As can be seen in the above video from Channel Ten, the floods are only getting worse.

Below are direct links to the Red Cross, St. Vincent De Paul and the direct Queesland Premier’s Flood Appeal.

http://www.redcross.org.au/ourservices_acrossaustralia_disasteremergencyservices_Queensland-floods-2010.htm

http://www.vinnies.org.au/qldfloodappeal

http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html

Over the past few days many sports people have come out with gestures to help out too. English cricketer Kevin Pietersen will be auctioning off his Ashes bat and test shirt, along with two tickets to the Australia vs England ODI in Perth, plus airfares and accommodation from anywhere in the world.

Also, Australian football star Tim Cahill has also put up the trip of a lifetime offering Two Business Class airfares to the UK from any port in Australia, donated by Emirates Airlines, to watch, from his private box, any Everton home match this season (includes dinner and drinks) plus an invitation to watch Everton train, a Tim Cahill Everton jersey signed by the whole team and a pair of signed Tim Cahill boots from the game that the winning bid watched.

You can bid on this trip and of course help out the floods by going here: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Tim-Cahill-Everton-Experience-/270691237419?pt=AU_Soccer_Memorabilia&hash=item3f06747e2b, where the current bid is already over $14,000 Australian dollars.

We strongly encourage everyone to donate anything possible, five cents to fifty dollars, it all makes a difference!

Thank You.

Inspirational.. Can Anasta take the Chooks from zero's to heroes?

It’s the wooden-spooners of 2009 taking on the minor premiers of 2010, and it’s sure to be a wonderful occasion.

However, who do you think will win?

The two traditional rivals who contest the ANZAC Trophy every year will undoubtedly be fired up to each take out the trophy.

The Roosters will have the chance to achieve the first ever wooden spoon-to-premiers in the history of the game, whilst the Dragons will be looking to finally convert their dominance over the past couple of years into a much anticipated premiership, and their first as a joint-venture.

Vote in the above poll and let us know who you think will win!

We’ll reveal the results on Sunday morning just before the game kicks off so get to it!

Thanks for voting!

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All Quiet on the English Front... Everywhere but Man City.

The European Transfer Window slammed shut today, with many dealings done in the final 24 hours. It was overall a pretty quiet market (with exception to Man Citehhh), however, we’ve managed to build a list of EVERY single transfer in the world that took place on deadline day. Also, we have EVERY other new face at EVERY club in the English Premier League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A and German Bundesliga following the deadline days deals! Read on!

UNCONFIRMED

Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid – Tottenham) £8m

CONFIRMED

(Britain and Ireland)

Robinho (Manchester City – AC Milan) Undisclosed

Asamoah Gyan (Rennes – Sunderland) £13m

Paul Konchesky (Fulham – Liverpool) Player exchange + cash

Eidur Gudjohnsen (Monaco – Stoke) Loan

Jermaine Pennant (Real Zaragoza - Stoke) Loan

Marc Wilson (Portsmouth – Stoke) Player exchange + cash

Salif Diao (unattached – Stoke) Free

Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow – Tottenham) Loan

Alexander Hleb (Barcelona – Birmingham) Loan

Martin Jiranek (Spartak Moscow – Birmingham) Undisclosed

Jean Beausejour (Club America – Birmingham) Undisclosed

Emiliano Insua (Liverpool – Galatasaray) Loan

Rodrigo Moreno (Benfica – Bolton) Loan

Joseph Yobo (Everton – Fenerbahce) Loan

Armand Traore (Arsenal – Juventus) Loan

Martyn Waghorn (Sunderland – Leicester) £3m

DJ Campbell (Leicester – Blackpool) Undisclosed

Marcus Bent (Birmingham – Wolves) Loan

Franco Di Santo (Chelsea – Wigan) Undisclosed

Tom Cleverley (Manchester United – Wigan) Loan

Gylfi Sigurdsson (Reading – Hoffenheim) £6m

Tom Cleverley (Manchester United – Wigan) Loan

Damien Plessis (Liverpool – Panathinaikos) Undisclosed

Liam Lawrence (Stoke-Portsmouth) Player exchange

Dave Kitson (Stoke-Portsmouth) Player exchange

David Carney (FC Twente – Blackpool) Undisclosed

Rob Hulse (Derby – QPR) Undisclosed

Tommy Smith (Portsmouth – QPR) Undisclosed

Anthony Stokes (Hibernian – Celtic) Undisclosed

Richard Foster (Aberdeen – Rangers) Loan

Andrius Velicka (Rangers – Aberdeen) Loan

Teemu Tainio (Sunderland – Ajax) Free

Felipe Caicedo (Manchester City – Levante) Loan

Francis Dickoh (Utrecht – Hibernian) Undisclosed

Maceo Rigters (Blackburn – Willem II) Loan

Anthony Gardner (Hull – Crystal Palace) Loan

Anthony Gerrard (Cardiff – Hull) Loan

Yuki Abe (Urawa Red Diamonds – Leicester) Undisclosed

Torbjorn Agdestein (Stord – Brighton) Undisclosed

Nacer Barazite (Arsenal – Vitesse Arnhem) Loan

Liam Boyce (Cliftonville – Werder Bremen) Loan

Adam Clayton (Manchester City – Leeds) Undisclosed

Tom Craddock (Luton – Oxford) Undisclosed

Lauri Dalla Valle (Liverpool – Fulham) Player exchange

Craig Dawson (Rochdale – West Brom) Undisclosed

Craig Dawson (West Brom – Rochdale) Loan

Salif Diao (unattached – Stoke)

