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yeah they won thanks to Kaka, Jankulovski and Inzaghi

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Nick of time

anyone watch the sevilla game, I really wanted them to win with all that has happened but Milan was too strong for them. Pirlo is something else.

yesterday

Portsmouth have signed Fulham midfielder Papa Bouba Diop on a three-year deal.

Pompey boss Harry Redknapp has been tracking the imposing midfielder for much of the summer and has finally landed his man.

The on-off saga of Gary O'Neil's switch to Middlesbrough delayed the deal for much of transfer deadline day.

But once O'Neil had agreed his move to The Riverside, the way was open for Portsmouth to land their man.

The Senegal international made 70 Premier League appearances for The Cottagers after joining from French side Lens in 2004.

With the Diop deal agreed, Fulham boss Lawrie Sanchez will try to conclude the signing of Tottenham's Danny Murphy.

It is understood the former Liverpool star has been at Craven Cottage for talks with a view to a switch across London.

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Wolfsburg have signed Brazilian attacking midfielder Grafite from French side Le Mans for a reported fee of 8 million euros (£5.4 million).

The 28-year-old has put pen-to-paper on a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side.

Wolfsburg coach Felix Magath spoke of his delight at sealing the transfer just hours before the transfer deadline.

"I'm delighted to get this deal done, almost at the last minute. Grafite is a powerful, classy forward," Magath said.

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I'm done hoping that guy will become a champion again .

Werder Bremen have beaten the clock to push through a deadline day deal to sign Schalke's Sebastian Boenisch.

The highly-rated defender has put pen-to-paper on a four-year-deal with his new side, for a fee of 3million euros [£2million].

Bremen manager Klaus Allofs said: "I am very glad that we have got the transfer through in time.

"We wanted to do this before the summer window closes."

The 20-year-old has echoed his new manager's delight, and has stated that he is relishing the opportunity to play UEFA Champions League football.

Boenisch made nine appearances for Schalke before making the switch to their German rivals.

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Birmingham City have bolstered their numbers with the loan addition of Olimpia midfielder Wilson Palacios.

The 23-year-old has initially joined until the end of December, although manager Steve Bruce could retain Palacios until 2010 with the choice of an additional two-year option.

Palacios is the second midfielder to join the Blues on transfer deadline day following the arrival of Spanish international Borja Oubina.

City's new signing, who has more than 40 caps for Honduras, featured in this summer's Concacaf Gold Cup.

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Portsmouth Sign Chelsea's Glen Johnson for more than 3 million pounds on four-year contract

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Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has admitted that the UEFA Champions League is the club's 'elusive competition', in the aftermath of Thursday's draw in Monaco.

Jose Mourinho's side were drawn in Group B, alongside Valencia, who they knocked out of the competition last season, Schalke and Rosenborg.

After reaching the semi-final stage twice in the last four years, Kenyon admits the club are desperate to reach a final.


Seeded

"The big difference for us this year is we're seeded. We've been in two semi-finals in the last four years and got through the group stages every year," he said.

"It's the elusive competition for us really but there's a determination and that is fuelled by a squad we believe we've strengthened.

"It's not frustrating at all (to have missed out on a place in the final) but there's a huge expectation within Chelsea to get to the next stage.

"We've had our share of semis, so obviously the next stage is to get to the final.

"This is clearly a big ambition for us and one we'd like to pull off."


No signings

Kenyon continued to reiterate the club's stance with regards their reported pursuit of Barcelona's Ronaldinho.


Earlier in the day Kenyon stated his belief that Chelsea would not bring in any new faces before the close on the transfer window on Friday, and after the draw, nothing had changed his mind.


"There's been no discussion (about Ronaldinho)," he said.


"Yes, there's been a lot of speculation, as there continually is around Chelsea.

"Players of that calibre don't move in January. One, they're cup-tied (for the

Champions League) and two, they are not the transfers you do in January.

"We had a set of targets and we've concluded them, to be fair. What we've brought in is what we've targeted."


Kenyon would, though, concede that full-back Glen Johnson may be on his way out of Stamford Bridge.


"Our plans are complete but there may be a couple of players leaving.

"That will become evident within the next 24 hours. Glen may be one of those who is looking to move on."


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Sevilla have bolstered their ranks with the capture of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arouna_Kon%C3%A9]Arouna Kone[/url] on a five-year deal.

The Ivory Coast international completed his switch from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven for a fee believed to be in the region of 12 million euros [£8.1 million].

With very little time left before the transfer window slams shut, PSV have stated that they are keen to find a replacement for the 23-year-old striker.

A clause in Kone's Sevilla contract ensures that if a bid of 30 million euros is received, he will be granted permission to speak to interested parties.

Kone bagged 21 goals for PSV in his two-season stay at the Philips Stadion and the capture goes someway to increasing Sevilla's fire-power, as they look to compete on both the domestic and European stage.

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they can drop but I think they've made a good start to the season. Impressively beating Real madrid in the supercup is a sign of things to come.

One of these days I'm gonna send some of my london yobs to give you a sound beating I-man .

what makes you so sure about sevilla losing, I don't think they'll drop this season. Those guys play some good football.

Its looking good for us in the champ league. Another big news is Dein selling his stake at the club and becoming the chairman of the company he sold it too. There is a catch there.

crying freeman

yes

do you?

I watched I think I love my wife two weeks ago. Didn't expect much but it turned out to be good. That singing part at the end didn't fit IMO.

dele taiwo

I'm looking forward to the two games against sevilla, they're a very a good side.

Murray finally scaled through in 5 sets.

prison break

I don't want us to struggle, it's not funny being at the edge of ur seat all the time. But its kind of good having it tough at the group stage as this will prep us for what is to come in the latter stages.

toughest group is E IMO.

this eastern block teams can be very difficult to play with at times but we should definitely go through.

from the look of it yes