FIFA today refused to even defend their opposition to goal-line technology despite British Prime Minister David Cameron adding his voice to calls for a review.

TWO GOALS by Carlos Tevez – one hugely-controversial and the other a wonderful strike – sent Argentina through to a World Cup quarter-final reunion with Germany last night.

Argentina 3 Mexico 1

NORMALLY it is the ‘Poms’ who are accused of whinging, but then Harry Kewell has spent a lot of his playing career in England.

Ghana 1 Australia 1

Ghana 1 Australia 1

Bayern Munich today lodged their appeal against Franck Ribery’s three-match European ban for his sending-off in the Champions league semi-final first leg against Lyon.

ARJEN ROBBEN may have been Bayern Munich’s Champions League saviour once more but he was still forced to issue an apology following the 1-0 semi-final first leg win against Lyon on Wednesday night.

THE conqueror of Fiorentina and Manchester United, Arjen Robben, again produced the moment of individual brilliance that settled a Champions League game, although the former Chelsea winger’s 70th-minute winner was just one of several talking points.

PORTUGAL negotiated a tricky tie to qualify for the World Cup after a 1-0 success in Bosnia-Herzegovina sealed a 2-0 aggregate success last night.

MANCHESTER UNITED last night ruled out any further attempt to overturn Darren Fletcher’s Champions League final ban.

ALEX FERGUSON might be closing in on yet another Premier League title, but the Manchester United manager was forced on to the defensive last night after public displays of rebellion from Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo.

THIS morning I really wanted to reflect on Champions League semi finals that offered up great games and great individual performances.

THE raw emotions involved in trying to win football matches often makes people behave in a manner they regret once the battle is over, according to Alex Ferguson.

Manchester United will find out on Monday whether their appeal against the red card issued to Darren Fletcher in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Arsenal has been successful.

Alex Ferguson does not expect Manchester United to be successful in their attempt to get Darren Fletcher’s Champions League final ban overturned.

UEFA general secretary David Taylor has revealed an avenue of appeal could be open to Manchester United over the red card which has dashed Darren Fletcher’s Champions League final hopes.

UEFA general secretary David Taylor has revealed an avenue of appeal could be open to Manchester United over the red card which has dashed Darren Fletcher’s Champions League final hopes.

MANCHESTER UNITED’s hopes of overturning Darren Fletcher’s red card have been dashed.

Manchester United's hopes of overturning Darren Fletcher's red card have been dashed this morning.

Alex Ferguson will order his Manchester United team to go for goals as they look to secure a place in the Champions League final at Arsenal tonight.

LIFT-OFF for Manchester United’s Champions League mission was delayed by a faulty train yesterday afternoon – Alex Ferguson will hope it is the only thing derailed as his team try to complete their journey to Rome.

Bayern Munich 1 Barcelona 1

Steven Gerrard has been named on the Liverpool bench for tonight’s Champions League last-16 first leg against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Alex Ferguson has insisted Cristiano Ronaldo is not allowing the rough treatment he receives from opposition defenders to affect his game.

Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini denied his team set out to target Cristiano Ronaldo in their Champions League stalemate at home to Manchester United.

Villarreal 0 Manchester United 0

Arsenal youngster Aaron Ramsey was drafted into Arsene Wenger’s starting line-up against Fenerbahce among five changes made from the side that lost to Stoke at the weekend.

More than a month after the Euro 2008 final, Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has renewed his attack on referee Roberto Rosetti.

Croatia 1 Turkey 1 (Turkey won 3-1 on penalties)

Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 (Chelsea win 4-3 on aggregate)

AVRAM GRANT last night hit back at Rafael Benitez’s criticisms of Didier Drogba and suggested the Liverpool manager was attempting to influence the officials in this evening’s Champions League decider at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson rang the changes for this crucial Champions League match against Lyon at Old Trafford.

Under-pressure Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez went for an attacking line-up for his side’s vital Champions League Group A clash with pool leaders Porto.

Liverpool 1 PSV Eindhoven 0 (agg: 4-0)

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has opted to rest both Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSV Eindhoven.

Michael Ballack earned Chelsea a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a late winner at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho named an unchanged starting XI for the second leg of the Champions League last-16 clash against Porto at Stamford Bridge.

Spain 1 France 3

DWIGHT YORKE has revealed he may end his international career in the aftermath of Trinidad and Tobago’s world cup exit in Kaiserslautern.

Mexico 3 Iran 1

Switzerland 1 Israel 1

AS well as being an important staging post on the road to next year’s World Cup finals, the Confederations Cup, will use a new clarification of the offside law for the first time.