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LONDON, Aug 30

MADRID, Aug 30

LONDON (AP) -- Tottenham took its summer spending close to 100 million euros ($133 million) on Friday by completing the signings of Romania center back Vlad Chiriches and Argentina forward Erik Lamela.

UEFA president Michel Platini has called for a reform to the transfer window, labeling the current system a "robbery."

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Schalke has signed Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng from AC Milan.

Athletic Bilbao says it has rejected an offer from Manchester United for midfielder Ander Herrera.

Tottenham was grouped with Anzhi Makhachkala and former champion Valencia was pitted against Swansea in Friday's draw for the group stage of the Europa League.

Draw Friday for the group stage of the 2013-14 Europa League:

Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has left playmaker Wesley Sneijder out of his squad for two World Cup qualifiers that could seal his team's place in Brazil.

Bayer Leverkusen has signed back Switzerland forward Eren Derdiyok on loan from Hoffenheim and sent Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik to Augsburg.

Greece striker Dimitris Papadopoulos was called up to the national squad on Friday after a six-year absence as the team grasps for goal-scoring options ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped Chelsea striker Fernando Torres on Friday from his squad for an upcoming World Cup qualifier against Finland.

Tottenham took its summer spending close to 100 million euros ($133 million) on Friday by completing the signings of Romania center back Vlad Chiriches and Argentina forward Erik Lamela.

Schalke has signed Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng from AC Milan.

Germany coach Joachim Loew recalled Bastian Schweinsteiger, Mario Goetze and Toni Kroos to his squad Friday for the World Cup qualifiers against Austria and the Faeroe Islands.

Barcelona volverá a toparse con el Milan en la Liga de Campeones, mientras que el monarca europeo Bayern Munich estará en el mismo grupo que Manchester City.

Abby Wambach vs. Alex Morgan in the championship game plays to script.

Real Madrid midfielder Kaka wants to leave the Spanish club after seeing that his role as a bench player has not changed under coach Carlo Ancelotti.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed an appeal by Besiktas against UEFA's decision to ban the Turkish club from this season's Europa League for match-fixing.

Landon Donovan fue convocado el jueves a la selección estadounidense que jugará contra Costa Rica y México en las dos próximas fechas de las eliminatorias de la CONCACAF rumbo al Mundial de 2014.

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Landon Donovan rejoins the national team, which plays its next World Cup qualifying match Sept. 6 at Costa Rica.Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan and defender Omar Gonzalez were called up to the U.S. national team Thursda...