Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho has revealed that he is ready to leave Chelsea this summer.

Getafe have completed the signing of defender Mane from Almeria, the club have confirmed.

Greek giants Panathinaikos are interested in signing Real Madrid winger Royston Drenthe.

Chelsea have denied that they have made a £73.5million bid for AC Milan's Brazilian star Kaka.

Brazilian defender Sylvinho is set to leave Champions League winners Barcelona at the end of the month.

Manchester CityÂ's new 12 million pound catch Gareth Barry says it was his new clubÂ's lofty ambitions that led him to end his 12 year, 400-match association with Aston Villa.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined the bid committee trying to bring the World Cup to the United States in either 2018 or 2022.

Mario Gomez inspired Germany to a thumping 7-2 victory over United Arab Emirates here on Tuesday in an international friendly with a four goal haul for his first international goals in 14 months.

Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto could be on his way to Manchester City after announcing on Wednesday he was looking for a new club following Bayern MunichÂ's refusal to offer him a new two year contract.

France coach Raymond Domenech suffered another blow to his authority here on Tuesday as Nigeria beat France 1-0 in an international friendly.

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are understood to have agreed a massive £43million fee with Chelsea for French International Franck Ribery, according to reports.

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has moved quickly to insure that Spanish International Fernando Torres remains at the Merseyside club, with the striker signing an improved deal at the Premier League club.

Italian Under-21 International Mario Balotelli has suggested that he would be open to a move from Inter Milan, with West Ham United understood to be interested in luring the striker to the Premier League on loan from the Serie A

Former Tottenham Hotspur boss Martin Jol is believed to have vetoed the sale of Thomas Vermaelen to Spurs' local Premier League rivals Arsenal after taking over from Marco van Basten at Ajax.

Arsenal are believed to be the latest Premier League club to show an interest in Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson, according to reports, with Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United also said to be tracking the Boro flier.

Everton are set to join Premier League rivals Blackburn Rovers in the race to sign Modeste M'Bami from Ligue 1 side Marseille, with Toffees boss David Moyes believed to be weighing up a move for the midfielder, according to reports

Brazilian International Elano is understood to be on the radar of Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho, with the former Chelsea manager keen to take the Manchester City player to the San Siro, according to reports.

Manchester City are understood to be ready to make a firm offer for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o after the Cameroon International displayed his lethal finishing prowess in despatching local rivals Manchester United in the Champions League final on Wednesday night,

Russian International Yuri Zhirkov has signed for Chelsea and will join the Premier League club this summer from CSKA Moscow, according to quotes from his agent in Russian paper Tvoi Den.

Here are the full team line-ups for Chelsea v Everton in the 2008/09 FA Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday.