Alex Ferguson has vowed to continue with his European experimentation policy next month even though it cost Manchester United their 100% Champions League record in Turkey last night.

Galatasaray 1 Manchester United 0

Galatasaray 1 Manchester United 0

Juventus were made to come from behind to salvage a draw for the third Champions League match running as FC Nordsjaelland’s first ever goal in the competition left them scrambling in Denmark.

NEW Arsenal forward Gervinho maintains the club will move on should they fail to keep hold of wantaway captain Cesc Fabregas and contract rebel Samir Nasri.

Brazil midfielder Felipe Melo has announced he is close to leaving Juventus.

NEMANJA VIDIC’S agent has dismissed talk of the Manchester United captain leaving Old Trafford.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini expressed his delight after his team finished top of Group A in the Europa League.

MANCHESTER CITY survived a late scare to collect a point from their high-profile Europa League clash with Juventus last night.

Airtricity League side Shamrock Rovers face the might of Juventus tonight in the first leg of the Third Qualifying round of the Europa League at Tallaght Stadium.

JUVENTUS boss Luigi del Neri and Alessandro Del Piero swept into Tallaght Stadium yesterday afternoon with the cameras rolling and the paparazzi snapping.

SOME of the biggest names in world football could be on their way to Tallaght with Juventus.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger maintains his summer spending has not finished yet.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintains his summer spending has not finished yet.

Holland coach Bert van Marwijk was today going back to the drawing board as he prepared his team for their World Cup semi-final clash with Uruguay.

Dunga’s reign as Brazil coach looks to be at an end following their World Cup exit yesterday at the hands of Holland.

THE SMALL margins? As Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk admitted his side could have been out of yesterday’s World Cup quarter final to Brazil after the first 15 minutes, his opposite number Dunga was out of work wondering where it all went wrong.

Holland 2 Brazil 1

Bert van Marwijk insists teams like Holland and Brazil have had no choice but to curb their attacking instincts in the search for World Cup glory.

BRAZIL coach Dunga has dismissed Dutch legend Johan Cruyff’s damning indictment of his team ahead of their World Cup quarter-final clash with Holland.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini believes the signing of David Silva is a statement of the club’s intent ahead of the new Barclays Premier League season.

Brazil coach Dunga is waiting on the fitness of a trio of players ahead of Friday’s quarter-final clash with Holland.

BRAZIL coach Dunga insists that past records will count for nothing when they come up against Chile in the last 16 of the World Cup at Ellis Park tonight.

LIKE watching Brazil? It was more like watching Barnsley on a bad day as the World Cup favourites laboured to a goalless draw with Portugal that sees them both through to the knockout stage.

BRAZIL began their quest for a sixth world crown with victory over North Korea at Ellis Park last night but it was far from a vintage display from Dunga’s men against hard-working opposition.

Brazil 2 North Korea 1

BRAZIL coach Dunga urged journalists to stop “hitting and attacking” him as he prepares for his first World Cup finals match in the dugout against North Korea at Ellis Park tonight.

Cesc Fabregas could be forced to hand in a formal transfer request to engineer a move to Barcelona, as Arsenal dig their heels in over the future of their £45m-rated captain.

Arsene Wenger faces one of the biggest tests of his managerial career as he attempts to persuade Cesc Fabregas that the Arsenal captain can achieve all his ambitions with the Gunners rather than at Barcelona.

ARSENE WENGER will hope Cesc Fabregas’ integral role at the heartbeat of the Arsenal side is enough to persuade the midfielder to remain at Emirates Stadium for at least another season.

Ronaldinho has failed to make it into Brazil’s 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup.

FORMER Arsenal defender Martin Keown has called on William Gallas to commit his future to the club by signing a new one-year deal.

ROBINHO is set for a quick return to England, after the recently departed Manchester City striker was named in the Brazil squad for next month’s friendly against Ireland in London.

AC Milan playmaker Ronaldinho has not been included in the Brazil squad for next month’s friendly international against Republic of Ireland at Emirates Stadium.

Brazil 1 England 0

LIVERPOOL fans are familiar enough with uncertainty over club finances and their owners’ intentions to have some sympathyfor their opponents tonight.

Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli would love to have Arsenal right-back Emmanuel Eboue among his squad for next season.

Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli insists the signing of reported Arsenal target Felipe Melo is not yet a done deal.

Robin van Persie has agreed a new long-term deal with Arsenal, the club have confirmed this morning.

William Gallas maintains he has no intentions of leaving Arsenal this summer.

Arsenal target Felipe Melo has moved to end speculation about his future by signing a one-year contract extension at Fiorentina.

Arsenal have handed professional contracts to four members of their successful FA Youth Cup team, while confirming Portugal Under-21 international Amaury Bischoff is one of eight players released.

Former Arsenal captain Gilberto Silva has urged Brazil team-mate Felipe Melo to join the Gunners.

The agent of Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo claims the Brazil international has no intention of leaving the club this summer.