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Messi moved to within five goals of Gerd Mueller's calendar-year scoring record of 85, set in 1972, after his brace against Spartak on Tuesday.

Ronaldo joined United for 12 million pounds from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 and left for Real Madrid in July 2009.

Aguero and Tevez scored two goals each as City rout Aston Villa 5-0 to go top of the table in Premier League.

The league leader Barcelona host mid-table Zaragoza, looking to extend their best ever start to a season.

A-League's popularity shot up after the arrivals of Alessandro Del Piero, Emile Heskey and Shinji Ono.

Gerrard is set to become the sixth player to reach the milestone of 100 caps for England in Wednesday's friendly against Sweden.

The Germans are already without midfielders Schweinsteiger and Kroos and defenders Boateng and Schmelzer.

Zaragoza roared from behind to rout 10-man Deportivo La Coruna 5-3 at Romareda Stadium, while Rayo rallied to edge out 10-man Celta Vigo 3-2 for their second straight win.

Barcelona and Real Madrid will look to rebound from disappointing Champions League performances in challenging tests on Sunday against Spanish league sides.

Salgaocar Sports Club would like to continue their winning streak when they take on upbeat Churchill Brothers.

Victor Moses headed home the winner four minutes into injury time to earn Chelsea a 3-2 victory over Shakhtar.

Schalke fought back from a two-goal deficit to earn a 2-2 draw with Arsenal and stay atop Group B.

The Metropolitan Police said that a 28-year-old man "was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated offense".

Roberto Mancini, ahead of a must win encounter against Ajax said that his not ready to win the Champions League.

Sidwell grabbed a 90th-minute equalizer for Fulham in a 2-2 home draw with Everton in the Premier League.

John Obi Mikel is believed to be one of the players who Chelsea say was targeted by referee Mark Clattenburg during the Blues' tie against United on Sunday.