ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS has rejected Carlo Ancelotti’s claims Chelsea need to sell Didier Drogba for Fernando Torres to flourish.

HE HAS felt the fury of a Bosphoros battle and the passion of a north London derby, but little in Nicolas Anelka’s travels will have prepared him for his groundbreaking move to Chinese soccer.

Chinese President Hu Jintao wrapped up a four-day US tour today with a visit to Yale University, where he sought to quell fears about the international effects of his country’s booming economy and pledged continued cooperation with the United States.