Ferguson upset by Ferdinand jeers
 
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes the reaction of the club's fans could force defender Rio Ferdinand out of Old Trafford.
 
The England star, jeered in United's last two pre-season games, has riled fans by stalling on a new contract.
 
"I'm not entitely happy with the reaction of the fans," Ferguson told MUTV on Wednesday.
 
"Players who go on the field and hear their own fans booing them is not encouraging at all."
 
Meanwhile, Manchester United's chief executive David Gill believes the club will soon reach agreement with the defender over a new deal.
 
The 26-year-old has rejected a reported £100,000-a-week offer but Gill told the club's website: "I am sure we will sit down and work something out.
 
"I understand the fans want to know what is going on.
 
"But Rio has said he wants to stay, Alex (Ferguson) wants him to stay and so do the owners and the board."
 
The England defender has two years of his current Old Trafford deal to run and it is thought that he wants £120,000 a week to sign an extension.
 
Some United fans are angry with Ferdinand over what they feel are greedy salary demands and booed the player in the match against Clyde and Peterborough.
 
However, Gill believes Ferdinand is right to take his time and consider his options.
 
 
He added: "It may be reflecting badly on Rio, but not with me it isn't.
 
"Yes, it is a lot of money by any stretch of the imagination but it is still a big commitment.
 
"You have to think about your worth. I respect him for that.
 
"It is a crucial time in his career and he needs to be happy with that."
 
Gill, though, also gave a veiled warning that Ferdinand is not in a strong position to engineer a transfer.
 
"There is no real pressure on it. It is not as if he can leave in a year's time," he insisted.
 
"He has two years to go on his present deal and we are not in a rush to sell in order to realise that capital."  

Any player stalling over an obscene £100,000 a week deserves to be booed
From Shane

Wednesday
 
Manchester United trio Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Cristiano Ronaldo have been carpeted by Alex Ferguson for not getting on the team bus. (The Sun)
 
Chelsea star Eidur Gudjohnsen says the Stamford Bridge club are ready to beat Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run. (Daily Mirror)
 
Galatasaray of Turkey are pleading with Robert Pires to come and join them. (Daily Mirror)
 
West Brom will have to pay £500,000 for Jaroslaw Bienuik. (Daily Express)
 
Real Madrid and England striker Michael Owen has told Manchester United to come and get him. (The Sun)
 
Southampton striker Peter Crouch will complete his £7m move to Liverpool on Wednesday. (The Sun)
 
Manchester City are set to sign Aston Villa's Darius Vassell in a cut-price deal. (Daily Mirror)
 
Chelsea's attention has been drawn to the news that AC Milan star Andriy Shevchenko has fallen out with boss Carlo Ancelotti. (Daily Telegraph)
 
Real Madrid star David Beckham has threatened to pull out of a financially lucrative tour with his club. (The Sun)
 
Portsmouth star Ricardo Fuller is set for a £1m move to Wolverhampton Wanderers. (Daily Mirror)
 
Celtic are to give trials to Chinese internationals Du Wei and Xu Yunlong. (Daily Record)
 
Hearts chief executive Phil Anderton says only a bid of over £1m would be enough to convince them to sell Paul Hartley. (Daily Record)

Thursday
 
Liverpool are struggling in their bid to land Real Zaragoza centre-back Gabi Milito. (Daily Mail)
 
Everton are considering offering a new contract to defender Alessandro Pistone. (The Independent)
 
Real Madrid are considering a move for Robert Pires or Ryan Giggs as a solution to their left-hand side problems. (The Sun)
 
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes Alan Smith can be the new Roy Keane. (The Sun)
 
Middlesbrough are poised to make a £5m move for Fulham striker Luis Boa Morte. (Daily Mirror).
 
Charlton forward Jason Euell insists he still wants to leave the club despite scoring in the 5-1 thrashing of Torquay. (Daily Mirror)
 
Real Madrid star Luis Figo could seal his dream move to Liverpool by the end of the week. (Daily Mirror)
 
Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson believes the club's fans may force Rio Ferdinand to leave. (Daily Mail)
 
Arsenal expect to complete the signing of Seville's Juan Baptista today. (The Sun)
 
Celtic and Rangers could rake in as much as £20m over four years thanks to an extension of their joint sponsorship deal with Carling. (Daily Record)
 
Hearts boss George Burley is set to raid the Czech transfer market by signing strikers Roman Bednar and Michal Pospisil. (Daily Record)

Manchester United trio Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Cristiano Ronaldo have been carpeted by Alex Ferguson for not getting on the team bus. (The Sun)

SC Weiz 0-5 Arsenal
Thierry Henry scored twice as Arsenal beat SC Weiz of Austria on Wednesday.
 
The French star teed up Mathieu Flamini for the Gunners' opening goal in the second minute and scored a stunning volley of his own two minutes later.
 
David Bentley, back from his loan with Norwich, made it 3-0 after 15 minutes before Henry added his second eight minutes before the break.
 
Dennis Bergkamp dribbled through the Austrians' defence to score the fifth in the second half.
 
Bastia defender Alex Song, the 17-year-old brother of former Liverpool defender Rigobert, played throughout in midfield as he continued his trial.

Allemagne: Ballack reste au Bayern Le 21/07/2005 - 14:13
Michael Ballack ne rejoindra pas Manchester United. C'est le joueur qui l'affirme ainsi que le Bayern Munich. "Je jouerai au Bayern jusqu'en 2006. Nous visons très haut cette année et je veux faire partie de l'aventure", a déclaré l'international allemand.

Formé à Rennes, ce défenseur de 25 ans est parti en Italie en 1998 et a porté les couleurs de Parme, la Sampdoria et la Fiorentina avant de signer à l'AS Roma en 2001. Victime d'une double fracture tibia-péroné lors de son premier amical, il ne retrouvera jamais sa place dans l'effectif romain. Libre de tout contrat depuis le mois de décembre 2004, l'international ivoirien cherche un club en France.

C'est désormais officiel, M6 (nationale) diffusera après chaque match de championnat des Girondins un long résumé d'une heure suivi d'un magazine d'après match dans lequel interviews et analyses seront à l'honneur.
Il s'intitulera "100% Girondins" et sera présenté par Jean-Philippe Doux.
Marius Trésor sera le consultant des commentaires de matchs.

Le gardien de but français du club portugais du Benfica Lisbonne Yannick Quesnel arrive à l’Olympique de Marseille sous forme de prêt. Agé de 31 ans, Quesnel, passé par Bordeaux et Cannes, retrouve la France.