United States international Freddy Adu has ended speculation linking him with Hull by saying he has signed a loan deal with Greek club Aris.

DAVID Bentley expects Blackburn to overturn their 2-0 deficit against Greece‘s Larissa at Ewood Park. “It was totally unacceptable with the way we performed over there,” he said. “But it is about how you react, how you respond. It is only the first half, it is 2-0 with 90 minutes to go, I don’t see 2-0 as a big deficit for us to overcome.

BARCELONA may need to get back on the goal trail against Benfica after scoring just once in their last three matches, but coach Frank Rijkaard has urged caution from his side.

SATURDAY was Chelsea’s second defeat of the season, after losing to Man Utd on November 7.

Manchester United will be without Cristiano Ronaldo for four Premiership games, a Champions League qualifier and their trip to the United States after he was included in Portugal’s squad for the Olympic games.

Henrik Larsson’s return to the international fold was confirmed today when he was named in the Sweden squad for Euro 2004.

The Republic of Ireland U21 side opened their account at the Madeira Island tournament this afternoon with a 0-0 stalemate against host nation Portugal.

Leeds boss Terry Venables is demanding his players get into “the winning habit” as he targets an Elland Road knockout on his long-overdue return to Europe.