In my last article regarding the possible transfer of the Cologne striker, Lukas Podolski, to Arsenal, the comments flooded in saying there has been a pre-contract agreement between Arsenal and Matias Suarez. Although this sounds good from a Gooner's perspective, there is no official news on the Arsenal website and hence I implore you to [.

"Kiss me, I'm orange!"We promised we wouldn't talk about this godforsaken story anymore until there was confirmation - but we are renowned liars... and desperate for some news. With that, there is movement afoot on the most protracted TFC transfer saga of the off-season, Richard Eckersley aka "The Ginger Affair".

Preseason tourney @ JWF. 2 MLS sides plus us and AIK (Swedish 1st division). for STHs all games count as exhib.game A. Details today #RCTID

Via @MerrittPaulson.

He goes on to say the Timbers are looking to build a solid relationship with AIK. Very exciting.

After several speculation occurred regarding his future, Manchester United's Mexican star, Javier "Chicarito Hernandez" finally gets all things cleared up after the Red Devils finally confirmed that the youngster has signed a five year deal with the club.

The Mexico international striker reveals his joy with the contract renewal stating how his currently living his dream by already playing as a regular at the Red Devils despite only been there for a year.

By Chris Wright

Today's the big day for dedicated gossip hounds like me, so we'll be posting regular updates of all the rumours, comings and goings and OFFICIAL news that transfer deadline day has to offer and, unlike watching Jim White over on SSN all day, you'll probably wake up tomorrow with both eardrums intact.

There are a dizzying number of rumors and reports out there to sort through at the moment, as well as some semi-news from the preseason tour in Asia. And while it's somewhat tiresome to keep up with all the rumors, I'll do my best to sort through some of the bigger news items of the last couple of days.

A couple of days have passed, and while there has been no official news on departures or signings yet, the intensity of our transfer season has sped up, and we are now getting some quite tasty rumors regarding some players- and some quite scary news for others. All of this and more after the jump.

In his first day as Acting President of the Asian Football Confederation, Mr Zhang Jilong spoke from the Kuala Lumpur headquarters to China's official news agency, Xinhua, about his vision and responsibilities: "The Asian Football Club has come a long way, from having only 12 members when it was first established in 1954 to 46 members at present," he said.

A soft drink manufacturer is reportedly bringing the English FA Cup and two famous players to Indonesia. According to Antara, Indonesia's official news agency, Bryan Robson and Steve McMohan, former Manchester United and Liverpool players, respectively, will visit Indonesia on 24-26 with the FA Cup. Jorge Lopez Doriga, chief marketing officer of AJE, producer of Big Cola, was quoted as saying

United States international Michael Bradley is set to seal a permanent move to Aston Villa after a season long loan at Villa Park. The midfielder is currently owned by German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, but according to reports in Germany he is set to seal a permanent €5 million move shortly.

Chicago Fire sign Davis Paul

The Chicago Fire have officially signed Davis Paul. It's not really all that surprising but there it is. Congratulations to Davis on making the team and we wish him luck. Still waiting for any official news on Gabriel Ferrari and Pari Pantazopoulos...