Wayne Rooney is a major doubt for Manchester United's Champions League clash against Milan, manager Alex Ferguson said.
Rooney missed United's 1-0 victory at Wolves with a knee injury which he aggravated playing the full 90 minutes for England against Egypt midweek.
"Rooney is very doubtful for the Milan game unfortunately," Ferguson said.
"It's one of these bad bits of luck you get - the Wembley pitch has just killed him."
Ferguson had criticised his leading striker for playing from start to finish in England's friendly on a leg-sapping Wembley pitch, just three days after scoring the winner in the League Cup final.
"It is his own enthusiasm that has caused it... he can't say no," Ferguson said of Rooney.
Smith shrugs off takeover talk
Rangers manager Walter Smith refused to be drawn on a potential takeover of the Ibrox club, claiming he did not know what was happening behind the scenes.
When asked about reports that Sir David Murray could be set to sell his shareholding in the Glasgow giants, the Ibrox boss replied: "I've got no idea. I don't know anything about the proposed takeover."
When it was put to him that it would be a relief for him if the financial uncertainty surrounding Rangers were to come to an end soon, he added: "It would be a big relief to everyone at the club if we managed to win the seven games for the title."
Blanc rules out Domenech move
Juventus president Jean-Claude Blanc insists "there is no possibility" of Raymond Domenech taking charge of the Serie A giants in the summer.
Reports in Italy suggested Blanc had met up with the France coach and mooted the possibility of him stepping into the breach following the World Cup. However, the Juve chief insists he has not seen Domenech since last September.
"I haven't crossed paths with nor met Domenech recently," Blanc said.
"The last time I saw him was at the Champions League game between Bayern and Juve. There is no possibility that Domenech becomes the next Juve coach."
Arsenal's anxious wait over Fabregas
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will make a decision on whether Cesc Fabregas will play in the vital Champions League game with Porto today after the Spain star's latest injury setback.
Soon after scoring in Arsenal's 3-1 win over Burnley on Saturday, captain Fabregas suffered a recurrence of his hamstring problem. He is now rated doubtful for tomorrow's last 16 second leg tie against Porto, where Arsenal will try to overturn a 2-1 deficit.
"Cesc has a hamstring and how deep the damage is we don't know because it's too early," said Wenger.
Podolski relieved to score again
After 1,425 minutes of action, Lukas Podolski (picture) finally celebrated scoring a goal again on Saturday in a 1-1 draw against his former club Bayern Munich.
The Germany international has been through a frustrating time recently, getting a red card in the cup quarter-final against Augsburg and then being involved in an altercation with a journalist on Wednesday.
Saturday's goal, coming as it did against the club with whom he spent three years mostly on the bench, could not have been more timely.
"It was such a relief," he said, before joking that he will "have the number (1,425) tattooed" onto him.
"For me, it was just a matter of time before I scored again."
Pompey boss lashes out at criticism
Hong Kong businessman Balram Chainrai has angrily rejected claims he had an ulterior motive in taking control of debt-laden Portsmouth.
Chainrai told reporters that negative press reports in Britain had damaged his reputation, less than a week after an English court ordered that his dealings with the struggling club be disclosed.
The businessman has said he grabbed control of Portsmouth after former owner Ali Al-Faraj allegedly missed repayment deadlines on a £17m loan fronted by Chainrai.
"I'm not a money lender. I'm a businessman. My involvement in Portsmouth is purely business," Chainrai said.
"There's been absolute transparency all the way from my side."
France still soul searching - Henry
France captain Thierry Henry said his team are still seaching for their identity just three months before the World Cup kicks off in South Africa.
The 1998 World Cup winners were pulled apart in a 2-0 defeat by European champions Spain in Paris last week.
"We are still a team in search of its identity," Henry said.
"There are a lot people who cannot see us as contenders but you also have to remember against Spain we were playing a team from another world.
"You just cannot get the ball off them... they are a great team to watch on television, but impossible to play against."