Chelsea sign five-year deal with Cesc Fabregas for £30 million from Barcelona

Cesc Fabregas completed his shocking £30million switch to Chelsea yesterday and confirmed Arsenal snubbed the chance to re-sign him. But he told disappointed Arsenal fans on Twitter "Once a gunner, always a gunner" after admitting the club turned down the option to buy him back.

The 27-year-old has returned to the Premier League and will wear the No.4 shirt. The player's former club Arsenal has a buy-back option, inserted when the Spaniard left the Emirates in 2011.

Cristiano Ronaldo wins 2013 Ballon d'Or

Cristiano Ronaldo ended the four-year dominance of Lionel Messi when he was awarded the 2013 FIFA Ballon d`Or in Zurich on Monday.

The tearful 28-year-old Real Madrid and Portugal star had been the overwhelming favourite to pip Barcelona and Argentina star Messi, winner the previous four years, and France`s Franck Ribery, who won the treble with Bayern Munich in 2013.

Ronaldo edged Lionel Messi (Barcelona/Argentina), who had won all three Ballon d'Or Awards since its merger with the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2009, and Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich/France) to win the marquee individual honor.

Lionel Messi says Cristiano Ronaldo is a worthy winner of the 2013 Fifa Ballon d'Or after he finished runner-up to the Portugal star at Monday's gala in Zurich.