UEFA Europa League play-off participants Toulouse FC have signed midfielder Paulo Machado from FC Porto on a four-year contract after he impressed with AS Saint-Etienne on loan last season.
Genoa CFC have continued to reinforce ahead of their UEFA Europa League participation by signing Moroccan international Houssine Kharja from Serie A rivals AC Siena for an undisclosed fee.
German champions 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam have completed their summer strengthening by signing Lena Hohlfeld while FCR 2001 Duisburg have tied two players to contract extensions.
After early exits at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000™ Germany overhauled its youth system with spectacular results: an unprecedented hat-trick of U21, U19 and U17 titles.
Polish champions Wisła Kraków have signed Slovenian international Andra Kirm from NK Dom ale ahead of their UEFA Champions League second qualifying round tie against FC Levadia Tallinn.
AS Roma striker and former Italian international Vincenzo Montella has announced his retirement from playing after terminating his contract with the Giallorossi which still had a year left to run.
Chelsea FC have increased their goalkeeping options after signing Ross Turnbull from Middlesbrough FC on a free transfer while Henrique Hilário has extended his deal with the Blues until 2011.
Having taken a break for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the Swedish season resumes this weekend, with IFK Göteborg looking to maintain their position at the top of the table.
Polish striker Artur Wichniarek has returned for a second spell at Hertha BSC Berlin after leaving relegated DSC Arminia Bielefeld, signing a two-year contract with the UEFA Europa League contenders.
UEFA's Executive Committee has approved guidelines for match officials to deal with racist incidents in stadiums, which will give referees the power to abandon matches in serious cases.
A second successive domestic double - their 21st league title and an eleventh cup - represented a great season for FK Partizan, with arch-rivals FK Crvena Zvezda finishing third.
The innovative experiment involving five match officials will continue in the UEFA Europa League group stage in September, UEFA's Executive Committee heard at its meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Hamburger SV have signed midfielder Zé Roberto from FC Bayern München on a free transfer, the 34-year-old former Brazilian international penning a two-year deal with the Hanseatic outfit.
Olympique de Marseille have made a double signing with Edouard Cissé arriving from Be ikta JK and FC Girondins de Bordeaux's Souleymane Diawara also heading to the Stade Vélodrome.
The 2004/05 UEFA Futsal Cup winners and Belgian champions Action 21 Charleroi were among the teams in the hat as the Preliminary and Main round draws were made in Nyon on Thursday.
Anorthosis Famagusta FC and Rosenborg BK both made impressive starts as the opening 23 fixtures in the inaugural UEFA Europa League were played across Europe in the first qualifying round.
