Over 15,000 fans are at St James’ Park to welcome the England striker to Tyneside.

On Transfer Deadline Day, it’s Tottenham Hotspur who are the biggest movers.- Amid unprecedented scenes, Michael Owen arrives at Newcastle United. Over 15,000 fans are at St James’ Park to welcome the England striker to Tyneside. Michael completes the formalities of his £17million move from Real Madrid with the sort of adulation that also greeted Geordie heroes such as Kevin Keegan and Alan Shearer.

- On Transfer Deadline Day, it’s Tottenham Hotspur who are the biggest movers. With the summer transfer window closing, Jermaine Jenas leaves Newcastle United for White Hart Lane for £7million. Spurs also capture Lee Young-Pyo from PSV Eindhoven and Grzegorz Rasiak from Derby County. Portsmouth are also busy as the bring in Zvonimir Vukic from Shakhtar Donetsk, Frank Songo’o from Barcelona, Salif Diao on loan from Liverpool and Dario Silva from Sevilla. In another eye-catching move, Nobby Solano returns to Newcastle United from Aston Villa for £1.5million.

The England striker makes the sensational move to Tyneside for a £17million club record.

John Terry is ruled out of England’s World Cup qualifiers next week with a knee injury.- Twelve months after moving to Real Madrid, Michael Owen agrees to join Newcastle United in a four-year deal. The England striker makes the sensational move to Tyneside for a £17million club record. He had also held talks with Liverpool but it’s believed his former club were unwilling to pay more than twice the fee they received from the Spanish giants a year ago.

- John Terry is ruled out of England’s World Cup qualifiers next week with a knee injury. The Chelsea centre-back will miss the trips to Wales and Northern Ireland. Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is hopeful that Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard wil recover from a calf strain.

Sheffield United win 3-1 at Crewe Alexandra while Reading beat Burnley 2-1 at home.

Huddersfield Town are the new leaders in League One after a 2-1 win in the Yorkshire derby at Doncaster Rovers.- The top two stay as they are following the Bank Holday Monday programme in the Championship. Sheffield United win 3-1 at Crewe Alexandra while Reading beat Burnley 2-1 at home. The surprise result of the day is Preston North End’s 4-0 win at Ipswich Town. England Under-21 striker David Nugent nets twice.

- Huddersfield Town are the new leaders in League One after a 2-1 win in the Yorkshire derby at Doncaster Rovers. Yeovil Town are still searching for their first league win of the season after Chesterfield win 3-1 at Huish Park.

- Notts County stay top of League Two after an exciting 3-2 win in the Nottinghamshire derby at Mansfield Town. Darlington replace Rochdale in second place with a 2-1 at the Williamson Motors Stadium.

- Pierluigi Collina, the world’s leading referee, announces his retirement. The 45 year-old is accused of a conflict of interests by the Italian Football Federation after he signs a £545,000 a year sponsorship deal with Opal. They also sponsor AC Milan.

Chris Kirkland is added to Sven-Goran Eriksson’s squad to face Wales and Northern Ireland.

Manchester United maintain their 100% start to the Premiership season with a 2-0 win at troubled Newcastle United.- David James pays the price for his poor display in Denmark as he is left out of the England squad for next week’s World Cup qualifiers. Chris Kirkland is added to Sven-Goran Eriksson’s squad to face Wales and Northern Ireland. Chelsea defender Glen Johnson has also been left out while 23-year-old Liverpool full-back Stephen Warnock receives his first international call-up.

- Manchester United maintain their 100% start to the Premiership season with a 2-0 win at troubled Newcastle United. Charlton Athletic also make it three out of three with a 3-0 win at Middlesbrough.

Manchester City are in second place after they come from behind to beat Portsmouth 2-1 at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Sheffield United score their third last minute winner of the season to go top of the Championship.- Chelsea extend their unbeaten league run at Tottenham Hotspur to 15 years as they stay top of the Premiership with a 2-0 win at White Hart Lane. Manchester City are in second place after they come from behind to beat Portsmouth 2-1 at the City of Manchester Stadium. In the battle at the bottom at the JJB Stadium, Jason Roberts’ second minute penalty earns Wigan Athletic their first-ever top flight win as Sunderland still search for the first point of the term.

- Sheffield United score their third last minute winner of the season to go top of the Championship as Coventry City lose 2-1 at Bramall Lane. Relegated Norwich City are still searching for their first league win of the season as Leeds United win 1-0 at Carrow Road.

- Brentford stay top of League One with a 1-1 draw at Barnsley. Swansea City stun Walsall with a 5-2 victory at the Bescot Stadium.

- Notts County are the new leaders of League Two following a 2-0 win against Bristol Rovers. Macclesfield Town sink to the bottom after a 2-0 defeat at second-placed Rochdale.

- It’s a tremendous afternoon for Edinburgh football. Hearts are now five points clear at the top of the SPL after a 2-1 win against Motherwell at Tynecastle while an Ivan Sproule hat-trick hands Hibs a 3-0 win at Rangers.

Supersub Djibril Cisse scores twice after coming off the bench.

In the draw for the First Round of the UEFA Cup, Bolton Wanderers first taste of European football will see them face Lokomotiv Plovdiv of Bulgaria.- Liverpool win more European silverware as they beat CSKA Moscow 3-1 to claim the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco. Supersub Djibril Cisses scores twice after coming off the bench. Daniel Carvalho gave the UEFA Cup winners a first-half lead before Cisse levelled then put Liverpool ahead in extra-time. A third goal from Luis Garcia seal the victory.

