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England 3-0 TurkeyThe Arsenal winger Rachel Yankey celebrated her 100th cap with a goal to set England on their way to a comfortable victory that ensured they would top their World Cup qualifying group and earn one of the top seedings for the play‑offs that decide which European teams will go through to next year's finals in Germany.Yankey was captain for the night in front of an enthusiastic Bescot Stadium crowd of 5,457, more than 1,400 above the average Football League One attendance of the host club Walsall last season. She had a suitably inspired evening and her runs and crosses triggered constant danger in a Turkish defence that was often packed but always penetrable.Poor deliveries into the penalty area by the 30-year-old winger's team helped keep the score down, though there were also a number of excellent saves by the goalkeeper Duygu Yilmaz and weak finishing by an England team minus its most prolific striker, Kelly Smith. Smith was rested for a match where victory[...]

Galatasaray are on the verge of signing Australian midfielder Vincenzo "Vince" Grella (30) from Blackburn Rovers for around £ 2 m.

Arsenal star Rachel Yankey is poised to win her 100th England cap in Thursday's Women's World Cup qualifier against Turkey at Walsall's Banks's Stadium.

Fenerbahce continue to track the player of Rennes , Asamoah Gyan. The French club received a bid about 13 million euros from the Turkey club. Tomorrow a decision will be taken.. .

Galatasaray Liverpool North Queensland Fury Perth Glory Sydney FC North Queensland Fury have installed Ufuk Talay as its new captain. The 34-year old midfielder will take over from former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler who has joined Perth Glory and Fury’s new football operations manager Robbie Middleby, who also captained the side last season. Talay has a wealth of experience with Australian football after stints with Marconi-Fairfield back in the early 1990s and more recently with Sydney FC and the Fury. He has also spent plenty of time in Turkey with the likes of Galatasaray, Antalyaspor and Bursaspor and in Japan with Avispa Fukuoka.

Blackburn Rovers Galatasaray Blackburn Rovers are reportedly set to sell midfielder Vince Grella to Turkish club Galatasaray. The Australian international has already been heavily linked with the Istanbul club but a potential deal fell through earlier in the European summer. Now, UK reports are suggesting the club which acts as home to Grella’s Socceroos teammates Harry Kewell and Lucas Neill, have returned with better terms and a deal could very well be done. It is believed that the Lancashire club will sell injury-prone Grella for around £2million ($AUD3.4m).   Need your Blackburn Rovers news fix? Click here for all Rovers news and transfer rumours.

Marseille West Ham West Ham United West Ham United have come in for former Marseille full-back Laurent Bonnart. The 30-year old Frenchman has held talks with Hammers boss Avram Grant who is keen to secure him on a free transfer. Bonnart reportedly rejected an offer from Turkey’s Ankaragucu after his contract at Marseille expired at the end of last season and the Hammers are now right on his trail.   Need your West Ham news fix? Click here for all Hammers news and transfer rumours.

Independiente 25 year old striker Leonel Nunez is about to move to Bursaspor.

Third qualification round, first leg: BATE Borisov (Belarus) 0 FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 0; Aktobe Lento (Kazakhstan) 1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) 0; Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) 1 Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 1; Debrecen (Hungary) 0 Basel (Switzerland) 2; Young Boys (Switzerland) 2 Fenerbahce (Turkey) 2

Champions League third qualificationround, first leg results on Wednesday BATE Borisov (Belarus) 0 FC Copenhagen (Denmark) 0 Aktobe Lento (Kazakhstan) 1 Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) 0 Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) 1 Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 1 Debrecen (Hungary) 0 Basel (Switzerland) 2 Young Boys (Switzerland) 2 Fenerbahce (Turkey) 2 Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 1 PAOK Salonika (Greece) 1 Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 3 HJK Helsinki (Finland) 0 AIK Stockholm (Sweden) 0 Rosenborg Trondheim (Norway) 1 Braga (Portugal) 3 Celtic (Scotland) 0

Middlesbrough Stoke City Stoke City boss Tony Pulis has lauded Turkey striker Tuncay for improving his fitness levels over the summer. The 28 year old joined the Potters from Championship side Middlesbrough for £5m in August 2009, but he struggled to make a real impact, starting just 13 Premier League games. "Tuncay's worked hard in pre-season and he's looked sharp," Pulis told BBC Radio Stoke. "He looks a lot fitter than he was last year." "It's very important that people recognise that we are overloading the players at the moment," added Pulis. "We're not preparing as we would do if it was a league game and we're making sure that they get a lot of work done."   Need your Stoke City news fix? Click here for all Potters news and transfer rumours.

Arsenal World Cup Arsenal’s Rachel Yankey could win her 100th England cap in Thursday's Women's World Cup qualifier against Turkey at Walsall's Banks's Stadium, reports BBC Sport. The 30-year-old winger will become only the second player - after ex-Doncaster Belles defender Gill Coultard - to reach the century mark for England. Yankey, who was awarded the MBE in 2006, said: "It will be amazing. "It will be right up there with the biggest highlights of my career." She added: "On Thursday I won't be thinking of my 100th cap, I'll be concentrating on helping England to win a game that can take us closer to the World Cup finals. "It will probably mean more to me when I've finished playing." Victory would confirm England coach Hope Powell's team as Group Five winners and earn a top seeding for the qualifying play-offs that all European teams - host nation Germany apart - must get through to reach the 2011 finals.

The Turkey international joined the Potters from Championship side Middlesbrough for £5m 12 months ago but failed to make a real impact in a Potters shirt last term. However, he hit an impressive hat-trick in the 6-0 friendly win over Newcastle Town over the weekend and Pulis has been impressed with his application during pre-season. "Tuncay's worked hard in pre-season and he's looked sharp," the Stoke boss said on BBC Radio Stoke. "He looks a lot fitter than he was last year." On the general fitness levels of his squad, he added: "It's very important that people recognise that we are overloading the players at the moment. "We're not preparing as we would do if it was a league game and we're making sure that they get a lot of work done."

Suwon Bluewings have completed the signings of Pohang Steelers captain Hwang Jae-Won and their former striker Shin Young-Rok, who was unhappy in Turkey.

Turkish side Fenerbahce are reportedly close to reaching a deal with French club Rennes for Ghana national foward Asamoah Gyan. According to sources, Rennes have accepted.. .