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Former Barca player and coach Johan Cruyff is widely credited with laying the foundations for the academy's success in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Philippines defeated Turkmenistan 1-0 to earn a spot in next year's Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup in the Maldives.

Portugal failed to shine but claimed their first win in six games by beating 10-man Azerbaijan.

Around a dozen poisonous snakes roamed freely on the pitch as well as near the dressing rooms in Kalyani.

United States battled to a 1-0 win over Costa Rica with Clint Dempsey's 16th minute goal in a heavy snow storm.

Croatia beat Serbia 2-0 whereas Germany, playing without any recognised strikers, triumphed 3-0 in Kazakhstan.

Rickie Lambert extended his contract with Southampton by two years until 2016.

Hammersmith and Fulham Council ordered removal of the advertisement on a building next to Stamford Bridge.

Barcelona's full-back Adriano will miss the club's Champions League quarter-final match against Paris Saint-Germain due to an hamstring injury.

The thumping victory restored Barcelona's 13-point lead over Real Madrid.

Juventus marched on toward a 29th Serie A title by winning 2-0 at Bologna to extend their lead to 12 points.

QPR took the lead through Jermaine Jenas in the 23rd minute before the hosts equalized through Gabriel Agbonlahor on the stroke of halftime.

Sneijder missed two qualifiers in October last year through injury and then friendlies against Germany and Italy.

Sandro Rosell faces possible fraud charges in Brazil over a 2008 friendly match organised by his marketing company Ailanto.

Ribery pulled ligaments in his left ankle during Bayern's 3-2 league win against Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Eden Hazard and Ramires scored in the second half of the FA Cup quarter-final to cancel out Hernandez and Rooney's goals in the first.