Alexei Eremenko (Metalist Kharkiv – Kilmarnock) Loan

Jonathan Fortune (unattached – Charlton)

Jermaine Grandison (Coventry – Tranmere) Loan

Jonathan Grounds (Middlesbrough – Hibernian) Loan

Ben Hamer (Reading – Brentford) Loan

Ian Harte (Carlisle – Reading) Undisclosed

Nick Hegarty (Grimsby – St Mirren) Undisclosed

Alex Kacaniklic (Liverpool – Fulham) Player exchange

Zurab Khizanishvili (Blackburn – Reading) Loan

Kazenga LuaLua (Newcastle – Brighton) Loan

Ben Marshall (Stoke – Carlisle) Loan

Arnaud Mendy (Derby – Tranmere) Loan

Lubomir Michalik (Leeds – Carlisle) Loa

Adifane Noussoura (unattached – Lincoln)

Ramon Nunez (unattached – Leeds)

Richard O’Donnell (Sheffield Wednesday – Grimsby) Loan

Marlon Pack (Portsmouth – Cheltenham) Loan

Josh Payne (Doncaster – Oxford) Loan

Matt Phillips (Wycombe – Blackpool) £325,000

Alan Sheehan (Leeds – Swindon) Free

Andrew Taylor (Middlesbrough – Watford) Loan

Charlie Taylor (Sutton United – Barnet) Undisclosed

Ollie Thorne (Newport – Kidderminster) Free

Stephane Zubar (unattached – Plymouth)

Scott Severin (Watford – Dundee United) Free

(Rest of Europe)

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Milan – Schalke) 13 million euros

Jose Manuel Jurado (Atletico Madrid – Schalke) Undisclosed

Nicolas Plestan (Lille – Schalke) Undisclosed

Marco Borriello (AC Milan – Roma) Loan

Leandro Rinaudo (Napoli – Juventus) Loan

Zvjezdan Misimovic (Wolfsburg – Galatasaray) Undisclosed

Marius Stankevicius (Valencia – Sampdoria) Undisclosed

Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus – Stuttgart) Undisclosed

Pape Diakhate (Dynamo Kiev – Lyon) Loan

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (unattached – Rapid Vienna)

Kris Stadsgaard (Rosenborg.- Malaga) Undisclosed

Walter Ponce (Universidad Catolica – Racing Santander) Loan

Read on for a comprehensive list of EVERY other new face at EVERY club from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and Bundesliga!

English Premier League

Arsenal

French defender Sebastien Squillaci from Sevilla for a fee of €6.5m; French defender Laurent Koscielny from Lorient for a fee of €12m; Brazilian forward Wellington Silva from Fluminense for a fee of €4m; Moroccan forward Marouane Chamakh on a free transfer from Bordeaux.

Aston Villa

Irish midfielder Stephen Ireland from Manchester City.

Birmingham

French midfielder Charles N’Zogbia from Wigan; Forward Matt Derbyshire on loan from Olympiakos; Spanish midfielder Enric Valles from NAC Breda; Serbian forward Nikola Zigic from Valencia for a fee of €7m; Goalkeeper Ben Foster from Manchester United for a fee of €7m.

Blackburn

Bulgarian forward Ivelin Popov from Litex Lovech for a fee of €3m; Senegalese forward Mame Biram Diouf on loan from Manchester United.

Blackpool

Israeli defender Dekel Keinan from Maccabi Haifa; French midfielder Ludovic Sylvestre from Mlada Boleslav; Midfielder Chris Basham from Bolton Wanderers; French midfielder Malaury Martin from Monaco; Forward Marlon Harewood on a free transfer from Newcastle United; North Ireland defender Craig Cathcart from Manchester United for a fee of €0.6m; Scottish midfielder Barry Bannan on loan from Aston Villa.

Bolton

Croatian forward Ivan Klasnic on a free transfer from Nantes; Spanish defender Marcos Alonso from Real Madrid for a fee of €2.4m; Forward Robbie Blake from Burnley; Bulgarian midfielder Martin Petrov from Manchester City.

Chelsea

Brazilian midfielder Ramires from Benfica Lisbon for a fee of €22m; Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun from Liverpool for a fee of €6m.

Everton

French forward Magaye Gueye from Strasbourg for a fee of €1m; Slovakian goalkeeper Jan Mucha from Legia Warsaw; Forward Jermaine Beckford on a free transfer from Leeds; Portuguese forward Joao Silva from Aves for a fee of €0.6m.

Fulham

Mexican defender Carlos Salcido from PSV Eindhoven; Algerian defender Rafik Halliche from Benfica for a fee of €2.5m; Belgian forward Moussa Dembele from AZ Alkmaar for a fee of €6.5m; Swiss defender Philippe Senderos on a free transfer from Arsenal London.

