* Barcelona claim that they have signed Thierry Henry according to the Times:
'Barcelona have raised the stakes in the battle for Thierry Henry by claiming to have secured the services of the Arsenal striker. Sources close to Joan Laporta, the Barcelona president, have told Spanish journalists that the club have reached a verbal agreement with the Frenchman to join them in the summer. It has even been suggested that Henry will be presented at the Nou Camp before the World Cup.
* Reserves thrashed 4-0 by Wigan. Ziegler (8), Connolly (19), Mahon (60), Johansson (76) got the goals.
* Ballack to Chelsea saga trundles on with Bayern's Uli Hoeness saying: "If he gets an offer from Chelsea, there's no way we can come up with a better one."