The Portugal international has set his sights on the ultimate prize for Los Blancos next season as he wants to help the club end its drought in Europe's glamor competition.

MUNICH (Reuters) - Chelsea stunned Bayern Munich to win the Champions League for the first time as Didier Drogba struck the decisive blow in a penalty shootout at the Allianz Arena following a tension-soaked final which ended 1-1 after extra time on Saturday. Drogba, who had equalized for Chelsea two minutes from the end of normal time, rolled the winning kick past Manuel Neuer as the visitors edged the shootout 4-3 after Bastian Schweinsteiger's last kick for Bayern had hit the post. ...

MUNICH (Reuters) - Bayern Munich take on Chelsea in the Champions League final later on Saturday, with the Germans hoping to become European kings for the fifth time and the English attempting to reach the pinnacle of the game for the first time ever.

MUNICH (AP) The dream Champions League final, in pure soccer terms, would have been Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. But the world's two best players, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, both fluffed penalty kicks in the semifinals, leaving us with the thinking fan's final, instead.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) The German soccer federation says it will rule Friday on Hertha Berlin's appeal of a relegation match that resulted in the team's demotion from the Bundesliga.

The Portugal international has stressed that he cannot be compared to the Barcelona star as they do different things, but feels he is the better player at this point.

The Portuguese ace says that he does not know what the future holds for him despite the fact that he has no reason to complain about life at the Spanish club.

ATHENS (Reuters) - David Beckham will have to earn his place in Britain's Olympic soccer squad on skill and merit like any other player and can expect no special favors, London 2012 organizers said on Thursday.