Liverpool

Defender Paul Konchesky from Fulham for a fee of €5m; Portuguese midfielder Raul Meireles from Porto for a fee of €13m; Australian goalkeeper Brad Jones on loan from Middlesbrough for a fee of €2.8m; Danish midfielder Christian Poulsen from Juventus for a fee of €5.5m; Scottish defender Danny Wilson from Glasgow Rangers for a fee of €2.3m; Midfielder Joe Cole on a free transfer from Chelsea; Serbian midfielder Milan Jovanovic on a free transfer from Standard; Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey from Charlton Athletic for a fee of €2m.

Manchester City

Midfielder James Milner from Aston Villa; Italian forward Mario Balotelli from Inter Milan for a fee of €28m; Serbian defender Aleksandar Kolarov from Lazio for a fee of €19m; Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure from Barcelona; Spanish midfielder David Silva from Valencia for a fee of €32m; Midfielder Alex Henshall from Swindon Town; German defender Jerome Boateng from Hamburger for a fee of €12.5m.

Manchester United

Portuguese forward Bebe from Guimaraes for a fee of €8.8m; Mexican forward Javier Hernandez from Guadalajara Chivas for a fee of €10m; Defender Chris Smalling from Fulham for a fee of €8m.

Newcastle

French midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa from Marseille for a fee of €2.5m; Ivory Coast midfielder Cheikh Tiote from Twente; Defender Sol Campbell on a free transfer from Arsenal London; Midfielder Dan Gosling on a free transfer from Everton; Defender James Perch from Nottingham Forest for a fee of €1.2m.

Stoke City

Forward Jon Walters from Ipswich Town for a fee of €3m; Trinidad and Tobago forward Kenwyne Jones from Sunderland for a fee of €9.7m; Goalkeeper Carlo Nash from Everton; Belgian midfielder Florent Cuvelier from Portsmouth.

Sunderland

Swedish forward Danny Welbeck on loan from Manchester United; Defender Nedum Onuoha on loan from Manchester City; Argentinean defender Marcos Angeleri from Estudiantes for a fee of €1.8m; Defender Titus Bramble from Wigan Athletic for a fee of €1.2m; Egyptian midfielder Ahmed Al-Muhammadi on loan from ENPPI; Belgian goalkeeper Simon Mignolet from Sint-Truiden for a fee of €2.5m; Paraguayan midfielder Cristian Riveros from Cruz Azul.

Tottenham

Croatian goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa on loan from Spartak Moscow; French defender William Gallas on a free transfer from Arsenal London; Brazilian midfielder Sandro from Internacional for a fee of €10m.

West Brom

French forward Marc-Antoine Fortune from Celtic Glasgow for a fee of €3m; Nigerian forward Peter Odemwingie from Lokomotiv Moscow; Cameroonian midfielder Somen Tchoyi from Red Bull Salzburg for a fee of €2m; Defender Nicky Shorey from Aston Villa for a fee of €1.8m; American goalkeeper Boaz Myhill from Hull City for a fee of €1.8m; Spanish defender Pablo Ibanez on a free transfer from Atletico Madrid; Romanian defender Gabriel Tamas from Auxerre for a fee of €0.9m; Irish midfielder Steven Reid on a free transfer from Blackburn Rovers.

West Ham

Nigerian forward Victor Obinna on loan from Inter Milan; New Zealand defender Winston Reid from Midtjylland for a fee of €4.2m; Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim on loan from Portsmouth; French forward Frederic Piquionne from Lyon for a fee of €1.2m; Mexican forward Pablo Barrera from Pumas for a fee of €4.7m; German midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger from Lazio.

Wigan

Dutch defender Ronnie Stam from Twente for a fee of €4m; Scottish midfielder James McArthur from Hamilton for a fee of €0.5m; Oman goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi on loan from Bolton Wanderers; Argentinean forward Mauro Boselli from Estudiantes for a fee of €6m; Paraguayan defender Antolin Alcaraz on a free transfer from Brugge.

Wolves

Defender Michael Mancienne on loan from Chelsea; Irish midfielder Stephen Hunt from Hull City for a fee of €3.6m; French defender Steven Mouyokolo from Hull City for a fee of €3m; Scottish forward Steven Fletcher from Burnley for a fee of €7.8m; Belgian defender Jelle van Damme from Anderlecht for a fee of €3.3m.

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SPANISH LA LIGA

Almeria

Uruguayan defender Marcelo Silva from Danubio for a fee of €1.3m; Argentinean midfielder Diego Valeri on loan from Porto; Midfielder Miguel Angel Luque from Barcelona; Danish defender Michael Jakobsen from Aalborg for a fee of €2m; Argentinean forward Leonardo Ulloa from Castellon.

Athletic Bilbao

Goalkeeper Aitor from Baskonia; Midfielder Igor Martinez from Alaves; Forward Ibai Gomez from Sestao River.

Atletico Madrid

Portuguese midfielder Tiago on loan from Juventus; Uruguayan defender Diego Godin from Villarreal for a fee of €8m; Brazilian defender Filipe Luis Kasmirski from Deportivo La Coruna for a fee of €12m; Midfielder Mario Suarez from Mallorca for a fee of €1.8m; Midfielder Fran Merida on a free transfer from Arsenal London.

