Real Madrid will continue to try to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United, Spanish media reported Saturday one day after United coach Sir Alex Ferguson said the Portuguese winger was staying put.

Sir Alex Ferguson warned Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy he faces ´embarrassment´ for reporting Manchester United to the Premier League on the basis of quotes in an English newspaper suggesting that the Old Trafford manager was directly courting Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov.

Al-Hilal of Sudan snatched a 3-2 win over Enyimba of Nigeria this weekend in a dramatic start to the group phase of the 2008 African Champions League.

Sevilla´s Brazilian-born striker Luis Fabiano, the Primera Liga´s second top scorer with 24 goals last season, has extended his contract with the club until June 2011, the Spanish side said Saturday.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger said Saturday he expected to see striker Emmanuel Adebayor, subject of transfer speculation over the summer break, report for Monday training.

Unsettled Barcelona striker Samuel Eto´o has been given the green light to negotiate his exit from the club, Spanish media reported on Saturday.

Los Angeles Galaxy captain David Beckham was pleased with the resolve his Major League Soccer side showed in battling back to a 2-2 draw against the New York Red Bulls Saturday.

Chelsea arrive in China on Monday to kick-off their pre-season Asian tour with Luiz Felipe Scolari keen to assess his squad and the players fighting to impress him.

BIRMINGHAM (SW) – Aston Villa’s Gareth Barry has refused to accept any forgiveness from the club and has reiterated his intent to leave the club as soon as possible.

Czech and Arsenal midfield star Tomas Rosicky insisted Saturday he hopes to be recovered from a knee operation and playing again in September.

AC Milan on Saturday dismissed reports that their Brazilian star Kaka is set to move to Premier League side Chelsea on a world-record transfer worth 80 million pounds.

CAPE TOWN (SW) – Gary Neville makes his second appearance on comeback trail.

LIVERPOOL (SW) - The Ukrainian and Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin who began his first season with Liverpool last year in promising fashion could be on his way out.