Leagues

To Camp Nou

Barcelona's South American superstar Lionel Messi has urged Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas to join him in Spain next summer. Messi stated that with Barca, Fabregas could become the best midfielder in the world, thanks to the tutelage he'd receive from Andres Iniesta and Xavi.

Racing Ahead

Real Madrid maintained their 100 percent record at home in La Liga this season with a slender 1-0 win over Racing Santander. Gonzalo Higuain’s solitary first half strike was enough to settle the game, although there were two goals controversially disallowed for offside.

Pep Calls For Video

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says that Thierry Henry's handball is a great example of why there should be video replays brought into soccer, while Ireland's Robbie Keane thanked Henry for saying that a replay of the match would be fair and agreed that the match should be redone.

Going To Seed

UEFA revealed the seeds for qualifying for the 2012 Euro Championship, to be held in Poland and Ukraine. The draw will take place on February 7 next year in Warsaw. The usual favorites are in Pot 1, while Euro debutants Montenegro are in Pot 5, just above the continent's minnows.

Worlds Collide

With El Clasico rapidely approaching, Goal.com's KS Leong takes a look at the fixture before the fact. A main piece in the match will be Barca forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is already looking past the weekend to his team's Inter clash. CR9 will may change Ibra's thinking as he is set to start.

Striker Search

Finding a worthwhile striker is sticky business. For Marcello Lippi, he may turn to one of the ancient duo of Alex Del Piero and Francisco Totti in the wake of his refusal to call up Antonio Cassano. Liverpool is busy scrounging through the bargain bin, and Raul might retire.

In And Out

Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly going to return to training with Real Madrid on Friday after a lengthy injury layoff but will still not be available for Portugal on Wednesday. While Ronaldo is coming back it looks as though Fernando Torres may be out for Liverpool for the clash with Man City.