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Juventus settled for a narrow 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Tuesday.

Malaga stunned Barcelona with a 1-0 victory at Camp Nou to end the hosts' 11-game winning streak and prevent them from taking the overnight lead of the Spanish league.

Graham Robinson, head of international football development in Sunderland said the country has the potential to be a market for pre-season friendlies.

Punjab Warriors emerged as the team to beat this season, topping the league stages with 35 pints from 10 games ahead of Ranchi Rays.

Messi admitted on Thursday that he had a lot of problems both on and off the pitch last season and said that he is motivated to return to his top level in 2015.

Thorsten Stuckmann claimed on Wednesday that striker Rooney has apologised for his alleged "dive" during Manchester United's 3-1 win in FA Cup.

While PSG lost four players to injury on Saturday, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea players benefited from a rare weekend off with the team not involved in FA Cup action.

Real Sociedad are provisionally 11th on 24 points while Almeria is 15th on 23.

Wayne Rooney hasn't scored in 2015 and has picked up more yellow cards than goals in his last 13 games for Man United.

Luiz was in the Chelsea side that won Europe's elite club competition in Munich in 2012.

Rooney was reassured by England coach Hodgson that his status as the national team's leading striker was secure.

A Spanish court has annulled permission granted by the Madrid city government to allow Real Madrid to remodel its Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

Diagrams showed United's passes went sideways or diagonally, rather than forward.

FIFA says its election oversight panel validated the proposed candidacies of four-term president Sepp Blatter and his three rivals.

Raheem Sterling has been offered "an incredible deal" to stay at Anfield for the foreseeable future, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Monday.

Eden Hazard and Branislav Ivanovic scored as Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 and won at Villa Park for the first time in the EPL under manager Mourinho.