Middlesbrough defender Emanuel Pogatetz has confirmed he is going to apologise to Manchester United midfielder Rodrigo Possebon for the tackle which saw the Brazilian teenager leave the pitch on a stretcher last night.

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Manchester United have appointed two full-time scouts in Brazil to keep tabs on the latest Samba stars.

Owen Hargreaves and Michael Carrick return to Manchester United’s squad for tomorrow’s clash with Liverpool – and Cristiano Ronaldo is primed for a Champions League comeback against Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has revealed plans to follow Alex Ferguson into management.

Niko Kranjcar is a major doubt for Portsmouth’s home clash with Manchester United on Monday after limping off with an ankle injury during Croatia’s 3-2 midweek win in Slovenia.

South Korea have conceded Park Ji-sung will miss the Olympic Football Tournament.

The agent of Real Madrid forward Robinho claims Chelsea are prepared to offer around £28m to take the Brazil star to Stamford Bridge.

Aaron Ramsey has chosen to place his future in the hands of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after shunning offers from Manchester United and Everton.

Owen Hargreaves returns to the Manchester United side for today's Premier League trip to Reading after recovering from a rib injury.

UEFA have urged Manchester United and Chelsea fans not to travel to Moscow for the Champions League final unless they have a valid match ticket.

The Champions League Final will not be shown on big screens in Manchester, the City Council said today.

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has kept faith with the majority of the squad that played in last week’s goalless Champions League semi-final first leg against Manchester United for Tuesday’s return encounter.

Alex Ferguson has confirmed star trio Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick and Wes Brown have agreed new contracts with Manchester United.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is confident Wayne Rooney will be fit for the Champions League final with Chelsea on May 21 even if he does not make Sunday’s title crunch at Wigan.

Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic is determined to get his hands on the Champions League trophy and banish the memory of last season’s European campaign once and for all.

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he will make an announcement on his future plans in the next “two to three days”.

Dimitar Berbatov returned to training after a hamstring injury today but Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson is still to decide how to use him in Sunday’s derby clash with Manchester City.

Manchester United have confirmed that midfielder Paul Scholes will be out for 10 weeks after suffering medial ligament damage in last night’s Champions League victory at Aalborg.

Match official Rob Styles has been given a Premier League game to referee next weekend despite admitting he mistakenly awarded a penalty to Manchester United on Saturday.

Owen Hargreaves and Gary Neville were the big-name absentees for Manchester United as Alex Ferguson’s side headed to Denmark for the Champions League clash with Aalborg.