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• • Pulis leaves Crystal Palace post
    
    Manager Tony Pulis leaves Crystal Palace by mutual consent less than 48 hours before the start of the season.
  • Van Gaal is a mad genius - Scholes
    
    Paul Scholes describes Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal as a "mad genius" who will bring back the fear factor.
  • Chelsea are in title hunt - Mourinho
    
    Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says his side can push for the Premier League title following the club's summer signings.
  • Jota joins Bees from Celta Vigo
    
    Brentford sign attacking midfielder Jose Peleteiro Ramallo from Celta Vigo for an undisclosed fee.
  • Trophies relieved pressure - Wenger
    
    Arsene Wenger says Arsenal head into this season with the "weight off their shoulders" after ending their trophy drought.
  • Aguero signs five-year Man City deal
    
    Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero signs a new five-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2019.
  • West Ham sign striker Sakho from Metz
    
    Striker Diafra Sakho signs a four-year contract at West Ham after they agree an undisclosed deal with French side FC Metz.
  • Pictured: Suarez trains with Barcelona
    
    Luis Suarez trains with Barcelona for the first time after the Court of Arbitration for Sport amended his four-month ban.
  • Legia suffer Celtic appeal blow
    
    Legia Warsaw say Uefa has refused to back their fast-track application to be re-instated in the Champions League at Celtic's expense.
  • Bendtner signs deal with Wolfsburg
    
    Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has joined German side Wolfsburg on a free transfer.
  • Bruce planning to spend Long money
    
    Steve Bruce wants to invest the money Hull City received from Southampton for striker Shane Long on a replacement.
  • Scots years behind Europe - Neilson
    
    Hearts coach Robbie Neilson believes Scottish football is "10-15 years behind" Europe in terms of training methods.
  • Man Utd try to resolve Rojo stand-off
    
    Manchester United are in discussions with Sporting Lisbon to try to conclude Marcos Rojo's proposed move to Old Trafford.
  • Suarez ban stays but cleared to train
    
    Luis Suarez's four-month biting ban is upheld but he is now allowed to train with Barcelona and play in friendlies for them and Uruguay.
  • Southampton sign Hull striker Long
    
    Southampton complete the signing of Hull City striker Shane Long for an undisclosed fee, reported to be about £12m.
  • Zenit sign Man City's Garcia for £13m
    
    Manchester City midfielder Javi Garcia has joined Zenit St Petersburg on a five-year contract for a fee of £13m.
  • Striker Kane extends Tottenham deal
    
    Tottenham announce young striker Harry Kane has signed a new five-year deal at White Hart Lane.
  • Premier League warns fans about Vines
    
    The Premier League's told Newsbeat they're taking action to stop fans uploading unofficial goal Vines onto social media.
  • Finances a 'cause for grave concern'
    
    Almost a quarter of British clubs surveyed say their finances "need attention or are cause for grave concern".
  • VIDEO: Man Utd & Arsenal to keep spending?
    
    BBC Sport's David Ornstein reports on the latest Premier League transfer stories, including Man Utd and Arsenal's search for a central defender.
  • VIDEO: Transfers of the summer so far
    
    BBC Sport picks out some of the key Premier League transfers this summer, including Alexis Sanchez's move to Arsenal and Didier Drogba's return to Stamford Bridge.
  • VIDEO: Top scout on big Premier League buys
    
    Former scout and sporting director Tor-Kristian Karlsen gives his verdict on some of the biggest Premier League buys of the summer.
  • VIDEO: The moment Suarez bit Chiellini
    
    Watch the moment Uruguay's Luis Suarez bites Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during the 2014 World Cup, the third time the striker had committed such an offence.
  • VIDEO: Archive: Pulis's vision for Palace
    
    In May last year, with Crystal Palace safe from relegation, BBC Sport's David Ornstein met former Crystal Palace manager Tony Pulis and chairman Steve Parish.
  • VIDEO: Highlights - St Johnstone 0-3 Celtic
    
    Celtic begin their defence of the Scottish Premiership with a win over Scottish Cup holders St Johnstone in Perth.
  • VIDEO: Highlights - Dundee Utd 1-0 Motherwell
    
    A terrific strike from Dundee United's Mario Bilate is enough to separate the two sides at Tannadice.
  • VIDEO: Highlights - Kilmarnock 0-2 Aberdeen
    
    Aberdeen prove to be too strong for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership encounter at Rugby Park.
  • VIDEO: Highlights - Partick Thistle 4-0 Ross County
    
    Partick Thistle kick-start their Scottish Premiership season in style with an emphatic home win over Ross County.
  • VIDEO: Highlights - St Mirren 0-2 Hamilton
    
