Rome, May 28 : Heartbroken striker Wayne Rooney has admitted that Manchester United lost to a better team in the Champions League dream, but refused to hail Barcelona''s Lionel Messi. Instead, he dubbed Andres Iniesta the world''s best player.
"It''s disappointing, but I thought Barcelona were the better team tonight and deserved to win. They scored a good goal early on and Messi''s was a great goal at a difficult time for us. They deserved to win. I''ve never played against a better team than this Barcelona. They''re a brilliant team," The Sun quoted Rooney, as saying.
Rooney added: "Iniesta for me is the best player in the world, he''s incredible. They''re a great team, pass the ball well and if you don''t take your chances they punish you, which is what they did tonight. We''re still a young team and can come back I hope. We''re very disappointed tonight but we can still look forward to next season."
United boss Alex Ferguson admitted the Red Devils were chasing a lost cause after Eto''o struck.
United veteran Ryan Giggs, 35, was looking to pick up his third winner''s medal to add to his triumphs in 1999 and 2008.
But he admitted: "At times Barcelona can make you look silly because they keep the ball so well." (ANI)
Rio de Janeiro, May 24 : Spanish football club Real Madrid has exercised its option of signing Sao Paulo loanee Casemiro on a permanent deal. 
Rio de Janeiro, May 24 : Barcelona have reportedly made a final offer of 23 million euros to sign Brazil international striker Neymar during the European summer transfer window. 
New Delhi, May 24 : Minister of State for Home Affairs R. P. N. Singh Friday said it would not be right to ban the Indian Premier League (IPL) in view of fresh revelations in the spot fixing scandal, and promised to act tough against guilty. 
New Delhi, May 24 - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, co-owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), will appear on "Extraaa Innings T20" during 
Mumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine. 
Dijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.