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SINGAPORE, Oct 17 - Soccer news in brief from
around the world: * AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi is in no rush to see
Ronaldo return from the hamstring injury that has kept the
Brazilian striker out of action so far this season. "I have spoken to him and to (Milan coach Carlo) Ancelotti
asking them to be very calm and prudent," Berlusconi told La
Gazzetta dello Sport's Web site (www.gazzetta.it). "The aim is to have him in peak condition in Tokyo (at the
FIFA Club World Cup in December)". * Bundesliga club Duisburg have signed Brazilian defender
Roque Junior on a deal running until the end of the season. The 31-year-old centre-back, part of Brazil's World Cup
winning team in 2002, had been without a club after failing to
agree a contract extension with Bayer Leverkusen at the end of
last term. * Former Spain skipper Raul has called for an end to the
debate about whether he should be recalled to the national
side. "Everyone knows that my desire is to play for Real Madrid
and for Spain but it can't always be the case," the 30-year-old
striker was quoted as saying in Spanish media on Wednesday. "So instead we should all try to help and forget debates
that don't lead us anywhere." * Former Atletico Madrid midfielder Peter Luccin believes
that new striker Diego Forlan makes a better partner for the
club's Argentine forward Sergio Aguero than Fernando Torres. "The arrival of Forlan has brought about a change in the
team," the Real Zaragoza player told sports daily Marca on
Wednesday. "Fernando was stronger and more powerful but Forlan is a
little more skilful. "Aguero and Torres were both lead strikers and you could
say that they got in the way of each other. I think Forlan is
better for Aguero."
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