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Roma announced the deal on Tuesday, saying they are paying a 1.4 million euro ($1.5 million) transfer fee with an option to make the deal permanent for a fee of 13 million euros ($14 million) before next season.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will both look to seal their spots in the Copa del Rey's semi-finals on Wednesday ahead of their highly-anticipated Spanish league clash.

Rodriguez brushed aside rumours he is out of shape following his side's 1-1 draw away to Real Betis in La Liga.

The Central American Football Union (UNCAF), with seven votes in next month's FIFA presidential election, have announced their support for Gianni Infantino.

Uttar Pradesh Wizards suffered hat-trick of losses as they were overwhelmed by Kalinga Lancers 2-10 in a Hockey India League (HIL) match here on Monday.

Mascherano was also fined nearly 800,000 euros (about $850,000) on Thursday and has been prevented from receiving any tax benefits for a year.

Pundits have been lining up to question Arsenal's mental toughness and their willingness to dig deep in big games, but Walcott says leadership figures in the dressing room have given the Premier League leaders a sense of self-belief.

The former Manchester United skipper moved to Inter in July 2014 and made 28 appearances last season but has been sidelined due to injury this season.

Real Madrid said on Wednesday that it has invited a young Palestinian boy who is the sole survivor of a West Bank arson attack last summer to visit the team and meet star player Cristiano Ronaldo.

Enrique, who was named the FIFA World Coach of the Year on Tuesday, says his team also has other players who deserve to be among greatest footballers.

Chelsea, four-times Cup winners since 2007, are waiting on a replay before knowing whether they face a trip to fourth tier Northampton Town or Championship side Milton Keynes Dons.

Lionel Messi is targeting an unprecedented fifth FIFA Ballon d'Or award in Zurich on Monday, with the Argentine heavily favoured to reclaim the prize from three-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo.

Hockey India's revolutionary rule change for the upcoming HI League in which a field goal will be counted as two could be viewed with a lot of interest by the games world body, FIH, according to Dabang Mumbai coach Jay Stacy.

The former Real and France midfielder watched his new charges crush Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 in La Liga with Gareth Bale scoring a hat-trick and Karim Benzema adding a double.

Messi scored twice within the first 15 minutes at the Camp Nou, and added his third in the second half as Barcelona cruised to victory. Neymar closed the scoring late.

New Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane's attacking football may be welcomed by the players but he will need to deliver results he was unable to achieve when in charge of the club's reserve team.