Barcelona

Argentinean midfielder Javier Mascherano from Liverpool for a fee of €22m; Brazilian defender Adriano Correia from Sevilla for a fee of €9.5m; Forward David Villa from Valencia for a fee of €40m.

Deportivo La Coruna

Paraguayan defender Claudio Morel from Boca Juniors; Norwegian defender Knut Olav Rindaroy from Molde; Midfielder Ruben Perez on loan from Atletico Madrid B; Cape Verdean defender Stopira from Santa Clara; Uruguayan midfielder Jonathan Urretavizcaya on loan from Benfica Lisbon; French midfielder Yves Desmarets from Guimaraes; Midfielder Saul Fernandez from Elche; Forward Michel on loan from Valencia; Midfielder Michel Herrero on loan from Valencia.

Espanyol

Forward Sergio Garcia from Betis for a fee of €1.8m; Brazilian defender Mattioni from Mallorca; Argentinean midfielder Jesus Datolo on loan from Napoli; Portuguese forward Rui Fonte on loan from Sporting.

Getafe

Midfielder Victor Sanchez on loan from Barcelona; Forward Adrian Colunga from Recreativo Huelva for a fee of €2.5m; Forward Adrian Colunga from Recreativo Huelva for a fee of €2m; Midfielder David Gamiz from Alicante; Midfielder Pedro Mosquera from Real Madrid Castilla; Forward Angel Javier Arizmendi from Zaragoza for a fee of €2m; Defender Ivan Marcano on loan from Villarreal; Midfielder Borja Fernandez on a free transfer from Valladolid.

Gijon

Uruguayan midfielder Sebastian Eguren on a free transfer from Villarreal; Defender Alberto Botia on loan from Barcelona; Midfielder Ayoze Garcia from Tenerife; Forward Nacho Novo from Glasgow Rangers; Argentinean forward Gaston Sangoy from Apollon Limassol for a fee of €1m.

Hercules

French forward David Trezeguet on a free transfer from Juventus; Dutch goalkeeper Piet Velthuizen from Vitesse Arnheim; Senegalese defender Mohammed Sarr from Standard; Paraguayan forward Nelson Valdez from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of €3.5m.

Levante

Defender Asier Del Horno on loan from Valencia; Uruguayan midfielder Nacho Gonzalez on loan from Valencia; Defender Javi Venta from Villarreal; Defender Nano from Betis; Midfielder Valdo from Espanyol; Uruguayan goalkeeper Gustavo Munua from Malaga; Uruguayan forward Cristian Stuani on loan from Reggina; Defender Juanfran on a free transfer from AEK Athens; Midfielder Sergio Soriano from Deportivo La Coruna; Midfielder Xavi Torres on loan from Malaga.

Malaga

Ghanaian forward Quincy Owusu-Abeyie on loan from Al Sadd; Uruguayan forward Sebastian Fernandez from Banfield for a fee of €3.6m; Venezuela forward Salomon Rondon from Las Palmas for a fee of €3.5m; Brazilian midfielder Sandro Silva from Palmeiras for a fee of €2.2m; Argentinean defender Hernan Malagueno from Indios for a fee of €1m; Portuguese midfielder Eliseu Pereira from Lazio for a fee of €0.5m.

Mallorca

Brazilian defender Edson Ramos from Bunyodkor; Argentinean forward Fernando Cavenaghi on loan from Bordeaux; Brazilian midfielder Joao Victor from Bunyodkor; Canadian midfielder Jonathan de Guzman on a free transfer from Feyenoord.

Ossasuna

Defender Lolo from Sevilla; Defender Damia Abella from Betis; Serbian forward Dejan Lekic from Red Star Belgrade for a fee of €2.5m; Goalkeeper Riesgo from Real Sociedad; Midfielder Fernando Soriano on a free transfer from Almeria.

Racing Santander

Midfielder Adrian Gonzalez from Getafe; Greek midfielder Alexandros Tziolis on loan from Siena; Argentinean forward Ariel Nahuelpan from Coritiba; Swedish midfielder Kennedy Bakircioglu on a free transfer from Ajax; Defender Domingo Cisma on a free transfer from Almeria; Defender Francis on a free transfer from Xerez.

Real Madrid

German midfielder Mesut Ozil from Werder Bremen for a fee of €15m; Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea for a fee of €8m; German midfielder Sami Khedira from Stuttgart for a fee of €12m; Midfielder Pedro Leon from Getafe for a fee of €10m; Argentinean forward Angel di Maria from Benfica Lisbon for a fee of €25m; Forward Sergio Canales from Racing Santander for a fee of €5m.

Real Sociedad

Dutch midfielder Jeffrey Sarpong from Ajax Amsterdam; Forward Raul Tamudo on a free transfer from Espanyol; Forward Joseba Llorente from Villarreal for a fee of €2.5m; Midfielder Paco Sutil from Eibar.

Sevilla

Uruguayan defender Martin Caceres on loan from Barcelona; Defender Alexis Ruano from Valencia for a fee of €5m; Italian midfielder Luca Cigarini on loan from Napoli; Italian midfielder Tiberio Guarente from Atalanta for a fee of €5.5m; Senegalese midfielder Mouhamadou Dabo on a free transfer from Saint-Etienne.

