Tragic return for Ronaldo, injured again...
    After a four months injury Ronaldo came back on the field on Wednesday night in the Coppa Italia 1st leg final against Lazio. He replaced Adrian Mutu running the 13th minute of second half. But it wasn't an happy return.
    After few balls played, trying a dribbling in a solo action, the Brazilian forward fall down on the ground: the right knee, the cause of his last injury, didn't support the pace of the striker. A crying mask appeared on the face of Ronaldo.
    After 7 minutes from his return, the player had to leave the field on a stretcher. Few minutes later at 'Olimpico' arrived an ambulance...
    After a fast analysis of Inter medical staff it seems the trouble is again with the rotular tendon of right knee. Through phone Inter suddenly contacted the doctor Saillant, who operated in the same point Ronaldo last November "We are trying to speak with Saillant, to see how to proceed" said Sandro Sabatini, head press officer of Inter.
    Ansa press agency reported that the player came back later in the dressing room: there he met Massimo Moratti, chairman of Inter, who tried to console Ronaldo with a long hug, with the Brazilian forward who continued to cry. The first idea was that to bring Ronaldo in France with a private plane this night, but Inter sources said the player will move to Milan tonight and other decisions will be taken just tomorrow.

    Arsenal quits on REBROV ?
    Arsenal is rumoured to be the likely English club to target Sergiy Rebrov.
    English Premiership club ARSENAL is favorite to sign PSV EINDHOVEN's Holland striker Ruud Van Nistelrooij for 18 million pounds ($29 million), according to U.K. newspaper The Mirror.
    The paper says the 23-year-old wants to play for Arsenal or its London rival CHELSEA and has been given permission by Eindhoven to open discussions with both.

    Rivaldo chosen as Europe's top player ?
    Barcelona's Brazilian forward Rivaldo has been chosen as the European Player of the Year, according to a report in the Barcelona-based daily Sport on Friday.
    Rivaldo, who guided Brazil to the Copa America and Barcelona to the Spanish league title, was told of the honour by organisers France Football on Thursday, the newspaper said. There has as yet been no official word on who will take the prestigious award on December 21.
    Manchester United's David Beckham and Milan's (Dynamo Kyiv's) Andri Shevchenko were also thought to be in the running for the prize.

    Raul sends signed shirt to basketball great Jordan...
    Real Madrid striker Raul Gonzalez answered an unlikely request for an autograph this week -- sending a signed club shirt to basketball player Michael Jordan. Spanish sports daily Marca reported on Friday that Jordan made the request through friends holidaying in Valencia. Raul, a long time Jordan follower, was happy to oblige with his own piece of fan mail inscribed on the famous white shirt. "For Michael Jordan, the greatest sportsman of all time, from a great admirer, Raul Gonzalez," he wrote on the front of his number seven shirt.