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Officials from the English Premier League club have already made contact with Carlos' Brazilian club Corinthians about a possible deal in the next transfer window.

The club said the cost of rebuilding their squad during a period without European soccer played a large part in the debt increase.

Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to reduce the gap with Spanish leader Barcelona to single digits after being held to a 0-0 draw at Malaga.

Bale and Lennon scored in a three-minute span at the end of the first half, proving enough to keep Spurs in third place with 10 games left.

AC Milan cruised to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Lazio in a direct battle for third place in Serie A.

Xavi had a relapse on a muscle problem when Barca were knocked out of the King's Cup 3-1 at home by Real Madrid.

FIFA has banned 74 more officials and players from world soccer for helping fix matches, this time in Italy and South Korea.

India's football coach Wim Koevarmans said acclimatisation will be the key as his boys gear up for the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers starting here March 2.

The Jamaican-born youngster, who signed a lucrative new contract in December, has made 35 first-team appearances this campaign but has only started one of Liverpool's last six matches.

Meanwhile, AC Milan have been handed a 10,000-euro fine as well as their supporters showcased insulting banners aimed at Inter players and fans.

The German-manufactured Cairos system uses magnetic fields set up around the goals to determine whether or not the ball has crossed the line in situations where it is not clear to the naked eye.

Executive vice chairman Ed Woodward will assume his responsibilities.

Bayern Munich seized on the uncertainty sweeping through Arsenal to claim a 3-1 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 match .

Chelsea beat Brenford 4-0 thanks to goals from Mata, Oscar, Lampard and Terry. City won by the same score against Leeds.

Another Premier League team Tottenham will take a 2-1 lead to Lyon next Thursday.

Borussia Dortmund grabbed a late 2-2 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday in a Champions League last 16 first leg.