Cristiano Ronaldo will replace David Beckham as the new face of Emporio Armani underwear.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has revealed the Anfield club has rejected moves from rivals to lure away star striker Fernando Torres.

Franck Ribery's agent believes the Bayern Munich midfielder would choose Real Madrid over treble winners Barcelona but insists nothing will be done until next month at the earliest.

Roma striker Mirko Vucinic has ruled out a move to Tottenham, reiterating he hopes to remain with the Giallorossi.

Giovanni Trapattoni will give Preston's Sean St Ledger a start against Australia in their friendly at Thomond Park tomorrow.

Skipper Steven Gerrard and young team-mate Lucas have led the call for a vastly improved Liverpool display when they face Chelsea on Sunday in a key Barclays Premier League clash.

Alex Ferguson is amazed at the youthful attitude Ryan Giggs still shows at the ripe old age of 35.

New Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini insists he is not interested in Palermo defender Simon Kjaer.

Midfielder Mathieu Flamini has revealed he would have signed a new deal with Arsenal last summer but the ’pain’ of missing out on the Barclays Premier League title influenced his decision to leave the Emirates.

Caretaker manager Don Givens is hoping to temporarily divert attention away from the Republic of Ireland’s search for a new boss by fashioning a famous win over Brazil at sold-out Croke Park.

Norwich striker Dion Dublin has confirmed he will retire at the end of the season.

Northern Ireland will be without Motherwell defender Stephen Craigan for Wednesday’s friendly with Bulgaria at Windsor Park.

Manchester City trio Robinho, Jo and Elano have both been named in Brazil’s squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Colombia next month but there is no place for Ronaldinho.

Giovanni Trapattoni has announced his team to face Cyprus tomorrow.

Tottenham head coach Juande Ramos brought Young-Pyo Lee back into the starting XI for the UEFA Cup clash against PSV Eindhoven at Philips Stadium.

Robinho insists he wants to stay at Real Madrid next season and not be used in any deal to bring Cristiano Ronaldo to the Bernabeu.

Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has revealed he hopes to end his club’s lack of activity in the transfer market this summer by bringing in three new players.

Tottenham are unlikely to land Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin, according to the player’s agent.

Didier Drogba has been sensationally axed from Chelsea’s side to face Southend tonight.

Cristiano Ronaldo has already set his sights on being named the best player in the world again next year