    Hamilton earn their first win of the new Scottish Premiership season against St Mirren in Paisley.
  • VIDEO: Highlights - Inverness CT 0-0 Dundee
    
    A tight affair in the Highland capital with Inverness CT and Dundee each taking a share of the points.
  • VIDEO: Ronaldo & Ferguson reunite in Cardiff
    
    Sir Alex Ferguson presents Cristiano Ronaldo with the man of the match award after the forward scored both goals in Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Sevilla in the Uefa Super Cup in Cardiff.
  • VIDEO: Ronaldo, Bale enjoy Super Cup win
    
    Real Madrid's Gareth Bale says the crowd at the Cardiff City Stadium were "amazing" during his team's 2-0 win over Sevilla in the Uefa Super Cup.
  • VIDEO: The best opening-weekend moments
    
    As we count down to the start of the 2014-15 season, BBC Sport remembers some of the finest opening-weekend moments.
  • VIDEO: Wenger 'surprised' by Pulis exit
    
    Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits it was a "complete surprise" to learn that Tony Pulis has left Crystal Palace by mutual consent.
  • VIDEO: Spurs need time - Pochettino
    
    New Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says he has an 'unbelievable squad' but needs time to improve the team and impose his philosophy.
  • VIDEO: City have no fixture problem - Morgan
    
    Leicester City captain Wes Morgan says that his newly-promoted side will not be over-awed by their apparently difficult start to the Premier League campaign
  • VIDEO: Maradona slaps journalist in face
    
    Argentina football legend Diego Maradona slaps a journalist in the face after his car was surrounded by media in Buenos Aires.
  • VIDEO: Highlights: Arsenal 3-0 Man City
    
    Arsenal beat Premier League champions Manchester City 3-0 to lift the Community Shield at Wembley.
  • VIDEO: Vanishing spray makes English debut
    
    Vanishing spray is used for the first time in English football during the Community Shield at Wembley.
  • VIDEO: Burnley ready for new season - Dyche
    
    Burnley Manager Sean Dyche believes that the task facing his newly-promoted Premier League players is "difficult but not impossible".
  • VIDEO: Solskjaer's quickfire confessions
    
    Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reveals his most embarrassing moment and his sporting hero to BBC Sport Wales TV.
  • VIDEO: Bale not feeling hometown pressure
    
    Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale says he is not feeling the pressure of being back in Wales for the Uefa Super Cup.
  • VIDEO: Irish League Show - Programme 1
    
    Joel Taggart and Liam Beckett analyse the action from the opening weekend of the new Irish Premiership season.
  • VIDEO: Hibs keeper Oxley scores winner
    
    Hibernian keeper Mark Oxley scores a goal on his league debut against Scottish Championship rivals Livingston.
  • 'Fugitive' Suarez trains sights on El Clasico
    
    Luis Suarez can now train with Barcelona, meaning a return to action against Real Madrid is much more likely, writes Andy West.
  • Lawro's predictions - opening weekend
    
    Football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on Courteeners frontman Liam Fray on the first weekend of the new Premier League season.
  • Who will finish where in the Premier League?
    
    With the new Premier League season just days away, chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses the prospects of every team.
  • How do you say 'van Gaal' and other Premier League names?
    
    The Pronunciation Unit's guide to a few of the new names, and one familiar one, to British football.
  • Club-by-club guide to the Premier League season
    
    Transfers, top stories and expert predictions: BBC Sport runs you through what's happened in the Premier League this summer.
  • The biter bit - or has Suarez got off lightly?
    
    Luis Suarez's partially successful appeal will disappoint some but the result seems a sensible solution to most, writes Dan Roan.
  • The manager who built his team's stadium
    
    As likely to make fans a half-time cuppa as give a team talk, meet the boss who searched mines for scrap to build a stadium.
  • Transfer latest - August 2014
    
    Track all the latest signings day by day throughout the close season.
  • Manager ins and outs - August 2014
    
    Track the managerial ins and outs and a list of every boss in the top five leagues in England and the Scottish Premiership.
  • Ross County confirm Kettlewell exit
    
    Ross County boss Derek Adams praises midfielder Stuart Kettlewell following his release by the Premiership outfit.
  • Cardiff complete £1m Pilkington deal
    
    Cardiff City confirm the signing of Norwich City winger Anthony Pilkington on a three-year deal for a fee of £1m.
  • Ports stars back for Ballymena trip
    
    Four Portadown players return from suspension for Saturday's Irish Premiership match away to Ballymena United.
  • Who will be the champions?
    
    BBC pundits, commentators and journalists predict who will win the Premier League title and who will finish in the top four.
  • Waddle's son & £15 kit bags - FA Cup begins
    
    The FA Cup begins this weekend with World Cup winners, Real Madrid conquerors and Chris Waddle’s son dreaming of glory.