Football

Barca have several options to choose from to partner Gerard Pique in central defence, Adriano, Marc Bartra, Song and Busquets.

Leverkusen have had talks with Chelsea over the possible transfer of 22-year-old attacking midfielder Andre Schuerrle, the Bundesliga soccer club said.

Seven of the 11 Russian host cities will have to borrow money or receive much more support from the federal government than is now planned.

Millwall fans fought among themselves at Wembley Stadium, overshadowing Wigan's 2-0 victory that advanced the club to the first FA Cup final in their 81-year history.

Malaga owner Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Thani could face disciplinary action from UEFA after Tweeting that his team's Champions League elimination was due to "racism."

Manchester City and Chelsea will complete an end-of-season double header by playing each other in a friendly at Yankee Stadium on May 25.

Barcelona made light of Messi's absence with a crushing 5-0 victory over Real Mallorca to maintain their 13-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid.

Sepp Blatter has expressed misgivings about the idea of relegation and points deductions as punishments for racism.

The 29-year-old Toure joined City from Barcelona in 2010 and played an integral role in City's Premier League-winning campaign last year.

Andrew Barisic struck twice to help East Bengal climb to the top of the table with a 4-2 win over Tampines Rovers in their group H AFC Cup match.

Liverpool have a huge following Down Under and a bumper crowd will be expected for the match.

Coach Vilanova, back after undergoing cancer treatment, will return to the bench for Barcelona's Champions League quarter-final first leg at Paris St Germain.

Also, Real Sociedad drew 2-2 at Espanyol and last-place Deportivo La Coruna edged out Mallorca 3-2.

Chelsea's top-four credentials are in doubt after they fell to 2-1 defeat to Southampton.

Prayag United SC once again this season as they came back from being down by two goals to hold East Bengal 2-2.

England have been reported to world governing body FIFA after racist abuse was heard from visiting fans at last week's World Cup qualifier in San Marino.