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IFA president Sepp Blatter arrived here to take part in the 35th Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ordinary General Assembly.

Lopez played solidly against Barcelona in Real's two victories over their arch-rivals in the semi-finals of the King's Cup and La Liga this month.

While the focus on Spurs' recent good run has been on the scoring prowess of Gareth Bale, other players - including Sigurdsson - are also in top form.

Barcelona host the Serie A side after suffering a surprise reverse in last month's last 16 first leg.

The Brazilian was pulled over on the afternoon of February 12 on the M-12 highway and it was discovered he had previously been stripped of all his points, rendering his licence invalid, the authorities said.

Russia will play Northern Ireland and Brazil in the coming weeks.

Luis Suarez netted a hat-trick on Saturday as a rampant Liverpool beat Wigan 4-0.

Van Persie has attended the training sessions this week and he will be available for the upcoming matches.

Ferguson also said that he is keen on becoming a Director at Old Trafford when he finally decides to call it a day as the Red Devils' coach.

While, Avram Grant is in line to take charge temporarily at the Stamford Bridge until the end of the season.

Milan dominated the first half and took the lead through El Shaarawy in the 21st minute, but Ezequiel Schelotto equalized in the 71st for Inter.

Serie A leader Juventus bounced back from a loss to Roma with a convincing 3-0 win over visiting Siena.

The Frenchman has endured a series of back-page headlines to forget this week after a 3-1 home defeat by Bayern Munich in Champions League.

Bavaria, its capital Munich and Bayern Munich launched a joint bid on Thursday.

The last time Kerala hosted the Santosh Trophy was in 2005 in Kochi.

Drogba signed a 2 1/2-year contract with Shenhua but left the club well before that.