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FCB will present the corresponding appeal to FIFA and if necessary will submit the resulting resolution to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Nadal, 27, won on the hard courts in Doha at the start of the season before a back injury wrecked his chances in the Australian Open final.

The family of former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is considering selling a stake of between 20 and 30 percent in football team AC Milan.

Messi converted a late penalty to give Barcelona a 1-0 win at Espanyol on Saturday, provisionally lifting the defending champions to the top of the Spanish league standings.

Chelsea captain Terry scored an own goal to gift Crystal Palace a 1-0 victory on Saturday, weakening the west London team's grip on the Premier League lead.

The Milan side, following a draw at Lazio and win against Fiorentina, will chase a win against Chievo at home on Saturday.

Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o is unlikely to recover in time from a hamstring injury to face Paris Saint-Germain next week.

Dzeko scored inside 43 seconds and again in the second-half as Manchester City inflicted more misery on Manchester United with a 3-0 win.

Everton must put an end to their awayday blues at Newcastle to keep alive their outside hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League, said Martinez.

Current rules bar the use of so-called 3G (third generation) surfaces after the first round.

Arteta has apologised to club and fans for Saturday's 6-0 drubbing at Chelsea and promised that the hurting players will do their best to make amends.

A last-minute goal saw Inter Milan fall to a 2-1 defeat at home to Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday and lose pace in the race for a European place.

Manager Jose Mourinho again played down Chelsea's Premier League title chances despite their 6-0 thrashing of Arsenal

From being title contenders to mid table dwellers - it has been a fight this season for Manchester United to keep their reputation intact.

Persie scored a hat-trick as United beat Olympiakos 3-0 to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, overturning a 2-0 deficit from the first leg.

The 21-year-old El Shaarawy has been given the all-clear from doctors in Netherlands and will be allowed to play again.