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TRANSFER NEWS Cole on move Arsenal take Cup Despite Walcott’s Emirates Cup starring role, Celtic Bordeaux 2 FC Porto 1 nearly snatched a draw Lyon 1 AC Milan 1 as late goals from Daryl Friendlies Murphy and South Frankfurt 2 Chelsea 1 Korea’s Ki Sung-Yueng Bordeaux 2 FC Porto 1 set up a tense finish. M’gladbach 1 Kop 0 With unsettled - tain Cesc Fabregas not LONDON scheduled to return to training until later this has issued made a week and Abou Diaby a come-and-get-me point to England coach injured, Gunners boss plea to Real by Fabio Capello as the Arsene Wenger picked telling Chelsea boss Arsenal winger youngsters Jack he inspired his side to a Wilshere and wants to quit the 3-2 victory over Celtic Emmanuel Frimpong club. Cole had a that clinched the in central midfield, 20-minute heart-to- Emirates Cup on while Manuel Almunia heart with Ancelotti Sunday. was back in goal after at Chelsea’s training Walcott spent the missing Saturday’s ground after reporting close-season nursing a game with Milan. back last week. bruised ego after being Lyon’s 1-1 draw with left out of England’s AC Milan earlier on World Cup squad and Sunday meant a victo- the winger played as if ry for either side would determined to show win the tournament. Capello what he could It was Arsenal who have brought to the seized the initiative as team. they took the lead in While it is clearly the third minute. much easier to shine Walcott curled a low in a pre-season tourna- cross into the six-yard ment at Arsenal’s box and Mexican for- Manchester City will than ward Vela beat Celtic’s step up their pursuit the World Cup, this unconvincing offside of this was the kind of vibrant trap to slide his shot week. They plan to display that makes past Lukasz Zaluska. approach Aston Villa Walcott such a formi- Only a fine save from with a new set of dable force at his best. Zaluska denied Walcott proposals, despite He created goals for the goal his display refusing to meet Carlos Vela and Samir deserved when the Martin O’Neill’s Nasri and played a key winger’s fierce free- £30million asking role in ’s kick was palmed over. price. Their current strike as well. On this Wilshere also gave a bid stands at £20m evidence, Capello confident performance plus add-ons which would be wise to recall and the teenager struck could take it up to Walcott for England’s the bar twice in quick £24m, willing to go as friendly against succession late in the high as £25m. Hungary on August 11. first half. Arsenal’s Djourou (left) challenges Celtic’s Morten Rasmussen during their Emirates Cup Germany seals women World Cup Cameroon veteran

Women U-20 World Cup Rigobert Song quits Germany 2 Nigeria 0 YAOUNDE Arsenal are looking at Bielefeld Farewell game Montpellier’s 29-year- Cameroon defender Cameroon 1 Holland 2 old Bosnia interna- Germany became the first Rigobert Song has tional centre-back host nation to lift the FIFA announced his retire- “You have to know to Emir Spahic. Gunners U-20 Women’s World Cup as ment from international quit when the time boss Arsene Wenger is an early goal from their pen- football at the age of 34 comes. I leave with thought to prefer alty-box princess, Alexandra after 137 appearances for pride,” he said. Germany star Per Popp, and a late own goal the side. Song, who also played Mertesacker but is earned them a 2-0 victory The former Liverpool for Metz, Cologne and looking at alternatives over Nigeria. It was Popp’s and West Ham centre- Lens, had started in if a deal cannot be 10th goal of the tournament back was the first every Cameroon game struck with Werder and means she wins the African to play at four for a decade before new Bremen to sign the addidas Golden Shoe for top World Cups. manager 25-year-old. He wants markswoman at Germany Song also played 38 left the defender out of a a replacement for Sol 2010 while also becoming times at the Africa Cup friendly against Austria Campbell who left. joint top scorer in all five of Nations during eight in 2009. editions. campaigns, and won the Song was then stripped Compiled by Phillip Corry It is the second time tournament as captain of the national side’s Germany U-20 women team lifts the World Cup trophy Germany have won it. in 2000 and 2002. captaincy.