Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was Manchester United's hero as Sir Alex Ferguson's side claimed the club's third European Cup with a penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea on a night of almost unbearable drama in Moscow. As many had predicted, the competition's first all-English final ended in penalties and ultimately it was van der Sar's full-length save from Nicolas Anelka that ensured United won the shoot-out 6-5 after the match had ended 1-1 after extra-time.

Arsenal have made an offer for Olympique Marseille playmaker Samir Nasri, the player’s agent said on Wednesday. “We are not in a hurry. It is true that we are examining an offer from Arsenal, which is interesting for Samir Nasri from a sporting point of view,” Jean-Pierre Bernes said. “But I have also received other offers,” Bernes told the southern French newspaper La Provence (Web site: www.laprovence.com).

A referee in the Vietnamese soccer league has been suspended for four matches for awarding a goal and then changing his mind, local media reported. Referee Nguyen Xuan Hoa was reprimanded by the country’s soccer federation for bowing to pressure from Danang, whose furious players stormed off the field after conceding a goal to Dong Tam Long An last week. The Danang team returned 20 minutes later after Hoa reversed his decision and went on to win the game 3-2.