Valencia

Forward Aritz Aduriz from Mallorca for a fee of €4m; Argentinean midfielder Alberto Costa from Montpellier for a fee of €6.5m; Forward Roberto Soldado from Getafe for a fee of €10m; French midfielder Sofiane Feghouli on a free transfer from Grenoble; Portuguese defender Ricardo Costa on a free transfer from Lille; Turkish midfielder Mehmet Topal from Galatasaray for a fee of €5m.

Villarreal

Defender Carlos Marchena from Valencia for a fee of €2.5m; Midfielder Borja Valero on loan from West Brom.

Zaragoza

French forward Florent Sinama-Pongolle on loan from Sporting Lisbon; Hungarian defender Adam Pinter from MTK Budapest; Argentinean midfielder Nicolas Bertolo on loan from Palermo; Colombian forward Marco Perez on loan from Boyaca Chico; Argentinean goalkeeper Leo Franco on a free transfer from Galatasaray; Goalkeeper Toni Doblas from Huesca.

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ITALIAN SERIE A

Bari

Spanish midfielder Jaime on loan from Udinese; Goalkeeper Daniele Padelli on loan from Sampdoria; Defender Marco Rossi on loan from Parma; Defender Andrea Raggi on loan from Bologna; Midfielder Marco D’Alessandro on loan from Roma; French forward Abdelkader Ghezzal from Siena; Midfielder Nico Pulzetti from Livorno; Brazilian forward Barreto from Udinese; Argentinean midfielder Sergio Almiron (permanent signing) from Juventus for a fee of €5m.

Bologna

Uruguayan midfielder Gaston Ramirez from Penarol; Midfielder Matteo Rubin from Torino; Swedish midfielder Albin Ekdal from Juventus for a fee of €2m; Midfielder Luca Siligardi on loan from Inter Milan; Defender Niccolo Cherubin from Cittadella; Slovenian midfielder Rene Krhin from Inter Milan for a fee of €3m; Defender Andrea Esposito on loan from Genoa; Goalkeeper Cristiano Lupatelli from Cagliari; Forward Riccardo Meggiorini from Genoa; Forward Daniele Paponi from Parma.

Brescia

Forward Alessandro Diamanti from West Ham United for a fee of €2.2m; Brazilian forward Citadin Martins Eder from Empoli for a fee of €4.2m; Greek midfielder Panagiotis Kone from Iraklis.

Cagliari

Goalkeeper Ivan Pelizzoli on a free transfer from Lokomotiv Moscow; Forward Robert Acquafreca on loan from Genoa; Defender Dario Biasi from Cesena; Defender Lorenzo Ariaudo from Juventus; Midfielder Alex Pinardi from Modena.

Catania

Forward Maikol Negro from Celano; Forward Fabrizio Lasagna from Paganese; Defender Giovanni Marchese from Chievo Verona; Brazilian midfielder Raphael Martinho from Paulista.

Cesena

Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri from Liverpool.

Chievo Verona

French forward Cyril Thereau from Charleroi for a fee of €0.9m; Defender Marco Andreolli from Roma for a fee of €0.8m; Brazilian defender Rincon from Inter Milan; Goalkeeper Marco Silvestri on loan from Modena; Forward Davide Moscardelli from Piacenza; Midfielder Roberto Guana on loan from Palermo; Forward Mattia Marchi from Rimini; Uruguayan midfielder Mariano Bogliacino on loan from Napoli; Brazilian goalkeeper Jefferson Trazzi from Lecce; Defender Gennaro Sardo from Catania Calcio; Forward Mattia Minesso from Vicenza; Slovenian defender Bostjan Cesar on a free transfer from Grenoble.

Fiorentina

Forward Alessio Cerci from Roma; Argentinean defender Emiliano Insua from Liverpool; Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc from Celtic Glasgow for a fee of €2m; Midfielder Gaetano D’Agostino from Udinese.

Genoa

Brazilian defender Rafinha from Schalke for a fee of €9m; Swiss midfielder Carlo Polli on loan from Chiasso; Portuguese defender Miguel Veloso from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of €9m; Argentinean midfielder Franco Zuculini on loan from Hoffenheim; Spanish defender Chico from Almeria; Defender Andrea Ranocchia on loan from Inter Milan; Forward Gianmarco Zigoni from Milan; Forward Mattia Destro on loan from Inter Milan; Nigerian forward Nnamdi Oduamadi from Milan; Sierra Leone midfielder Rodney Strasser from Milan; Portuguese goalkeeper Eduardo from Braga for a fee of €4.5m; Forward Luca Toni on a free transfer from Bayern Munich; Brazilian defender Diego Angelo from Naval; Hungarian forward Gergely Rudolf on a free transfer from Debrecen.

Inter

French forward Jonathan Biabiany (loan return) from Parma; Defender Marco Davide Faraoni on a free transfer from Lazio; Goalkeeper Luca Castellazzi on a free transfer from Sampdoria.

