Former Liverpool winger Harry Kewell has signed a two-year contract with Turkish champions Galatasaray.

The 29-year-old Australian has been available on a free transfer since he was released by Liverpool in May after five injury-plagued seasons.

“You could say it’s a new chapter,” Kewell said on his move to Istanbul.

“I wanted to move on and this is the best way. I can’t wait to get started, it’s just what I’m looking forward to, a new challenge.”

Kewell joined Liverpool from Leeds and had been linked with a move to Roma, Spartak Moscow and Portsmouth.

Hull City have completed the signing of former Manchester City midfielder Geovanni on a two-year contract.

The 28-year-old Brazilian joined his new team-mates at their pre-season training camp in Italy on Saturday.

Assistant manager Brian Horton told BBC Radio Humberside: “He’s got a very good track record so I think he’ll be an excellent signing for us.

“We’ve heard a lot about him and spoken to quite a few people, but we saw him ourselves so we know the player.”

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Brazil will play friendly matches against Portugal in November and against Italy in February, according to FIFA’s Web site.

The Brazilian football confederation is yet to confirm the matches, but FIFA lists them on its calendar.

The match against Portugal is scheduled to be played in Brasilia, while the location of the game against Italy is yet to be determined.

Brazil, which dropped to fourth in the latest FIFA rankings, will play World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia in September and against Venezuela and Colombia in October.

Informal discussions have taken place over the potential sale of Newcastle to American investors.

It is understood representatives of owner Mike Ashley have met counterparts from New York-based private equity fund InterMedia Partners.

A report claimed Ashley named a price of £420m - about £286m more than he paid for the club a year ago.

Sources in America confirmed that the US company held initial talks, but Newcastle have not commented.

Former chairman Freddy Shepherd had already fought off a series of potential takeover bids when Ashley made his move last summer, eventually securing a £134.4m takeover.

Chelsea has reportedly launched an audacious $170 million bid for Liverpool’s Spanish striker Fernando Torres. Torres, who just sealed the Euro 2008 Championship for La Furia Roja with the only goal in the Final to beat Germany 1-0, is apparently the No. 1 target for Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich.

Source: CNN Sport

Argentina’s Olympic squad will include Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano, much to the chagrin of their respective clubs, after coach Alfio Basile named a strong-looking Albiceleste squad that will take part in Beijing this August.

Another notable inclusion is Juan Roman Riquelme of Boca Juniors, who is the only “overage” player involved in the squad, which mainly comprises players younger than 23.

Argentina passed up the chance to include a further two overagers after the likes of Fabricio Coloccini were denied permission to head to China.

The Glazer family is ready to do business with Real Madrid and accept its mega-offer for Cristiano Ronaldo following lengthy talks with the Manchester United directors, according to a report in Spanish sports daily AS.

After weeks of Marca promoting the Portuguese star’s increasingly problematic switch, the strongest Madrid-leaning paper has now waded in with a claim that a deal will be done.

While AS recognizes that Sir Alex Ferguson will continue to strongly object to the transfer, the owners of the Red Devils are tempted, according to the report.