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Barca wary of exit as Eto'o comes home

Barcelona's Lionel Messi takes part in a training session at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on the eve of their Champions League match against Inter Milan.

AFP - Wednesday, November 25

MADRID (AFP) - - Barcelona's dream of retaining the Champions League trophy for the first time is on the line on Tuesday when they face a must-win Group F match against unbeaten Inter Milan and defeat could see the holders crash out of the competition. More »

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Liverpool ready for must-win clash with Debrecen
AFP - Wednesday, November 25
LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - - Liverpool set out for a must-win Champions League clash with Debrecen without injured striker Fernando Torres but with captain Steven Gerrard insisting they can still turn their season around.
Salary caps will affect developing game - Scudamore
Reuters - Wednesday, November 25
By Patrick Johnston
Injury crisis gnaws at Barca as Liverpool face exit
AFP - Wednesday, November 25
PARIS (AFP) - - It would normally be unthinkable -- but it is just possible that holders Barcelona will become the first winners since the 1993 introduction of the Champions League format not to survive the group stages.
Asian football signs billion-dollar rights deal
Reuters - Wednesday, November 25
By Ossian Shine
England bid back on track, economic benefits huge - Gill
Reuters - Wednesday, November 25
By Patrick Johnston
Asian soccer signs billion-dollar rights deal
Reuters - Wednesday, November 25
* Asian soccer gets billion dollar injection
Wigan players to refund fans after Spurs thrashing
Reuters - Tuesday, November 24
LONDON (Reuters) - Wigan Athletic's players have agreed to refund the club's travelling fans after Sunday's humiliating 9-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.
U.S. clubs announce rebel North American Soccer League
Reuters - Tuesday, November 24
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rebel clubs from the second tier soccer championship in the United States and Canada will compete in a new North American Soccer League (NASL) from April next year, officials said on Monday.
Beckham suffers from asthma, says spokesman
Reuters - Tuesday, November 24
LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham has suffered from a mild form of asthma since childhood, the England midfielder's spokesman was quoted as saying in British newspapers on Tuesday.
Balotelli chants raise temperature ahead of Juve-Inter
AFP - Tuesday, November 24
ROME (AFP) - - Just two weeks away from the eagerly-anticipated top-of-the-table 'derby of Italy' between Inter Milan and Juventus a new racism row is brewing.
FIFA to hold extraordinary meeting
Reuters - Tuesday, November 24
By Brian Homewood
Atletico Madrid president appeals for patience
AFP - Tuesday, November 24
MADRID (AFP) - - Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo on Monday urged fans to be "patient" after the club's disastrous start to the season which has left it in the relegation zone after just 11 matches.
Slavia Prague loan captain Suchy to Spartak Moscow
AFP - Tuesday, November 24
PRAGUE (AFP) - - Czech champions Slavia Prague's captain Marek Suchy is heading to Russia's nine-time champions Spartak Moscow on a one-year loan, his team said on Monday.
Tunisia sack coach Coelho
AFP - Tuesday, November 24
TUNIS (AFP) - - Tunisia have sacked coach Umberto Coelho after their failure to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on Monday.
FIFA call crisis talks after qualifiers, betting scandal
AFP - Tuesday, November 24
PARIS (AFP) - - FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called an extraordinary general meeting for December 2 following the Thierry Henry handball incident and an ongoing investigation into match-fixing in Europe.
Gunners cruise into last 16
AFP - Wednesday, November 25
LONDON (AFP) - - Arsenal regained the swagger that has characterised their best performances this season as they eased into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Standard Liege on Tuesday.
Wigan refund fans who witnessed Spurs massacre
AFP - Tuesday, November 24
WIGAN, England (AFP) - - Wigan's shell-shocked players on Monday offered to refund supporters who travelled to London to watch their side being thrashed 9-1 by Tottenham.
Palermo fire Zenga after derby draw, hire Rossi
AFP - Tuesday, November 24
ROME (AFP) - - Palermo on Monday sacked coach Walter Zenga, a day after their 1-1 home draw against Sicilian rivals Catania, and appointed former Lazio boss Delio Rossi.
Rangers hint at twin-pronged assault on Stuttgart
AFP - Tuesday, November 24
GLASGOW (AFP) - - Rangers manager Walter Smith has hinted that Kris Boyd could be handed the chance of resurrecting the club's Champions League hopes against Stuttgart on Tuesday.