Juventus

Forward Fabio Quagliarella on loan from Napoli; Midfielder Alberto Aquilani on loan from Liverpool; Serbian midfielder Milos Krasic from CSKA Moscow for a fee of €15m; Defender Marco Motta on loan from Udinese; Uruguayan forward Jorge Martinez from Catania for a fee of €12m; Defender Leonardo Bonucci from Bari for a fee of €15.5m; Forward Davide Lanzafame on loan from Palermo; Goalkeeper Marco Storari from Milan for a fee of €4.5m; Forward Simone Pepe on loan from Udinese.

Lazio

Brazilian midfielder Hernanes from Sao Paulo for a fee of €13.5m; Spanish defender Garrido from Manchester City for a fee of €2.5m; Uruguayan midfielder Alvaro Gonzalez from Nacional Montevideo for a fee of €2m; Australian midfielder Marco Bresciano on a free transfer from Palermo.

Lecce

Uruguayan forward Javier Chevanton from Sevilla; Defender Simone Sini on loan from Roma; Uruguayan midfielder Carlos Grossmueller from Schalke; Norwegian defender Tore Reginiussen on loan from Schalke.

Milan

Uruguayan defender Bruno Montelongo on loan from River Plate; Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic on loan from Barcelona; German midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng on loan from Genoa; Hungarian midfielder Attila Filkor from Inter; Romanian midfielder Cristian Daminuta from Inter; Midfielder Marco Ezio Fossati from Inter; Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Genoa for a fee of €5m; Defender Luca Santonocito from Celtic; Goalkeeper Marco Amelia on loan from Genoa; Colombian defender Mario Yepes on a free transfer from Chievo Verona.

Napoli

French midfielder Hassan Yebda on loan from Benfica Lisbon; Forward Cristiano Lucarelli on loan from Parma; Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani from Palermo for a fee of €17m.

Palermo

Slovenian midfielder Armin Bacinovic from Maribor; Slovenian midfielder Josip Ilicic from Maribor for a fee of €2.3m; Argentinean defender Ezequiel Matias Munoz from Boca Juniors for a fee of €4m; Goalkeeper Giacomo Brichetto (permanent signing) from Novara Calcio; Argentinean defender Santiago Garcia from Rosario Central; Defender Matteo Darmian from Milan; Polish defender Kamil Glik from Piast Gliwice; Forward Massimo Maccarone from Siena; Chilean forward Mauricio Pinilla from Grosseto; Swiss midfielder Pajtim Kasami on a free transfer from Bellinzona.

Parma

Moroccan midfielder Abderrazzak Jadid from Salernitana; Brazilian midfielder Ze Eduardo on loan from Maga; Portuguese midfielder Danilo Pereira from Benfica Lisbon; Midfielder Sebastian Giovinco on loan from Juventus; Portuguese forward Filipe Oliveira from Braga; Spanish midfielder Jose Fernando Marques from Espanyol; Argentinean defender Gabriel Paletta from Boca Juniors; Bulgarian forward Valeri Bojinov (permanent signing) from Manchester City; Brazilian defender Marcus Paixao Diniz on loan from Milan; Forward Gabriele Paonessa from Bologna.

Roma

Argentinean defender Nicolas Burdisso from Inter Milan for a fee of €8m; Defender Paolo Castellini on loan from Parma; Argentinean defender Guillermo Burdisso on loan from Rosario Central; Brazilian midfielder Simplicio on a free transfer from Palermo; Brazilian forward Adriano on a free transfer from Flamengo.

Sampdoria

Midfielder Stefano Guberti (permanent signing) from Roma for a fee of €3m; Goalkeeper Gianluca Curci from Siena; Forward Simone Zaza from Atalanta.

Udinese

Colombian defender Pablo Armero from Palmeiras for a fee of €1.2m; Argentinean defender Luciano Monzon from Boca Juniors for a fee of €2.5m; Argentinean forward German Denis from Napoli; Spanish midfielder Carlos Calvo from Xerez; Czech forward Matej Vydra from Banik Ostrava.

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GERMAN BUNDESLIGA

Bayer L.

Danish forward Nicolai Jorgensen from Akademisk Boldklub; Midfielder Michael Ballack on a free transfer from Chelsea; Midfielder Hanno Balitsch from Hannover; Croatian defender Domagoj Vida from Osijek; Midfielder Sidney Sam from Hamburger; Brazilian defender Lucas from Portuguesa.

Bayern

Midfielder Toni Kroos (loan return) from Bayer Leverkusen.

Borussia M.

Brazilian forward Igor de Camargo from Standard; Defender Jens Wissing from Preussen Munster; Brazilian defender Bamba Anderson from Fortuna Duesseldorf.

Dortmund

Polish midfielder Lukasz Pisczek on a free transfer from Hertha Berlin; Polish forward Robert Lewandowski from Lech Poznan for a fee of €4m; Australian goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak from Melbourne Victory; Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa from Cerezo Osaka for a fee of €0.4m.

Frankfurt

Greek midfielder Georgios Tzavelas from Panionios; Midfielder Sebastian Rode from Kickers Offenbach; Greek forward Theofanis Gekas from Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €1m.

Freiburg

Japanese forward Kisho Yano from Albirex Niigata; Croatian midfielder Zvonko Pamic on loan from Bayer Leverkusen; Midfielder Maximilian Nicu on a free transfer from Hertha Berlin.

