Pogrebnyak and Gallas take a tumble. Tottenham face an anxious wait to learn whether they will be playing Champions League football next season despite strolling to an easy win over Fulham in Sunday’s season finale at White Hart Lane.

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The Brazilian side reveal the versatile youngster will join the Serie A club in the summer for €3m and will travel to Italy next week to finalise the terms of his contract

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OTTAWA (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has expressed concern about the slow pace of preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and said he wanted the delays to be made up as soon as possible. But Blatter – who is meeting top Brazilian officials next week to discuss progress – was also confident Brazil would be ready to host the 32-team tournament despite the challenges. Brazil is …

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AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has said forward Robinho is ‘not in a great moment’, and that is why such strikers Antonio Cassano and Stephan El-Shaarawy are getting the nod over the Brazilian.

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It’s about that time of year when permutations become prevalent and Hertha and Freiburg will be focused firmly on the standings as they meet in what is likely to be a crucial encounter at the bottom. While Berlin sit second-last with 27 points, Freiburg are five above them in 13th, making it no surprise to hear Hertha boss Otto Rehhagel talking up Tuesday’s fixture: “We want to deliver a decisive blow against Freiburg.” His SCF counterpart Christian Streich was slightly more reserved, saying: “We’ll go to Berlin with the intention of playing football. We know what to expect. I know Hertha have some big names in attack, but we’re used to playing against individuals of that calibre.” Streich to shuffle Brazilian playmaker Raffael has been pinpointed as the chief threat, while strikers Adrian Ramos, who netted in the 2-2 draw between the sides earlier in the season, and Pierre-Michel Lasogga, Hertha’s top scorer with seven, are also not to be ignored. As for his own team, Streich hinted he would consider changes in order to maintain freshness: “There won’t be a mass rotation, but it is possible that a few players start on Tuesday who didn’t play against Nuremberg.” The Freiburg boss will be forced into a couple of alterations after Julian Schuster broke his nose against der Club , while Cedrick Makiadi is suspended after picking up a fifth yellow card of the season in the weekend’s 2-2 draw.

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Battle rages on at the bottom

The Brazilian government said construction at 2014 World Cup stadiums is on schedule in all 12 host cities.With 800 days to go until the World Cup, the government said Tuesday that five stadiums have more …

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Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt increased their lead over third-placed Fortuna Düsseldorf to five points with a convincing 4-0 victory away to 1. FC Union Berlin on Monday evening.

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Frankfurt pull away with Fürth

Munich – FSV Frankfurt and FC Ingolstadt 04 both secured crucial victories to move further away from the relegation zone as Matchday 27 kicked off on Friday night. Elsewhere, 1860 Munich ended their recent slump in form by doggedly defeating SG Dynamo Dresden.

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Breathing space for FSV and Ingolstadt

Munich – FC Bayern Munich banished any talk of a crisis at the club as they laid down a marker ahead of their season defining Champions League encounter with Basel courtesy of a resounding 7-1 win against a disjointed 1899 Hoffenheim side.

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Crisis, what crisis?

Chelsea FC’s Brazil midfielder Ramires was a “very happy” man after signing a new five-year deal with the London club on Monday, tying him to Stamford Bridge until 2017.

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PARIS: Argentinian striker Carlos Tevez looks set to sign for Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint Germain after they and his present club Manchester City reached agreement on Tuesday, according to sources within PSG and club owners QSI.

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The ambitious French club have been linked with Pato ever since Carlo Ancelotti took charge of the team, as the 52-year-old worked with the Brazilian striker during his time at San Siro.

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Bremen also chose the Turkish Riviera for their winter training camp – an unfortunate decision in light of the treacherous weather conditions. Werder’s first friendly had to be called off as a result of the pouring rain, while their second resulted in a 2-1 defeat against Anderlecht. Worse still, injuries have reared their ugly head, with Aaron Hunt unable to even travel with the squad. Thankfully talk of defensive chief Naldo leaving has been quelled after the Brazilian pledged his future to the club. The team will need to address their weak away form if they are to remain in contention for Europe. Johannes Fischer Winter training schedules Winter transfer roundup

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Always take the weather with you…

Munich – Winter time means friendly time: Away from FC Bayern’s match against the Indian national team , eight other Bundesliga sides were in action on Tuesday. bundesliga.de rounds up the key info…

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Schalke beaten by Asian champs, Gladbach battle to victory