I have to start this off by saying thank you to the people behind the scenes at uefa.com for moving their subscription video service away from Windows Media and into a Flash-based format. It's allowed me to follow all the games from the comforts of my Mac. If you've not done so, I strongly recommend checking out their Replay service.

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photo: Yiorgos Karahalis | Reuters

Dutch international right back, Johnny Heitinga, has accepted a transfer from Atletico Madrid to Everton, completing a physical just under the transfer window deadline which closed at 5pm yesterday.

It's a loss for Atleti and a serious loss for the Champions League competition (Everton, though, is in the Europa League).

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.Arsenal Transfered In: Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax, £11m), Damian Martinez (Club Athletico Independiente, £1.3m), Jamie Edge (Cheltenham, undisc) Transfered Out: Abu Ogogo (Dag & Red, free), Amaury Bischoff (Academica de Coimbra, free), Emmanuel Adebayor (Man C, £25m), Kolo Toure (Man C, £14m), Jay Simpson (QPR, loan), James Dunne (Exeter, free), Rui Fonte (Lisbon, free), Rene Steer (Oldham, free), [. Click to continue reading...

Back in the day, when Pro Evolution Soccer was good, I always, ALWAYS used to buy Johnny Heitinga for my Master League team. He was cheap, versatile and developed faster than Caster Semenya....

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The European Transfer window as officially closed with many deals being made on the final day, Tuesday September 1, 2009. There were no huge moves by any of the large clubs but many clubs tried to solidify their rosters. Most of the moves are loans, a few were free, some undisclosed, and a couple that were a published fee.

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transfer window wrap-up courtesy Yahoo!UK/Eurosport:

Everton signed Dutch defender Johnny Heitinga from Atletico Madrid for six million pounds (6.8 million euros) just before the transfer window shut on Tuesday.

Heitinga agreed a five-year contract with the Premier League club and the move was announced in the final hour before the 1600GMT deadline.

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As the transfer window deadline looms, here are top ten transfers that I would like to see happen.
The Flat Back Four's Top ten transfers
1. Hernanes to Liverpool
2. Eidur Gudjohnsen to West Ham
3. Rafael Van der Vaart to Manchester United
4. Yasuhito Endo to Arsenal
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As we gear up for another exciting weekend of football action, it's also time to gear up for the end of the summer transfer window.

With the hours steadily ticking down towards Tuesday's deadline, time is getting thin for clubs to finalize moves that are already in the works and have a chance to put their feet up on deadline day instead of making a mad dash to get things done at the last minute.

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Super sub Andrei Arshavin scored two fantastic goals for Arsenal to send the home side top of the Emirates cup after a 2-1 victory over Athletico Madrid.

The Russian playmaker looked to have won the game after breaking the deadlock five minutes from time. But their Spanish opponents replied instantly through Pacheco before Arshavin sealed the win with a last gasp strike from an impossible angle.

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There is no doubt in my mind what makes Atletico Madrid such a potent team on their day; their strikeforce. Diego Forlan and Sergio Aguero are both still with the Madrid club despite heavy speculation that they might move to pastures new. Forlan has been linked with Real Madrid and Aguero with Manchester United.

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Almeria
In: Esteban Solari (undisclosed, Pumas), Pablo Piatti (undisclosed, Estudiantes La Plata), Michel (undisclosed, Flamengo), David Moreno (undisclosed, Real Madrid), Esteban (free, Celta Vigo), Julio Alvarez (free, Numancia), Hernan Pellerano (undisclosed, Velez Sarsfield), Chico (undisclosed, Cadiz)
Out: Felipe Melo (€13m, Fiorentina), Veljko Paunovic (free, FK Partizan), David Rodriguez (loan, Celta), Ruben Pulido (free, Real Zaragoza), Mario Bermejo (free, Xerez), Francisco (free, Alicante)
Athletic Bilbao
In: Jose Garcia Del Olmo (undisclosed, Eibar)
Out: Asier Del Horno (loan return, Valencia), Daniel Aranzubia (free, Deportivo), Unai Exposito (free, Hercules), Iban Zubiaurre (loan, Elche), Toquero (loan, Eibar), Aritz Aduriz (undisclosed, Mallorca)
Atletico Madrid
In: Tomas Ujfalusi (free, Fiorentina), Johnny Heitinga (€10m, Ajax), Florent Sinama Pongolle (undisclosed, Recreativo), Gregory Coupet (undisclosed, Lyon), Paulo Assuncao (free, Porto), Ever Banega (loan, Valencia)
Out: Falcon (free, Celta), Mista (free, Deportivo), Braulio Nobrega (undisclosed, Zaragoza), Cuellar (free, Murcia), Roberto Jimenez (undisclosed, Recreativo), Raul Llorente (free, Alaves), Josne Manuel Juardo (loan, Mallorca), Mario Suarez (undisclosed, Mallorca), Ze Castro (loan, Deportivo), Jose Antonio Reyes (loan, Benfica), Cleber Santana (loan, Mallorca), Diego Costa (loan, Albacete), Jacobo (free, Alaves)
Barcelona
In: Seydou Keita (€14 mil, Sevilla), Daniel Alves (€32 mil, Sevilla), Gerard Pique (undisclosed, Manchester United), Martin Caceres (€16. Click to continue reading...

So this is the table so far at the end of the year I will post the final table so you can compare, not many English Premier League teams in it so far!
No. Player's Name Pos From To Fee
1. Daniel Alves (Bra) RB Sevilla (Spa) Barcelona (Spa) £25. Click to continue reading...

Luca Toni - Bayern Munich (FW) First Selection Toni's February had its' ups and downs, but his goals came at the right moments. Four in all as Bayern overcame a crowded month and got the results they needed to stay within the UEFA Cup as well as the Bundesliga race. The tall Italian striker hit for a [. Click to continue reading...