Manchester United will be without the two players for three games after their claims of wrongful dismissal in a friendly were rejected.
Dimitar Berbatov scored twice as Manchester United beat AaB Aalborg 3-0, while Arsenal crushed Porto 4-0 with a double strike from Robin Van Persie in Champions League matches.
Manchester United convincingly beat Porto 3-1 in the opening game of the Amsterdam pre-season tournament.
Spurred on by the attacking flair of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, United have already put an end to two consecutive years of Chelsea domination of the Premier League.
Wayne Rooney's soured relationship with Everton manager David Moyes hastened his departure to Manchester United, the England striker has said in his autobiography.
New Manchester United manager David Moyes was adamant on Friday that striker Wayne Rooney was not for sale but stopped short of saying the player had changed his mind about wanting to leave.
Two goals by Wayne Rooney, the second in stoppage time, gave the English side victory in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.
Argentina's Leandro Cufre and Maxi Rodriguez were also banned and fined for the brawl after the Germany game.
"It was violent play and therefore he got a red card," Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo told Tuesday's edition of the Times.
Under-pressure Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal enjoyed a rare highlight after weeks of gloom when his side comfortably beat Derby County 3-1 on Friday to reach the FA Cup fifth round.
Manchester United beat Watford 4-1 to reach their 18th FA Cup final.
Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson remained confident his side would reach the last four of the Champions League despite losing 2-1 to AS Roma in the first leg of their quarter-final on Wednesday.
Substitute Mirko Vucinic scored a 66th-minute winner to give AS Roma a 2-1 home win over 10-man Manchester United in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson though was not sure whether the striker would play against Trinidad & Tobago
Manchester United sacked club doctor Mike Stone, who was overseeing Wayne Rooney's recovery
Team doctor said he was encouraged by Wayne Rooney's recovery from a broken foot
Milan Baros, with five goals, emerged the top scorer of the tournament which saw 77 goals being scored.\n\n
The Czech Republic's speedy striker has five goals to his credit, one more than England's Wayne Rooney and the Netherlands' Ruud van Nistelrooy.
At 18 years and four months the Swiss striker is the youngest goalscorer in European Championship finals history.
Two goals from Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United a 2-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur and denied Chelsea the chance to be crowned Premier League champions again on Monday.
Wayne Rooney came off the bench to give Manchester United a 2-1 win over Portsmouth in the FA Cup fourth round.
Late goals by Robin van Persie and Thierry Henry gave Arsenal a thrilling 2-1 win over Manchester United on Sunday, shattering the visitors' bid to open a nine-point lead in the Premier League.
England will play the U.S. on May 28 in Chicago, a week after the FA Cup final, and Colombia in New Jersey on May 31.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's place in the Dutch World Cup squad is not in doubt, according to coach Marco van Basten.
The 20-year-old England striker signed one of the biggest sports book deals in publishing history, agreeing to write five books over the next 12 years.
Cristiano Ronaldo has already scored 10 goals this season.
Man of the match Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United routed Wigan Athletic 4-0.
France striker Louis Saha will stay at Manchester United until 2010.
United, who have 44 points from 17 games, now hold their biggest lead in an EPL title race since 2001, although Chelsea can close the gap to six points with victory over Arsenal on Sunday.
British police are to investigate an allegation that Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney assaulted a man in a nightclub, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Bookmakers were busy slashing the odds on Louis van Gaal to be replaced in the Manchester United hotseat by Jose Mourinho on Saturday after a 2-1 home defeat to struggling Norwich City in the Premier League.
Manchester United's England striker Wayne Rooney has agreed to extend his contract by a further two years.
Manchester United are three points clear of champions Chelsea in the Premier League.
The draw will leave a bitter taste for England, who were coming off a dismal run in Euro 2008 qualifying.
Arsenal plan to sign Theo Walcott, the Southampton teenager rated as the finest English prospect since Wayne Rooney.
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