Celtic's Shunsuke Nakamura is reportedly poised for a return to Yokohama F-Marinos in Japan's J-League, though the club said on Friday nothing had been decided yet.
David Beckham's potential move to AC Milan is still at an 'exploratory' stage, a senior Major League Soccer official told Reuters on Thursday.
The bidding procedure for the next two available World Cups is expected to be announced on Friday.
Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham is in talks with AC Milan over a short-term loan deal which will enable him to stay in contention for the England team during the U.S. close season.
John Terry came to Chelsea's rescue on Wednesday when he powered in a 77th-minute header to secure a 1-0 Champions League win over dogged AS Roma and put the Londoners firmly on course for the knockout phase.
European teams provided an exhibition of goalscoring prowess as Manchester United, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Arsenal topped their groups on Tuesday following a night of 36-goal, Champions League action.
AC Milan is close to signing David Beckham in a loan deal that would allow the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder and former England captain to play in Italy for a few months.
Former Japan coach Ivica Osim has made a full recovery from a life-threatening stroke but the 67-year-old believes a return to management would be risky.
Defending champion Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern Munich took big strides toward the next round of the Champions League with easy victories Tuesday, and Juventus beat Real Madrid 2-1 on a night of high scoring across Europe.
Real Madrid midfielder Ruben de la Red provided a moment of real worry as his club lost 2-3 in the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) away to Real Union.
Napoli beat Turin giants Juventus 2-1 at home on Saturday to briefly lead the table.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic fired champions Inter Milan to the top of Serie A with a brace in a 4-0 thrashing of AS Roma in the capital's Olympic stadium on Sunday.
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