It was thought that the Blaugrana might hire the former Spain international's mentor, Marcelo Bielsa, to replace him at the helm, but they have instead gone for his right-hand man

The Dutch icon believes that the 41-year-old's position as coach was weakened when Joan Laporta was replaced as Blaugrana president.

The young attacker believes Athletic will have a solution to cope with the Blaugrana, and feels that the absence of Dani Alves will be an advantage to his side.

The Blaugrana have presented their jerseys for next season at an event in a museum in the Catalan capital, and have opted for a colorful away kit to celebrate their playing style.

The midfielder is doing his utmost to ease the pressure on the Blaugrana's new boss, insisting he should not be constantly compared with the man he is replacing at the helm

The Blaugrana are allegedly serious about signing the diminutive attacker, but his representative stressed that the 25-year-old's future will be decided after Euro 2012

Alan Gordon's last-minute equalizer granted San Jose a point against a solid Crew side that had blocked a PK.

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) Marcello Lippi has been hired to coach big-spending Chinese Super League team Guangzhou Evergrande and plans to bring an Italian style to the club immediately.

The former Juventus, Inter and Napoli boss will take charge of a team for the first time since the 2010 World Cup after being unveiled by the Chinese big spenders.