprecedented 100 points, scoring 121 goals, to win La Liga for the first time in four years.

Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo is aware he needs to continue delivering trophies.

Louis Saha has put pen to paper on a one-year deal with Sunderland.

He was shown a red card during the second leg of the Champions League semifinal against Barcelona in April.

The club said its shares priced at $14 apiece, below the $16-$20 per share range it had in mind.

AC Milan have signed Colombia's Cristian Zapata on loan in a bid to shore up their defence.

Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus have all already bid for Van Persie.

The 34-year-old Spaniard picked up the knock in the closing stages of the 2011/12 campaign.

The 20-year-old claimed on Friday that he had undergone a medical at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool was without many of its stars - including captain Steven Gerrard, Andy Carroll and Glen Johnson.

The 19-year-old defender spent the day at Spurs' new training facilities .

The British media has said the deal is worth up to 11 million pounds.

Adebayor will move to the London club permanently after Spurs and Manchester City agreed a deal for the striker.

The former Ajax defender's upto 12 million euro move to White Hart Lane was subject to a fitness examination.

Real Madrid defender Marcelo was the other overage player included in the 18-man squad selected.