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Wigan's hopes of staying in the Premier League are looking precarious after losing 2-0 at West Ham with Kevin Nolan scoring his 100th career goal.

Dede has had his $7 million move from Vasco da Gama to Cruzeiro blocked by the country's treasury department.

Speculation about the Portuguese's possible exit has been a near-constant feature of his stint at Real, whom he joined from Inter Milan in 2010.

With Barcelona 13 points clear of Madrid, the focus for both teams has clearly shifted to reaching the European final.

The winning bidders will be granted the right to own and operate a new club which will compete in the league each year from 2013 onwards

World and European champions Spain lead an unchanged top three, from Germany and Argentina.

Lucas Moura and Andres Iniesta were the key men for their respective sides, but failed to force any real chances.

Atletico have only one win in their last five games and failed to match Real's victory from Saturday to fall four points behind the defending champions.

Cristiano Ronaldo went on as a substitute to seal Real Madrid's 5-1 win over Levante.

With 35 points in their kitty from 22 matches, Dempo find themself in the fourth position in the league standings.

Messi scored his eighth goal in the Champions League this year to give Barcelona the lead in the first half.

Malaga are brimming with confidence ahead of the first leg with Dortmund - who won the Champions League in 1997.

Fulham withstood a fierce fightback from Queens Park Rangers to beat their London rivals 3-2 and push Harry Redknapp's side closer towards Premier League relegation.

It is the biggest win in Bundesliga in 13 years and Bayern's biggest since 8-1 against Schalke in the 1987-88 season.

Roberto Di Matteo, Mark Hughes and Steve McClaren are being widely touted in the British media as potential replacements for O'Neill.

The 30-year-old has been in impressive form since joining the Brazilian top-flight football outfit last month on a 12-month deal.