In pictures: Pre-season friendlies

Floral tributes swamp the statue of Sir Bobby Robson outside Portman Road, the stadium of Ipswich Town. All matches today observed a minute's silence... Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

...or applause. Here the expensively assembled Manchester City team pay their respects before the match against Barnsley at Oakwell Stadium. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

Fans at St James' Park pay their respects among the tributes Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Shane Long of Reading is tackled by Chelsea's John Terry in a match where the Blues had to come from two goals down and levelled the scores in the 90th minute Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Sunderland's Kieron Richardson celebrates scoring the first goal in a 2-1 win over Celtic in Glasgow Photograph: RUSSELL CHEYNE/REUTERS

This week's big money signing from Arsenal, Kolo Toure, makes his debut for Manchester City against Barnsley at Oakwell. Here the Tykes' Jon Macken beats him to the ball in a 1-1 draw Photograph: Paul Thomas/Action Images

Rangers' goalscorer Madjid Bougherra battles for the ball with Paris Saint-Germain's Mevlut Erding during the Emirates Cup match. Rangers won by the solitary goal Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Coming back from long-term injury, Tomas Rosicky of Arsenal shoots during the Emirates Cup match against Atletico Madrid Photograph: Phil Cole/Getty Images

Nottingham Forest's Paul McKenna aqua-planes into Birmingham's Barry Ferguson at the City Ground Photograph: Henry Browne/Action Images

Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin came on to score both goals as his team won 2-1. Here he slides in for the winner Photograph: Tony Marshall/EMPICS Sport