Gravesen exits Celtic
Scottish champions Celtic confirmed Monday they are parting company with Danish midfielder Thomas Gravesen.
"Celtic Football Club, Thomas Gravesen and Thomas's representatives have agreed that he will part company with the club," the club said in a statement.
"Thomas wishes Celtic every success and, likewise, the club wishes Thomas all the very best for the future."
The 32-year-old signed from Real Madrid in August 2006 but was unable to establish himself in the first team at Celtic.
He returned to former club Everton on loan last season but failed to win a permanent move to Goodison.
Gravesen was given a surprise start in a pre-season friendly against Manchester City but was not involved in either SPL game against St Mirren and Dundee United.
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St Mirren deal in Cuthbert
St Mirren have signed defender Scott Cuthbert on a season-long loan deal from SPL rivals Celtic.
Saints boss Gus MacPherson was keen to increase his options at the back and made his move for the Scotland U21 player.
After an encouraging display in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League opener against Celtic, the Paisley club will be hoping to get off the mark when they entertain Kilmarnock on Saturday.
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Striker Lovell joins Falkirk
Falkirk have boosted their squad on the eve of the new season by signing former Aberdeen and Dundee striker Steve Lovell on a one-year deal.
Delighted Bairns boss John Hughes told the club's official website: "He will bring a whole new dimension to our attack. I have admired Steve's ability for a long time and I'm over the moon about the signing."
Falkirk get the new Clydesdale Bank Premier League campaign under way on Saturday when they host Rangers. Kick-off at the Falkirk Stadium is 12.30pm and the game is exclusively live on Setanta Sports.
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Kaunas frustrate Rangers at Ibrox
Rangers were held to a 0-0 draw by FBK Kaunas in the first leg of their Champions League second round qualifying tie at Ibrox on Wednesday night.
Walter Smith's men had their chances but were unable to breach the Lithuanian defence and now head into next Tuesday's second leg on level terms.
The draw for the Champions League third qualifying round takes place this Friday and Rangers will remain confident of reaching that stage given their excellent away form in Europe last season.
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EPFL attend SPL Strategy Conference
Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, CEO of The European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), was a key speaker at the SPL's Strategy Conference earlier this week.
He presented to the SPL s Board of Directors and club chairmen the EPFL s views on the major challenges currently facing professional football.
The SPL is one of the EPFL’s founding members and plays an active role in all activities developed by the EPFL at the international level.
Under the leadership of Lex Gold and his team, the SPL has been achieving outstanding success, both on the pitch and on the commercial front, with the relevant result of having brought the League on a prominent level across the European Professional Football landscape, said Mr Macedo de Medeiros.
Attending their conference is an important step in our strategy of building closer and closer relations with our member Leagues and their affiliated clubs. Being fully aware of their needs and aspirations, we are better placed and prepared to perform our mission.
Lex Gold, the Executive Chairman of the SPL, and also member of the EPFL Board of Directors, said: As a league it is important that we continue to look outwards for ideas and work together with the top leagues across Europe.
Our work with the EPFL is vital in that context and we were delighted to have Emanuel Medeiros attending our Strategy Conference.
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Dixon deal for Dundee United
Dundee United have signed defender Paul Dixon from neighbours Dundee.
The 21-year-old full-back has penned a three-year deal with Craig Levein's side after helping the Dark Blues finish second in Division One last term.
Dixon told the Dundee United website: "I am fully aware of Craig's record in improving players from lower divisions, which was a prime motivation for choosing Dundee United."
Levein added: "I believe in having strong competition for places and needed another left-back after Christian Kalvenes decided to return home. Paul is a player I’ve known about for a long time and I’ve always felt he had good potential."
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Rangers clinch Lafferty deal
Rangers have completed the signing of Northern Ireland forward Kyle Lafferty from Burnley for a fee of around 3m-euro.
The striker has penned a five-year deal at Ibrox and becomes Walter Smith's third summer signing.
Kenny Miller rejoined the club from Derby County last week and ex-Hearts hitman Andrius Velicka will complete his move from Norwegian outfit Viking Stavanger next month.
Lafferty told the Rangers website: "I'm delighted to be here. The move has been a long time in coming and I'm thrilled to be at the club at last.
"I was at the UEFA Cup final in Manchester and the atmosphere there was incredible. That helped me make up my mind that I wanted to play for Rangers. The fans were amazing then and playing in Europe is a big attraction for me."
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