London, Mar. 23: England and Portsmouth mid-fielder Peter Crouch has had worse days, but hours after netting a brace in Portsmouth’s win over Everton, he made it a hat-trick by taking gorgeous Abbey Clancy out for dinner.

The pair scored some posh nosh at the Zuma restaurant in London, reports The Sun.

Things, it seems, are going well both on and off the pitch for the former Liverpool shooter.

London, Mar. 23 : Liverpool FC''s exploits on the field in the past eight days has left Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson with just one option -- to put on his thinking cap once again and look for ways to achieve the coveted Quintuple, knowing fully well that English football has been turned completely on its head.

According to The Sun, Ferguson could be cracking up because of the changing results in matches, given that till a couple of weeks ago, his team were definitely on course to winning all five football titles.

Madrid  - Barcelona midfielders Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Yaya Toure will all probably be out of action for around two weeks, according to the digital versions of Sport and Mundo Deportivo on Sunday night.

All three picked up minor injuries in Barca's 6-0 thrashing of Malaga on Sunday, and will probably miss the upcoming international matches. They will all undergo further tests on Monday.

Ivory Coast midfielder Toure limped out of the game after 23 minutes, with a torn abductor muscle in his right leg.

London, Mar. 22 : Sir Alex Ferguson was left red faced after brilliant performance of Fulham stunned his nine-man Manchester United.

As United imploded at Cottage, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney both got their marching orders.

Danny Murphy slotted home a spot-kick after Scholes was dismissed for handling in the area, The Sun reports.

Zoltan Gera''''s strike sealed the victory for the Cottagers before Rooney saw red late on for throwing the ball at ref Phil Dowd.

United boss Ferguson questioned the decision but admitted his side were second best.

Berlin  - Defender Arne Friedrich has been forced to withdraw from the German

Frankfurt  - Bundesliga player Luiz Gustavo is being investigated by the German footba