West Ham look set to seal their first summer signing of the season with Newcastle and England midfielder Scott Parker joining them in a £7million pound move.

West Ham chief executive Scott Duxbury had been involved in late-night talks with Parker’s representatives on Wednesday after Tottenham had made their interest known for the Newcastle skipper.

Scotty Parker is seen as a direct replacement for want-away skipper Nigel Reo-Coker, who last week handed in a transfer request. A move to Upton Park would fit Parker perfectly as he would be then reunited with Alan Curbishley, his old manager at Charlton.

Manchester United have pulled off a masssive transfer coup after signing Brazilian Anderson, 19 for £17 million from Porto and Sporting Lisbon’s Nani, 20 for £14 million.

A flying visit to Portugal by Red Devils chief executive David Gill and Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistant Carlos Queiroz has proved to be a masterstroke move by the duo as fees have been agreed with the players’ respective clubs FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon with personal terms also being sorted out.

A Utd club statement read: “Manchester United is delighted to announce it has agreed terms in principle with FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon for the purchase of the registrations of Anderson and Nani.”

“Personal terms have been agreed and a formal announcement will take place once the necessary administrative procedures, including medicals, have been completed.”

Stephen Pearson fired Derby into the Premiership following a 5 year absence after his second half goal clinched a 1-0 win over West Brom in the Championship play-off last night.

Week 8 Highlights from the MLS featuring some of the best goals seen so far this season.

Credits to: climbingtheladder

Results:

Red Bull New York 3:0 Chicago Fire
New England Revolution 3:4 Kansas City Wizards
Columbus Crew 2:2 Toronto FC
DC United 2:1 Houston Dynamo
Colorado Rapids 1:0 Los Angeles Galaxy
CD Chivas USA 2:0 FC Dallas
Chicago Fire 0:0 Real Salt Lake

Sevilla remained in the title hunt following a 3-1 win over a spirited Real Zaragoza side on Sunday. Luis Fabiano had put Sevilla ahead in the 27th minute, before a Daniel Alves own goal had Zaragoza level with only 17 minutes remaining.

With ther title hopes fading by the minutes, Alexander Kerzhakov and Fredi Kanoute got the goals in the 83rd and 90th minute to seal the win which keeps Sevilla two points behind the leaders with two games left.

Inter Milan celebrated winning the Scudetto with a resounding 3-0 win over Torino to notch a record 97 points in the league.

Fiorentina wrapped up their Serie A campaign in emphatic style with a five-star 5-1 performance against Sampdoria at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on Sunday.

A brace from Reginaldo Ferreira added to goals from Adrian Mutu, Riccardo Montolivo and Giampaolo Pazzini sent the Viola to a final day frenzy that capped a hugely successful campaign.

Francesco Totti secured the Serie A Golden Boot after scoring two goals for Roma in their 4-3 victory over relegated Messina in a thrilling final-day encounter.

A double strike from Fernando Torres condemmend Gimnastic Tarragona to the second division as Atletico Madrid ran out 2-0 winners over Gimnastic Tarragona on Sunday to boost its chances of securing a berth in next season’s UEFA Cup.

Gimnastic was relegated to the second division

Espanyol notched their 12 win of the season following Raul Tamudo’s strike 6 minutes from time which turned out to be the difference between two sides with nothing to play for.