Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has fired a word of warning at rivals Manchester City that it will take more than pots of money to buy them success.

Terry Venables was Thursday contemplating an offer to step into the hotseat at troubled Newcastle, who have been managerless since Kevin Keegan´s abrupt departure earlier this month.

France´s Dominique Batheney, the assistant of previous United Arab Emirates coach Bruno Metsu who resigned, was named the new boss by the UAE football federation on Thursday.

The European Championships of 2016 will consist of twenty-four participating nations. This was revealed by Franz Beckenbauer on Thursday.

The European football championships in 2016 will be expanded from 16 teams to 24, FIFA´s European executive committee member Franz Beckenbauer said here Thursday.

Atlético Madrid are without their Portuguese forward Simao for the coming three weeks, as result of a knee injury suffered on Wednesday.

AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti has announced to omit both Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko for his side's clash with arch rivals Internazionale this weekend.

Michal Listkiewicz, president of the Polish Football Association (PZPN), Thursday denied reports in the German press that he was worried about his country´s readiness to co-host Euro 2012.

Togo captain Dare Nibombe has signed a three-year contract with newly-promoted Romanian first division club CS Otopeni.

Scottish League Cup holders Rangers were given a home quarter-final after being drawn in the last eight against Hamilton on Thursday.

San Luis FC of Mexico and Colombian side América de Cali won their home legs in the Copa Nissan Sudamericana and are close to a spot in the next round.

France´s Bruno Metsu, who resigned as United Arab Emirates coach at the weekend, was on Thursday named as boss of the Qatar national team.

Valencia supplanted Villarreal at the summit of the Spanish first division with David Villa scoring both goals in a 2-0 win at promoted Malaga on Thursday.

There was no place for AC Milan´s Ronaldinho on Thursday as Brazil coach Dunga named his 22-man squad for next month´s 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Colombia.

Ajax Amsterdam are through to the next round of the Dutch Cup after a 2-0 win over FC Utrecht on Thursday.

Terry Venables rejected the chance Thursday to step into the hotseat at troubled Newcastle, who have been managerless since Kevin Keegan´s abrupt departure earlier this month.

Villarreal moved into first position in the Spanish Primera Division with a 2-0 win over Racing Santander on Wednesday.

Rangers boss Walter Smith hailed a last-ditch League Cup win over Partick Thistle as proof of the quality in his squad.

Jose Mourinho has created a storm in the Italian media after failing to turn up for his post match press interviews following Inter Milan´s 1-0 home win over Lecce.