Spurs manage to bumble through their Champions League Qualifier with 2 away goals making them favourites to reach the group stages.

As mentioned yesterday, Mesut Ozil joins Real Madrid, presumably to do the job for Mourinho that Sneijder did at Inter.

Nicolas Anelka describes the FFF as ‘clowns’ and says that he is ‘dying with laughter’ over his 18 match ban.

Javier Clemente is appointed the new coach of Cameroon.

Alex Ferguson attacks ‘kamikaze’ spending by other clubs, mentioning no names but pointing in the blue direction of the city.

Nottingham Forest and Leeds are charged by the FA after handbags in their match at the weekend.

No matches of any or much interest until tomorrow.