Deadline day virals: Alternative transfer news as David de Gea was stuck in limbo and Arsenal fans prayed for a striker

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Georgia 1-0 Scotland: Strachan's side dealt hammer blow in hopes to qualify for first major tournament since 1998
Faroe Islands 1-3 Northern Ireland: McAuley double and Lafferty strike edge Ulstermen closer to Euro 2016
Gibraltar 0-4 Republic of Ireland: Keane grabs brace after Christie's opener as O'Neill's men win in Faro
San Marino hit back at Hodgson after he joked he could pick England's cricketers to play against minnows
Germany 3-1 Poland: World Cup final hero Gotze scores twice to send Low's side top
FA donate four-figure sum to Greaves stroke fund as football calls for 'legend' and 'genius' to be supported
Hodgson reveals Vardy, Stones and Shelvey will at start for England in Saturday's Euro qualifier in San Marino
Hodgson's staff shielded from FA cull as England prepare to use Watford's training ground ahead of qualifier
Rooney has sights set on history with England striker out to take Sir Bobby Charlton's record against San Marino
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: This is not a drill... Ireland clash at Twickenham is our last chance to show we can shake the world
Burgess will prove his doubters wrong, insists fellow league convert Robinson
England's forwards must dominate Ireland to make a big statement
England will occupy away dressing room at Twickenham as Lancaster prepares team for Rugby World Cup
Wales on a mission to avenge Warburton's red card in 2011 semi-final
Not impressed, lads? Rooney and Co inspect San Marino pitch ahead of qualifier
Portugal 0-1 France: Manchester United new boy Martial makes international bow as Valbuena earns Euro 2016 hosts Lisbon victory
'Facts speak for themselves... the FA will back us': Manchester United aim ANOTHER dig at Real Madrid as war of words over De Gea farce continues
Wales stand on the brink... tenacity and team spirit are foundations for the golden generation's success
Martial sure to be a great player for Manchester United, insists Rooney
Germany U19s 2-3 England U19s: Aidy Boothroyd's 10 men hold on to away win as Maitland-Niles nets screamer
Rooney turned down Manchester United TWICE as a kid because of his love for Everton, reveals Fergie

David de Gea's transfer to Real Madrid fell apart after paperwork issues
Arsenal were keen on tying up deals for Edinson Cavani and Adrien Rabiot
Saido Berahino in extraordinary Twitter outburst after transfer collapse
Adnan Januzaj loaned from Manchester United to Borussia Dortmund
Alex Song returned to West Ham on a season-long loan from Barcelona
Social media was awash with memes mocking deadline day
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Published: 00:26 EST, 1 September 2015 | Updated: 06:20 EST, 2 September 2015

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20:09

That's all from us on what was a brilliant day for football comedy!

17:55

Now Jim White's getting it in the neck on social media...

Jim White... #DeadlineDay pic.twitter.com/Z5vHdckAIR
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) September 1, 2015

17:48

Juan Mata's glad his international team-mate's staying at United...

"You're going nowhere mate" pic.twitter.com/X7R5rGQGGG
— TheSPORTbible (@TSBible) September 1, 2015