Football: Pre-season friendlies in pictures

This week's most unexpected signing, Sven-Goran Eriksson, greets the Notts County faithful at Meadow Lane Photograph: Paul Thomas/Action Images

Didier Drogba of Chelsea scores the first goal in a 2–1 victory over AC Milan, in Baltimore Photograph: Henry Browne/Action Images

Milan's Ronaldinho tries to turn the game around with some airborne theatrics Photograph: Hyungwon Kang/Reuters

Chinese fans flock to watch their Manchester United heroes train at Hangzhou, in China's eastern province of Zhejiang Photograph: Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images

Hull City's Anthony Gardner beats Sheffield Wednesday's Marcus Tudgay to the nod at Hillsborough Photograph: Paul Currie/Action Images

Matthew Etherington of Stoke City is tackled by Billy Jones of Preston North End at Deepdale Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Premier League new boys Wolves take on Bristol City at Ashton Gate, with Bristol's Bradley Orr and Karl Henry in action Photograph: Alex Morton/Action Images

Manchester City's £25m signing Emmanuel Adebayor tries to get past the Kaizer Chiefs' Tshifiwa Mmbooi but fails to score on his debut. The Chiefs win the game 1-0 in Pretoria ... Photograph: Felix Dlangamandla/Action Images

... and their supporters go wild at full time Photograph: Themba Hadebe/AP