Seydou Keita hit a hat-trick and Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted twice to lead Barcelona to a 6-1 thrashing of Real Zaragoza on Sunday.
Rafa Benitez believes Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Manchester United will provide the impetus to get his side's spluttering title challenge back on track.
Liverpool sent off defending champions Manchester United 2-0 at the Premier League encounter on Sunday while Arsenal and Manchester City both witnessed their rivals coming from behind to draw 2-2.
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti was forced to skip title rivals Manchester United's clash at Liverpool after returning to his native Italy to visit his 86-year-old father, Guiseppe, who is ill.
After losing to AC Milan in the Champions League midweek, Real Madrid dropped two points in the title race with a 0-0 draw at Sporting Gijon on Saturday as they failed to score for the first time this season.
Bayern Munich defender Daniel van Buyten scored two minutes from time to give his team a 2-1 win over visitors Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday and lift them to fifth place in the standings.
A teenage Liverpool fan who caused one of the oddest goals in English football history came out of hiding on Sunday to apologize profusely for belting a beach ball on to the pitch.
Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy said on Wednesday the nation's position in Asia can help it host soccer's World Cup that will reap the sport more money than the other nations vying for the honor.
Carbon emissions from next year's soccer World Cup are expected to soar from the 2006 benchmark set by Germany, but host South Africa said on Monday it would invest in carbon credits to mitigate the impact.
David Beckham could face a hectic time next year as he targets a place in England's World Cup squad while adding much-needed stardust to his country's bid to stage the 2018 tournament.
Mario Bolatti stabbed in a late goal to give Argentina a 1-0 win at Uruguay on Wednesday and send Diego Maradona's side to the World Cup finals.
Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham said a loan move back to AC Milan was 95 percent done after helping England end its World Cup qualification campaign on a high on Wednesday.
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