Hamburger SV

Serbian midfielder Gojko Kacar from Hertha Berlin; Defender Heiko Westermann from Schalke for a fee of €7.5m; Defender Dennis Diekmeier from Nurnberg for a fee of €2.5m; Defender Lennard Sowah from Portsmouth; Czech goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny from Hertha Berlin.

Hannover 96

Portuguese midfielder Carlitos from Basel; Norwegian forward Mohammed Abdellaoue from Valerenga for a fee of €1m; Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler on a free transfer from Manchester United; Austrian defender Emanuel Pogatetz on a free transfer from Middlesbrough; Goalkeeper Markus Miller from Karlsruhe.

Hoffenheim

Midfielder Sebastian Rudy from Stuttgart for a fee of €4m; Forward Peniel Mlapa from 1860 Munich; Goalkeeper Tom Starke from Duisburg.

Kaiserslautern

Austrian midfielder Clemens Walch from Stuttgart; Greek defender Thanos Petsos on loan from Bayer Leverkusen; Austrian forward Erwin Hoffer on loan from Napoli; Czech defender Jan Simunek from Wolfsburg; Danish midfielder Leon Jessen from Midtjylland for a fee of €0.6m.

Koln

Brazilian defender Andrezinho from Guimaraes; Croatian midfielder Mato Jajalo on loan from Siena; Midfielder Martin Lanig from Stuttgart; Greek defender Konstantinos Giannoulis from Iraklis; Romanian forward Alexandru Ionita from Rapid Bucharest for a fee of €2.5m.

Mainz

Midfielder Marcel Risse on loan from Bayer Leverkusen; Danish defender Morten Rasmussen on loan from Celtic Glasgow; Goalkeeper Martin Pieckenhagen from Heracles; Forward Sami Allagui from Greuther Furth for a fee of €1m; Hungarian forward Adam Szalai (permanent signing) from Real Madrid; Nigerian midfielder Haruna Babangida from Kuban Krasnodar; Midfielder Lewis Holtby on loan from Schalke; Midfielder Marco Caligiuri from Greuther Furth; Turkish midfielder Tufan Tosunoglu from Kickers Offenbach.

Nurnberg

Midfielder Jens Hegeler on loan from Bayer Leverkusen; Midfielder Mehmet Ekici on loan from Bayern Munich; Swedish defender Per Nilsson from Hoffenheim.

Schalke 04

Romanian midfielder Ciprian Deac from Cluj; Ghanaian defender Hans Sarpei from Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €0.4m; Spanish defender Sergio Escudero from Murcia; Spanish forward Raul on a free transfer from Real Madrid; Greek defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos from Olympiacos; Japanese defender Atsuto Uchida from Kashima Antlers for a fee of €1.3m; Defender Tim Hoogland from Mainz; Slovakian forward Erik Jendrisek from Kaiserslautern; Defender Christoph Metzelder from Real Madrid.

Stuttgart

French forward Johan Audel from Valenciennes for a fee of €1.5m; Swiss defender Philipp Degen on loan from Liverpool; Italian defender Cristian Molinaro (permanent signing) from Juventus for a fee of €3.9m; Midfielder Christian Gentner from Wolfsburg; Goalkeeper Marc Ziegler from Borussia Dortmund; Austrian forward Martin Harnik from Werder Bremen.

Werder

Brazilian midfielder Wesley from Santos; Forward Felix Kroos from Hansa Rostock; Austrian forward Marko Arnautovic from Twente.

Wolfsburg

Brazilian midfielder Diego from Juventus for a fee of €15.5m; Brazilian midfielder Cicero on loan from Tombense; Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic from Dinamo Zagreb for a fee of €9m; Danish defender Simon Kjaer from Palermo for a fee of €10m; Defender Arne Friedrich from Hertha Berlin; Swiss midfielder Nassim Ben Khalifa from Grasshoppers Zurich.



Well lads, firstly, an interesting round of NRL action, what did you make of it and who impressed?

On Fire... Dragons started 2010 brightly (Nathan Fien is pretty excited anyway!)

Johnno – Super stuff really, great to see some good crowds out there, just hope it stays like that and doesn’t just fade away. Quality was pretty good for first round, considering there has been a lot of error ridden round one games in the past. Most impressive was probably Todd Carney, made me eat the words a little. That flick back for the assist was Slater/Inglis/Hayne like. I also liked Jamie Lyon and Jonathan Thurston’s performances in losing sides.

Gordon – Yeah, I’d have to agree, the quality was excellent first up, and it was interesting to see how some teams handled the pressure. I was impressed by a few players, Scott Dureau being one; he was super against the Dogs. Kevin Kingston and Adrian Purtell were on fire for the Panthers who I think are they dark horse for the premiership. The Rabbitohs were very disappointing though.

Alright, so now to 10^th, and after the action, who do you like?

Johnno – Souths. I didn’t like what I saw against the Roosters on the weekend. They’re about as close to being the best pack in the league as I am to shedding the Christmas pudding off the thighs. Sandow was a bright light and whilst Burgess was promising, but as a team they were awful.

