Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Manchester United has taken a new twist after the winger was reported as saying he would like to play for Real Madrid.
Real have been tracking Ronaldo, 23, despite being warned off by United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Portsmouth assistant manager Tony Adams has agreed a new one-year deal with the FA Cup winners, according to the club’s chief executive Peter Storrie.
The former Arsenal and England defender has been Harry Redknapp’s right-hand man since 2006 and his current one-year contract is about to expire.
Mark Hughes has been appointed as the new manager of Manchester City after signing a three-year contract.
Hughes held talks with the City hierarchy in London on Tuesday evening and agreed to leave Blackburn after a second round of talks.
Spanish international midfielder Andres Iniesta had to go to hospital here on Tuesday suffering from a serious bout of food poisoning.
The Barcelona star is out of Wednesday’s Euro 2008 warm-up match with the United States in Santander according to team doctor Jorge Candel.
“We have carried out some tests,” said Candel.
Arsenal right-back Bacary Sagna has signed what the club describes as a new “long-term” contract.
The 25-year-old joined the Gunners from Auxerre last summer and made 40 appearances during the 2007/08 season.
His form resulted in him being included in the PFA Team of the Year and winning two international caps for France.
A first-half penalty by Franck Ribery managed not to ruin Thierry Henry’s 100th international appearance and give France a 1-0 win over Colombia in their final warm-up match before Euro 2008.
Late substitute Youssouf Kone scored twice in four minutes to give Burkina Faso a sensational 2-1 away win over Tunisia Sunday in a 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifier.
The Carthage Eagles of Tunisia competed at the previous three World Cup tournaments and are ranked 10 in Africa, 20 places above the Stallions of Burkina Faso.
Real Madrid pair Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben scored the goals to give Holland a 2-0 victory over Wales on Sunday in Rotterdam in their final Euro 2008 tune-up.
A packed De Kuip stadium saw coach Marco van Basten start out with the side which had drawn its last outing against Denmark before the 1988 champion elected to make half a dozen changes after the break.
Striker Ryan Babel has been ruled out of the Euro 2008 tournament starting next week after sustaining an injury in training, Dutch football officials said on Saturday.
The Liverpool forward is thought to have ruptured his Achilles’ tendon.
Coach Marco van Basten has yet to name his replacement.
Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari on Saturday played down a possible move to Chelsea, insisting the Premier League side have made no contact with him over their managerial vacancy.
The Brazilian has been hotly tipped for a move to the Stamford Bridge club since the departure of Avram Grant last weekend.
