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Messi was in completely unstoppable form, scoring four times as Barcelona demolished Osasuna 5-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday.

Roma were fortunate to come away with a 3-3 draw at Bologna, where Diamanti scored in the final minutes.

Spain's number one suffered the injury during Real's King's Cup quarter-final second leg against Valencia.

Lazio are currently five points behind league leaders Juventus.

Real Madrid are counting the cost of a few turbulent days which could end up completely derailing their season.

Ronaldinho made his last appearance against Bosnia in February last year.

Southampton are now four points out of the relegation zone in 15th place, while Everton remain in fifth, three points behind fourth-place Tottenham.

Galatasaray have reached a deal with Sneijder and pending a medical examination.

Evans sustained a hamstring injury during this month's 2-2 draw at West Ham United in the FA Cup.

The decision to open a window for the tournament was taken at the AIFF's executive committee meeting here on Tuesday.

Praful Patel will seek to convince Blatter about India's ability to host the 2017 Under-17 Football World Cup.

City have appealed the sending-off of captain Vincent Kompany in the English champions' 2-0 win over Arsenal.

"It is 100 percent certain that Guardiola is going to City this summer," a report in the Sun quoted a high-level source in Spanish football.

Messi scored one goal and set up two more to steer Barcelona to a 3-1 win at Malaga.

Edeh Chidi and Lalrindika Ralte struck a goal each on both sides of the interval to help East Bengal beat Mumbai FC 2-0.

Jonathan Walters scored two own goals, while Frank Lampard and Eden Hazard got the other two.