Manchester United 2 Boca Juniors 1

Argentina coach Diego Maradona has not named Juan Roman Riquelme among the three home-based players he has called up to face Scotland in Glasgow next week.

Carlos Tevez is looking forward to training under incoming Argentina coach Diego Maradona.

Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano has been named in Argentina’s Olympic squad.

Juan Roman Riquelme has revealed he turned down an offer from Tottenham before agreeing to move back to Boca Juniors.

FIFA have published the shortlist for their world player of the year award.

Argentina coach Alfio Basile has included Juan Roman Riquelme but omitted Hernan Crespo from his list of 20 foreign-based players in his squad for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Venezuela.

BRAZIL stunned bitter rivals and overwhelming favourites Argentina 3-0 to win their eighth Copa America title on Sunday.

Brazil 3 Argentina 0

THERE were red faces at Goodison Park yesterday after Everton mistakenly announced the club had bought Juan Roman Riquelme.

Brazil 3 Argentina 0

THERE were actually two World Cups taking place over the past four weeks: the one in Germany and the one Germany were in.

Jose Pekerman has resigned as Argentina coach following the penalty shoot-out defeat to Germany in the quarter-final of the World Cup.

Germany 1 Argentina 1 (aet, Germany win 4-2 on penalties)

AFTER a brief pause to draw breath and, as the first day of the quarter-finals dawns, it’s strange to think back to June 14 in Leipzig and recall Spain running riot against the Ukraine in their opening game of Group H.

“Surfing a blue wave” is how L’Équipe described the mood in France, following Les Bleus triumph against Spain — a triumph that few were expecting given the team’s stuttering performances before and during the first round of matches.

Argentina 0 Holland 0

Holland 0 Argentina 0

HERE’S a scary thought: Despite Argentina’s 6-0 romp over Serbia-Montenegro, midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme figures the two-time champions need to get better.

LUIS GONZALEZ knows what is expected of him when he makes his World Cup bow for Argentina — a tough double shift.

“GOODBYE Cruel Football,” reads the massive splash headline on yesterday’s edition of Marca, Spain’s largest-selling sports tabloid.

Villarreal right-back Javi Venta admitted it will take him and his team-mates some time to recover after their painful exit from the Champions League.

Wayne Rooney has given his seal of approval to potential Manchester United target Juan Roman Riquelme.

Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes wants to meet Barcelona in the Champions League final in Paris.

JENS LEHMANN’S penalty save will rightly earn him the glory and the headlines but Arsenal’s progress to the Champions League Final could not have been any sweeter for their under-pressure defender Sol Campbell.

Villarreal 0 Arsenal 0 (agg: 0-1)

JENS LEHMANN’S penalty save will rightly earn him the glory and the headlines but Arsenal’s progress to the Champions League Final could not have been any sweeter for their under-pressure defender Sol Campbell.

Villarreal 0 Arsenal 0 (agg: 0-1)

Sol Campbell returned to the heart of the Arsenal defence for tonight’s crunch encounter with Villarreal as the Gunners look to book their place in the Champions League.

THEY used to sing ‘one-nil to the Arsenal’ in the days when beautiful football hadn’t yet arrived at Highbury, but for all Thierry Henry’s goals and Robert Pires’ flicks, it is defensive quality that is guiding the club to glory again.

Arsenal 1 Villarreal 0

Arsenal 1 Villarreal 0

Highbury staged its last European tie after 93 years tonight as Arsenal looked to secure their place in the Champions League final for what would be a first appearance in their long and illustrious history.

ARSENE WENGER is ready to ensure the Highbury faithful witness a fitting send off to the last European tie at the “special” old stadium in north London tonight.

Diego Forlan returns to England on Wednesday adamant he has nothing to prove.

Arsene Wenger believes he will leave a little bit of his soul behind at Highbury as he prepares for Arsenal’s last great European night at the famous old ground.

Villarreal 1 Inter Milan 0 (Agg: 2-2)

Inter Milan 2 Villareal 1

Italy’s Milan clubs looked in good shape at the midway stage of their Champions League quarter-finals after Wednesday’s first-leg fixtures tonight.

Villarreal 1 Rangers 1 (agg 3-3 Villarreal win on away goals)

Antonio Cassano and Julio Baptista struck as Real Madrid – minus the dropped Ronaldo – beat city rivals Atletico 2-1 tonight.

Rangers 2 Villarreal 2