Mike Griffin has been in Brazil collecting signatures throughout the World Cup and last night put the icing on the cake with a signature from a newly crowned World Cup winner.

Former France international David Trezeguet has left United Arab Emirates side Bani Yas after just two appearances, citing a persistent thigh injury.

REAL MADRID overcame the second-minute dismissal of Iker Casillas to beat Espanyol 1-0 last night and move to within five points of fierce rivals Barcelona at the top of the Primera Division.

THE minnows of Spanish football generally know their place, but for a while on Saturday it seemed as if Hercules might really live up to their name.

BARCELONA star Lionel Messi is set to spend up to three weeks on the sidelines with an ankle sprain.

Juventus have confirmed the departure of French striker David Trezeguet after 10 years at the club.

Fulham’s match-winning hero Clint Dempsey believes Fulham have what it takes to go all the way in the Europa League after last night’s shock hammering of Juventus.

CRAVEN COTTAGE hasn’t been known for its thrilling nights of European football – not until now, that is.

Fulham 4 Juventus 1 (Agg: 5-4)

FULHAM’S hopes of a fairytale place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League were left hanging by a thread last night as European heavyweights Juventus outclassed Roy Hodgson’s side at the Stadio Olimpico.

Juventus 3 Fulham 1

JUVENTUS crashed out of the Champions League with a miserable performance in front of their own fans as they capitulated to a rampant Bayern Munich at the Stadio Olimpico last night.

IF I’d known that Roberto Beccantini was in the Croke Park press box for Ireland’s 2-2 draw with Italy, I’d have asked him to help me fill in my Lotto numbers.

MICHAEL CIANI scored at both ends and Bordeaux missed two penalties as the French champions leapfrogged Bayern Munich to move to the top of Group A last night as the visitors finished the game with nine men.

Juventus’ perfect start to the new season continued tonight as they posted a 2-0 win at Lazio to jump to the top of the Serie A standings.

Juventus director of sport Alessio Secco insists they will not sell David Trezeguet to AC Milan or any of their Serie A rivals.

SACKING Claudio Ranieri was the “last resort” in a bid to halt Juventus’ slide down the Serie A table, according to general manager Jean Claude Blanc.

Juventus striker David Trezeguet is a target for several English clubs, according to his father.

Juventus 2 Chelsea 2 (Chelsea win 3-2 on agg)

JUVENTUS forward Alessandro Del Piero says his side will need to produce the perfect game to knock Chelsea out of the Champions League tonight.

Chelsea tonight make one change from the side that beat Aston Villa in the Premier League last Saturday – Ashley Cole has replaced Paulo Ferreira at left-back.

Juventus have quashed speculation they are interested in signing West Ham forward Carlton Cole.

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka believes his team will beat Juventus in their Champions League last-16 clash – and that Manchester United and Arsenal will have similar success against Italian opposition.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Mark Hughes will have to pay top price for Roque Santa Cruz if he wants to be reunited with the Blackburn striker.

Manchester City are ready to make an offer for Juventus striker David Trezeguet, according to the Frenchman’s agent.

Manchester City’s first acquisition in the January transfer window Wayne Bridge does not expect to be the new boy at the club for very long.

STRUGGLING Juventus are hoping for a confidence-boosting performance in the Champions League tonight when they face Group H leaders Real Madrid.

JUVENTUS marked their return to the Champions League after a two-year absence with a hard-fought 1-0 Group H victory over UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg last night.

JUVENTUS president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has laughed off reports of a possible bid for Gianluigi Buffon by Manchester City, calling it “fantasy football”.

Arsene Wenger backed Emmanuel Adebayor to soon be a firm favourite again with all Arsenal fans having agreed to stay with the Gunners.

Arsenal 0 Juventus 1

Juventus star David Trezeguet will not leave the Bianconeri this summer, according to the player’s agent.

MATCHWINNER Franck Ribery believes France’s display in the victory over England is a good omen ahead of this summer’s European Championships.

FRANCE’S Arsenal defender William Gallas is relishing the rivalry which will inevitably prevail in tonight’s friendly against England in Paris.

France’s Arsenal defender William Gallas is relishing the rivalry which will inevitably prevail in this week’s friendly against England in Paris.

Fabio Capello is the right man to bring the best out of England’s under-performing national side, according to France captain Patrick Vieira.

ARE Internazionale cracking? A title race that looked like being a procession for the second year running has been thrown into doubt after a week of results that reduced the gap at the top to four points.

Three big games at the top of Serie A left Inter the weekend’s big winners, with Milan once again struggling to make an impact in the league.

Louis Saha has pulled out of the France squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Lithuania because of a knee injury.

In-form David Trezeguet has been included in France’s squad for their crunch Euro 2008 qualifiers against Italy and Scotland next month.

SEVILLA may have started their Primera Liga campaign with a convincing win, but the health of stricken Spanish international wing-back Antonio Puerta is the only thing the Andalucian club are concerned about at present.

David Trezeguet has extinguished speculation linking him with Arsenal by signing a contract extension with Juventus.

UNSETTLED striker David Trezeguet seems set to leave newly-promoted Juventus after revealing his contract negotiations are at a standstill.

Former Monaco general manager Henri Biancheri is ready to answer Arsene Wenger’s SOS and become Arsenal’s first ever director of football.