Football. United open Ribeiro talks

• England fans were in uproar last night after watching FA chairman Greg Dyke ridicule our World Cup chances.
• Liverpool are ready to open contract talks with Luis Suarez.
• Brendan Rodgers says he sold Andy Carroll in order to get the best out of Luis Suarez.
• Steve Clarke has called on West Brom to string together some results - or he fears his job could be on the line.
• Manchester City want to tie goalkeeper Costel Pantillimon down to a new deal.
• Neil Warnock has been ruled out of the running for the Sheffield Wednesday job.
• Andre Villas-Boas has pleaded with Tottenham fans to be patient with Erik Lamela.
• Rene Meulensteen will not stand in Dimitar Berbatov's way if the Bulgarian forward still wants to quit Fulham next month.
• Bungling FA chairman Greg Dyke made a cut-throat gesture after England were drawn in a World Cup Group of Death.
• Rio Ferdinand claims David Moyes is turning Manchester United into a nervous wreck.
• Manchester United have opened talks with Cruzeiro midfielder Ribeiro over a £15million move to Old Trafford.
• Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski is wanted by Schalke in January.
• England were plunged into a jungle hell as Sir Geoff Hurst apologised for his part in Roy Hodgson's nightmare World Cup draw.
• Alan Pardew reckons the Premier League's top teams have lost a "fear factor" this season.
• Liverpool are willing to smash their pay structure and put in-demand striker Luis Suarez on similar wages to stars at Manchester City and Chelsea