King: England defender Ledley King will have surgery to repair a torn cartilage in his left knee after aggravating the injury in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia last week. "It's a routine op and it makes sense for Ledley to have it now and use the summer to recover and be back as close to the start of the season as possible," manager Martin Jol said.

Nakata: Retired former Japan captain Hidetoshi Nakata, now 30, will play for a FIFA select team against China in Hong Kong on July 1. The match will mark 10 years since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule, Japanese media reported.

Quagliarella: Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella is interesting Manchester United, his agent Silvio Pagliari told Rete Sport. Quagliarella scored twice on his first start for Italy earlier this month.

Barton: Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has joined English Premier League rivals Newcastle United for a transfer fee of 5.8 million pounds ($11.43 million). City's website said Newcastle raised their offer after West Ham United had also submitted a 5.5 million bid for the 24-year-old, who made his England debut in February.

Gold Cup: Carlos Pavon struck four goals to lift Honduras to a 5-0 win over Cuba on Wednesday and secure their place in the Gold Cup quarter-finals. In the late game, Group C rivals Mexico joined the Hondurans in the last eight after Carlos Salcido's 58th-minute strike was enough to see off Panama, who also advance as one of the best third-placed teams.

Robinho: Robinho wants to play for his club in Sunday's title decider before joining his country's Copa America preparations, his agent said . "He knows it's a very important game, the game of his life. Playing will be good for him, Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team," Wagner Ribeiro said. "If he joined the Brazil team now, he would just be training."