LEIJER MOVES BACK TO MELBOURNE

Defender Adrian Leijer has re-joined Melbourne Victory from Fulham for an undisclosed fee.
The 23-year-old has agreed a three-year-deal with the defending A-League champions after a two-year stint at Craven Cottage, during which time he failed to make a single first-team appearance.
Leijer also spent a brief spell on loan at Norwich earlier this year, but has opted to return home and add to his 41 appearances he made in two years with Melbourne.
The former A-League Young Player of the Year, who was part of Melbourne's championship-winning side in 2007, could feature in Saturday's meeting with North Queensland Fury with captain Kevin Muscat ruled out through injury and fellow defender Matthew Kemp doubtful with his wife set to give birth at the weekend.
Leijer made his international debut for Australia in a friendly against Singapore last year, while he also featured at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
"I've met him a couple of times on his return during his break. He certainly physically looks terrific," said Melbourne coach Ernie Merrick.
"He left as a 21-year old and now he's two years more mature, he's physically very strong. He tells me that some of the football he's been playing in the reserves has been very good.
"He's certainly matured as a person, and I think he's got excellent leadership capabilities."
Merrick has spoken to Leijer several times over the past few months and said that the fact the likes of current Socceroos Jason Culina, Mile Sterjovski, Jacob Burns and Chris Coyne have all returned to the A-League this season played a key factor in his decision.
"That seems to be the way that players, and the Socceroos especially are thinking. Look at the three Socceroos that have signed with Perth, Culina's gone back to Gold Coast," added Merrick.
"They know it is good quality football, they know of the Asian Champions League, which Adrian comes into now. They know that the national coach Pim Verbeek is based in Australia as opposed to Guus Hiddink, who was based in Europe. "There's tremendous opportunities in this A-League now. It's a full-time environment where the standard of competition seems to be increasing every year."