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Real Madrid said on Wednesday that it has invited a young Palestinian boy who is the sole survivor of a West Bank arson attack last summer to visit the team and meet star player Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Messi vs Ronaldo debate can finally take a break after the Argentine won his fifth Ballon d’Or title on Monday.

The talks of Carlos joining Real Madrid gathered momentum after his former teammate at the club Zinedine Zidane joined as a manager. Carlos made more than 500 appearances for the Spanish giants between 1996 and 2007.

Manager Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal's heavy schedule has helped the side maintain a rich vein of form that continued with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland in an FA Cup third round tie on Saturday.

Gonzalo Higuain scored twice as Napoli routed promoted Frosinone 5-1 Sunday to earn the southern team the Italian league's symbolic "winter title."

Wayne Rooney finally broke the deadlock with a well-taken 90th-minute penalty after substitute Memphis Depay went down theatrically over the lunging leg of midfielder Dean Hammond.

Star striker Wayne Rooney scored a last-minute penalty as English giants Manchester United United labored past Sheffield United 1-0 at Old Trafford to reach the fourth round of FA Cup.

Defender Brad Smith's second-half goal rescued a 2-2 draw as injury-hit seven-times FA Cup winners Liverpool denied fourth tier Exeter City a notable third round giantkilling scalp on Friday.

Rudi Garcia's position at Roma is scarcely more comfortable after winning once in their last nine outings, a run which included the 6-1 Champions League drubbing by Barcelona which reportedly had club president James Pallotta seething.

Several Manchester United players are in the 'red zone' according to manager Louis van Gaal as he weighs up his options for Saturday's FA Cup third round tie at home to Sheffield United.

Moyes, 52, was appointed as United's manager to succeed Alex Ferguson between July 2013 and April 2014, before he was fired.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has quashed reports that his forward Luis Suarez threatened Espanyol footballers inside the tunnel, saying that they were singing Christmas carols after their Copa Del Rey victory at Camp Nou.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has said he is discussing his future with Major League Soccer team Montreal Impact but that retirement talk was premature.

Manuel Pellegrini has said he would choose winning the Premier League with Manchester City and being shown the door over continuing as the team's manager for an extended period without any major success.

Serie A champions Juventus have a perfectly good squad and do not need to go delving into the transfer market, coach Massimiliano Allegri said on Tuesday.

The 40-year-old Jordanian royal, who was beaten by 133-73 votes by Sepp Blatter in last May's election, is one of five men looking to replace the Swiss, who was banned from soccer for eight years last month for ethics violations.