Sporting briefs...

FA Cup tickets: British Sports Minister Richard Caborn has criticised the FA's pricing for FA Cup final tickets, which will cost £35 to £95 for the new Wembley Stadium showpiece between Chelsea and Manchester United on May 19. Asked if the pricing was okay, Caborn said: "No it's not. The FA must look at it carefully. They are in the marketplace and I hope they will review the ticket pricing."

Totti: Roma captain Francesco Totti has called on Serie A rivals Milan to take revenge for his side's Champions League quarter-final exit at the hands of Manchester United when they take on Alex Ferguson's men in the semis. Writing about Milan in the Corriere dello Sport, Totti said: "Good luck for their Champions League campaign. I'm sure the vast experience of Ancelotti's side in international matches will mean they can face United on an equal footing. I hope to see Milan in the final, it would mean they had avenged us."

Frings: Werder Bremen's Germany midfielder Torsten Frings said he paid a visit to Juventus with his wife this week to underscore his interest in a transfer abroad even though the 30-year-old has a contract through mid-2009 with Werder. "I went to have a look around," Frings said. "I certainly won't decide what happens next before Friday's match against Aachen. A decision will be made in the next few weeks."

Bulgaria: The Bulgarian Football Union said it could appoint a caretaker national coach for the next two Euro 2008 Group G qualifiers against Belarus after former coach Hristo Stoichkov quit last week and moved to Celta Vigo. Bulgarian media said Levski Sofia coach Stanimir Stoilov is the hot favourite to be appointed for the two-game stint.

Edmilson: Barcelona's Edmilson will be out for up to 15 days with a muscle strain. He will miss today's King's Cup semi-final first leg at home to Getafe along with injured Juliano Belletti, Thiago Motta and Ronaldinho. Ludovic Giuly and Silvinho were rested from the squad.

Hibernians: Hibernian players who have met chairman Rod Petrie to protest about John Collins's management style are not seeking his removal, captain Rob Jones said. A meeting took place last week ahead of Sunday's Scottish FA Cup semi-final with Dunfermline which ended in a 0-0 draw. Hibernian's first team squad and management met again on Monday to discuss the recent bust-up but Jones later told the BBC in a statement: "At no point did the players ask for or seek in any way the removal of the management."