Gordon: Tougher now after the weekend, but I’ll go with the Tigers. Yes, they beat the Sea Eagles and came back well, but I’m not 100% convinced. Down 20-4 they were getting romped. I like Gareth Ellis and a few of the forwards, I don’t think Lote will ever get back to his best, and the back line really isn’t that fear-striking.

What about the last team that won’t make finals then?

Wasted Potential... the Rabbit's didn't deliver.

Johnno – Definitely Manly. A good team with plenty of strike force, and really should of beat the Tigers. But I think especially after, what looks like, a serious injury to Brett Stuart, they could struggle. A lot is now riding on the shoulders of Jamie Lyon and Anthony Watmough, and I think they might buckle under the pressure, as we saw on Monday.

Gordon – Going with Souths. They were terrible on the weekend, but to prove it’s not always about first round, we see that a team like the Dragons who have lost so many first round games recently but still challenge for the title. They’ve got a solid pack, Sandow commanding the troops and the likes of Merrit on the wing, so the talent is there, but I don’t know if they’ll fulfil all the hype.

So now we’re into the finals spots, and who scrapes in?

Johnno – I’m sticking with Penrith. They’ve recruited well and obviously have something growing in the water down at CUA. Great talent in the squad and I think they will make finals after a long while out. However, I still think they might not be able to consistently compete with the ‘big boys’.

Gordon – Broncos. They copped a lot of stick pre-season, but for me, they are always an over-achieving side. No matter who they play they always seem to deliver to a certain point. They won’t be as strong as previous seasons, but they’ll have enough to make the cut.

Three more to go now, who’s in at 7^th?

Johnno – I’d have to go with the Bulldogs. I like the system and I think they can bounce back from round one, but not consistently enough. Can’t really see them putting long winning-streaks together and I think that will ultimately be the factor that sees them only finishing at 7^th. The difference this season being, people expect them to win.

Gordon – Bulldogs. They looked very lethargic on the weekend against a depleted Newcastle line up, and they showed some disappointing signs early on. Michael Ennis is no Hazem in the goal kicking service, so they might have to work harder for points. It could be touch and go for them really, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they ended up missing finals.

Pressure... Are the Knight's in for it in 2010?

Well we’re days away from the start of the National Rugby League calendar for 2010, and as we count down until Friday night, we here at Injury Time are predicting how we think the ladder might look come September.  I caught up with those Aussie hooligans Johnno and Gordon to find out their thoughts on the upcoming season.

So who’s getting the spoon lads?

Johnno – I’m going for a shock here, Newcastle Knights. They have the squad to suggest a much higher finish, however after such a pre-season, if you can call it that, I think it will affect the team as a whole. A lot of pressure is on captain reliable in Kurt Gidley and if continues to pick up injuries it could be a disaster.

Gordon – I like the Sharks for the spoon in 2010. They were horrendous last year, and I can’t see it getting much better. Barrett is past his prime and Gallen is getting on too. They also seemed to lose more ‘bigger’ names than they brought in so I think this might be the last time we see Ricky Stuart coaching in the NRL.

What about second from bottom?

Johnno – Canberra Raiders have this one in the bag. If they played all their games at home, they might actually go close to winning the thing. But the fact is, they hardly even turn up away from home, so it’ll be another wasted season for the men from the capital.

Gordon – Going for the Warriors here. They’ve lost the inspirational Stacy Jones and Denan Kemp is heading home. They have brought in Bret Seymour, but I doubt he will have much impact. They’ll have a strong forward pack as usual and cause the odd upset, but their creative in and around the halves might cost them.

Okay, next is 14^th and I believe you have gone for a big shock here, Johnno?

Johnno – Not much of a shock to me mate! You can whinge all you want Brisbane-ites, but you simply no longer have a team that is enviable. Some grunt lost through David Taylor and Tonnie Carroll, meanwhile Karmichael’s trade to shorter shorts means they have no genuinely feared full back. Sorry lads, Lockyer will have as big an impact as Ivan Henjak’s hair loss treatment and you’re going to need some rebuilding.

Travel Sickness... Raiders need to perform away from home.

Gordon – I’m going to go for the Raiders. They are the Central Coast Mariners of the NRL. Continually written off, but surprise the pundits each year. But after a terrible recruitment in the pre-season, I can’t see them competing away from home consistently. However, they have some good young players so keep an eye out for the likes of Dugan and Waddell.

13^th then?

Johnno – Cocka Doodle Do Son! That’s what I’ll be saying when Braith Anasta and the Roosters gets pumped every game this season. I’ll back Toddy Carney making a strong return, Perrett and Kenny-Dowall to be consistent. But that’s it. Nate Myles is overrated for me. Big time. They’ll be better than last year by a whisker.

Gordon – An upset of my own here, I’ll go for the Cowboys. The men from the north really have the potential to do better, but way to much is on JT’s back. Bowen and co. are dangerous when they have confidence, but I can’t see many of their influential players being on the field for long stints. Willie Mason, well, I don’t rate him in honesty. His time was up last season.

We’ve reached a quarter from last, who’s the pick for 12^th?

Johnno – The Warriors will take twelfth this year. They have a strong pack and they’ll be the backbone of the squad as usual. Steve Price to provide some inspiration in what I think might be his last year in the league. They’ll lose more than they’ll win, and it’ll be the same old, same old, across the ditch.