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| * Villa doubtful for Barcelona match
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| Brief news from La Liga ahead
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Former Barcelona and Chelsea assistant Henk ten Cate has resigned as manager of Dubai club Al Ahli following a 5-0 defeat in the Asian Champions League that he described as the "worst day" of his career.
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| UNICEF has appointed Barcelona forward Lionel Messi a global Goodwill Ambassador. The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year received the honor in a ceremony in Barcelona. A UNICEF statement said that Messi's "determination to use his fame to help the world's most vulnerable children" led to his being chosen for the role. |
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| One of the leading candidates to become president of Barcelona this summer has said he would consider breaking the club's tradition of not selling advertising on players' shirts. Sandro Rosell, who is expected to run in elections to replace outgoing president Joan Laporta, said that financial issues must be taken into consideration with regard to shirt sponsorship. |
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| Chile has its sights set on hosting the 2015 Copa America tournament as it looks to rebuild after a devastating earthquake. Brazil was due to host the South American tournament then but Chilean football federation president Harold Mayne-Nicholls says talks are under way to change that. Mayne-Nicholls, speaking at the Global Sports Forum in Barcelona, believes hosting the tournament would help Chile... |
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| Barca will appeal the ruling... |
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| Barcelona will appeal against the one-game suspensions given to coach Pep Guardiola and striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Guardiola was sent from the touchline for arguing with one of the linesman during Saturday's 2-2 draw at Almeria, while Ibrahimovic was sent off on the hour mark. Both are set to miss Sunday's game against third-place Valencia at the Camp Nou stadium unless the bans are... |
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| Dani Alves was unwilling to give Los Blancos' place in the table legitimacy... |
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| Barca took to the training pitch today as the Catalunyan weather resists the warmth of spring... |
