Championship side Leeds United have accepted a bid from Norwich City for their club captain Jonny Howson.
The midfielder, who is out of contract in the summer, is a product of the Leeds academy and has made 225 for the club. The Leeds skipper is currently on the sidelines through injury, but it is thought he will open contract talks with the Canaries this week.

Ah the scrap heap of MLS. Guys who were once counted on by their teams now discarded because next year's salary is to high. So who should the Fire be considering to take off the scrap heap? Join me after the jump where I will talk about phases, players, and make fun of Baggio Husidic. It will be fun!

Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew has assured the club's fans that at least two more players are poised to arrive at Tyneside over the next week as QPR-bound midfielder Joey Barton prepares to follow Jose Enrique out of St. James' Park.

The Magpies also lost former skipper Kevin Nolan earlier in the summer and Barton's impending departure means that Pardew desperately needs to bolster the squad despite his side's impressive start to the season.

Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images(Bleacher Report)Juan Mata was originally a Liverpool target as the Reds had been tracking him since January. However, his performance in Spain's U21 European Championships was a stock raising moment if there has been one.
With the Reds most likely out of the running as the player was destined to want Champions League football, Liverpool turned their full attentions to the signature of Stewart Downing whom they signed in the early part of July.

Liverpool may never have a better time to end their miserable away run against Arsenal but manager Kenny Dalglish insists his team will not under-estimate Arsene Wenger's side.
The sale of captain Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona earlier this week and the impending departure of Samir Nasri to Manchester City have only added to the Gunners' problems.

Liverpool may never have a better time to end their miserable away run against Arsenal but manager Kenny Dalglish insists his team will not under-estimate Arsene Wenger's side.
The sale of captain Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona earlier this week and the impending departure of Samir Nasri to Manchester City have only added to the Gunners' problems.

Arsenal have been dealt a massive blow, after both Alexander Song and Gervinho were handed three game bans, Gervinho's for his slap on Joey Barton and Song for stamping on the same player in Saturday's 0-0 draw at Newcastle.

It means both will miss games against Liverpool, Manchester United and Swansea something the Gunners can ill afford after the sale of Cesc Fabregas and the impending departure of Samir Nasri to Manchester City.

By JOSE M. ROMERO

The Philadelphia Union have been one of the biggest stories of the MLS season with its play in the first half of the season. But Friday night at PPL Park just wasn't the second-year club's night.

The Colorado Rapids snapped Philly's 10-game unbeaten streak in MLS matches with a 2-1 win at PPL Park.

By Gordon Fleetwood, our Santos expert

On July 21st, the portal between Brazil and the outside world shut after the summer's – or winter's since Brazil is in the Southern Hermisphere -stream of transfers. Well, maybe not a stream. It was more of a brook to be honest.

Adebayor 'on strike' as City relationship turns ugly Premier League, Football The Independent.

We already heard last week about Carlos Tevez wanting to move out of Manchester City because, allegedly, he wants to spend more time with his family. Good news then today from Brazil for the little Argentine firecracker that it's richest club, Corinthians, has posted a $55m offer which will take the diminutive little cry baby closer to where his family resides.

Is it hurricane season yet? Gael force winds felt at Eastlands

Man City have reportedly made a £7m bid for Arsenal left back Gael Clichy which is soon to be accepted. The Eastlands side also contemplating a swoop for holdout Samir Nasri.

Gael Clichy's demand for more money per week is likely to be met by the deep pocketed owners of City.

Potential departures of Lille's main playmakers - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Winning the French championship brought jubilation to the streets of Lille. Red and white flags were woven on May 22nd with the double mark emblazoned on them after Lille OSC clinched their first league title since 1954 with a 2-2 draw against Paris St.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has shockingly announced his decision to refrain from signing any striker by Monday's January transfer deadline.

Redknapp, who has been linked with the likes of Newcastle's Andy Carroll and Atletico Madrid's Diego Forlan, told Sky Sports that he is content with his squad, particulalry given how difficult it is to improve in terms of his current attacking options.

By Ainsley Jacobs, writing in London

Even in a stadium filled with 35,000 people, Avram Grant must have felt like the loneliest man in the world last Saturday. Watching his team getting ripped apart by Arsenal, his head must have been a whirl with rumours of his impending departure from Upton Park.