- In the draw for the First Round of the UEFA Cup, Bolton Wanderers first taste of European football will see them face Lokomotiv Plovdiv of Bulgaria. After dropping out of the Champions League, Everton will play Romania’s Dinamo Bucharest. Middlesbrough are up against Xanthi of Greece while Hibs - Scotland’s only representative - will face FC Dnipro of Ukraine.

- Scunthorpe United - the current AFS Performance of the Week winners - rise to their highest league position since 1964 as they got top of League One with a 1-0 win against Southend United at Glanford Park.

The Premiership champions and Champions League holders are drawn in Group G.

Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard is named Europe’s most valuable player at UEFA’s annual awards ceremony.- Chelsea and Liverpool will meet again in the Champions League following today’s draw for the group stages. The Premiership champions and Champions League holders are drawn in Group G with Anderlecht and Real Betis. Manchester United go in to Group D with Villarreal, Lille and Benfica while Arsenal are in Group A with Ajax Sparta Prague and Thun. Rangers will face Artmedia Bratislava - the conquers of Celtic - in Group H with Inter Milan and Porto.

- Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard is named Europe’s most valuable player at UEFA’s annual awards ceremony. Chelsea players win the double of best keeper and best defender with Petr Cech and John Terry. AC Milan’s Kaka won the best midfielder award, with Barcelona’s Ronaldinho named the best forward.

- Tottenham Hotspur Martin Jol agrees a three-year extension to his contract at White Hart Lane. The Dutch coach joined the North London club as assistant to Jacques Santini last summer but took over in November when Santini resigned.

- The drama continues in the boardroom at Queens Park Rangers. Two weeks after director Gianni Paladini was threatened at gunpoint, chairman Bill Power has been removed and chief executive Mark Devlin sacked. Paladini - backed by Monaco-based groups - is now in charge at Loftus Road.

The former Anfield hero says he would prefer to return to Merseyside if he can’t be guaranteed more first team action at Real Madrid.

Despite a brave effort in Spain, Everton’s Champions League adventure ends at the first hurdle.- Michael Owen admits that he would like to return to Liverpool. The former Anfield hero says he would prefer to return to Merseyside if he can’t be guaranteed more first team action at Real Madrid. In World Cup year, if the return to a red shirt isn’t possible, he would be prepared to go on a season’s loan to Newcastle United.

- Despite a brave effort in Spain, Everton’s Champions League adventure ends at the first hurdle. They lose 2-1 at Villarreal so go out 4-2 on aggregate. It could have been a different story though if leading ref Pierluigi Collina had not controversially disallowed a Duncan Ferguson ‘goal’. The Toffees now go in to the UEFA Cup but Manchester United are safely through to the group stages. They duplicate their 3-0 win at Old Trafford in the second leg in Hungary against Debrecen.

- Normal service is resumed in the Premiership with Chelsea sweeping past West Bromwich Albion (4-0) to back to the top. Arsenal also hit four (4-1) against Fulham at Highbury. Newcastle United’s troubled start continues with a 2-0 defeat at Bolton Wanderers while Blackburn Rovers and Tottenham Hotspur battle out a 0-0 draw.

- Another Championship club goes out of the Carling Cup. Derby County are beaten 1-0 at Pride Park by League Two Grimsby Town.

They progress to the group stages of the Champions League though despite CSKA Sofia’s 1-0 win at Anfield.

Manchester City go top of the Premiership with their longest unbeaten run in the top flight since 1977 with a 2-1 win at Sunderland.- Liverpool lose in Europe for the first time in 15 games.They progress to the group stages of the Champions League though despite CSKA Sofia’s 1-0 win at Anfield. The Reds go through 3-2 on aggregate courtesy of their first leg win in Bulgaria.

- Manchester City go top of the Premiership with their longest unbeaten run in the top flight since 1977 with a 2-1 win at Sunderland. It’s the Black Cats’ 18th consecutive Premiership defeat. Middlesbrough win 3-0 at Birmingham while Portsmouth and Aston Villa share two goals at Fratton Park.

- There’s a night of shocks in the First Round of the Carling Cup with seven Championship clubs knocked out by lower division clubs. Lincoln City lead the way with a 5-1 demolition of Crewe Alexandra while Yeovil also grab the headlines with a 2-0 win at Ipswich Town - Blackpool, Mansfield Town, Northampton Town, Barnsley and Shrewsbury Town are amongst the other giantkillers.

The first big clash of the Premiership season sees Chelsea over come the Gunners 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

In the day’s other Premiership clash, a Marcus Bent goal gives Everton victory at Bolton Wanderers.- It’s disappointment for Arsene Wenger in his 500th game in charge of Arsenal. The first big clash of the Premiership season sees Chelsea over come the Gunners 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. Didier Drogba scores the all-important goal but there’s an element of fortune as the ball finds the back of the net off his shin.

- In the day’s other Premiership clash, a Marcus Bent goal gives Everton victory at Bolton Wanderers. The bad news for the Toffees is that Bent and Alessandro Pistone are injured ahead of their midweek Champions League trip to Villarreal.