Barcelona boss Gerardo Martino believes playing at home could give his side the edge as it looks to snatch the Spanish title away from Atletico Madrid by beating its rival on Saturday.
Manchester City wins the English Premier League for the second time in three seasons.
One month from the start of the World Cup, Brazil is scrambling to get the stage ready for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi while dousing lingering anger at the event's multi-billion dollar price tag.
Luiz Felipe Scolari is putting his status as a Brazilian legend on the line when he takes the host nation's side into the World Cup.
At just 22 years of age, Barcelona forward Neymar will carry the hopes of 200 million Brazilians on his shoulders when the country attempts to win a sixth World Cup.
Taiwan is a "soccer desert", according to the island's No 1 player, Chen Po-liang, and the 25-year-old Shanghai Shenhua midfielder had to endure a tough journey through that wasteland before arriving in China's top league.
ON POPULARITY OF SOCCER IN TAIWAN: "Unlike the outside world, soccer is not Taiwan's No 1 sport. Thus not so many care about it. For example, at the university we shared the training pitch with javelin throwers, discus throwers and women footballers. That meant we could only train on a quarter of the pitch.
Ryan Giggs will take charge of Manchester United for the final time against Southampton on Sunday and is still undecided about whether to continue his playing career next season.
Taiwan is a "soccer desert", according to the island's No 1 player, Chen Po-liang, and the 25-year-old Shanghai Shenhua midfielder had to endure a tough journey through that wasteland before arriving in China's top league.
French second division club Clermont on Wednesday named Portugal's Helena Costa as coach, making her the highest-level woman running a men's team in a major European championship.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger on Thursday led the support for Helena Costa, who is set to become the top women's coach in the leading European leagues.
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