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However Ferguson insists there is no chance of the Argentine returning to Old Trafford.

The Argentina striker handed in a transfer request which the club turned down last week.

Barcelona's Dani Alves said in an interview that there are some elements about his personality that need work.

East Bengal now have six points and climbed to the top of the table.

Milan leads with 33 points, Lazio has 30 and Juventus and Napoli are level with 27 each.

Ronaldinho would arrive on a free transfer as his contract at AC Milan expires in June.

Elsewhere, Almeria drew with Zaragoza 1-1.

Two goals by Peter Odemwingie and one from Somen Tchoyi secured West Brom's win.

Ronaldo scored twice for Madrid to give him 16 for the season, one ahead of Lionel Messi, who also notched a brace for Barcelona.

Football fans in sports bars waved flags and screamed "Russia! Russia!" after the country was awarded the right to host the 2018 football WC.

Russia's selection came despite the no-show of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, but his clout still had an impact on FIFA's 22.

Argentina forward Lionel Messi maintained his hot streak by scoring his 150th goal for Barcelona in a 3-0 victory at Panathinaikos.

The victory lifted Parma out of last place and into a tie with four other clubs with 11 points each.

India let in two goals in the last 10 minutes after leading 1-0 to suffer a heartbreaking loss to defending champions Qatar.

Valencia were a man down from the 25th minute when midfielder Mehmet Topal was shown a red card.

Inter is second with 19 points, three behind surprise Serie A leader Lazio.