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Real Madrid will hope to put more pressure on out-of-sorts leaders Barcelona by replacing them at the top of La Liga - if only for a couple of hours.
Madrid's earlier kick-off on Saturday night means that if they can defeat relegation-threatened Tenerife then they will move a point clear at the summit ahead of Barca's late match against Malaga.
Not such a fan of this outfit...
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Wayne Bridge has turned his back on England. The Manchester City defender released a short statement to Press Association Sport this morning claiming his presence within the national squad was potentially "divisive" and that he did not wish to be selected.
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| Internazionale | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 55 |
| AC Milan | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 51 |
| AS Roma | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 50 |
| Juventus | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 41 |
| Napoli | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 40 |
| Palermo | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 40 |
| Sampdoria | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 40 |
| Cagliari | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 38 |
| Genoa | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 38 |
| Fiorentina | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 34 |
| Bari | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 32 |
| Chievo Verona | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 32 |
| Parma | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 30 |
| Bologna | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 28 |
| Udinese | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 27 |
| Lazio | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| Catania | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 24 |
| Livorno | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -18 | 23 |
| Atalanta | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -14 | 21 |
| Siena | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -21 | 17 |
Football may be becoming less and less of a contact sport, but there is little that can be done when tempers flare. The World Cup has seen some extraordinary displays of frustration from petty thuggery to all-out violence.
Some are appalled by these games, some thrilled, but there's no doubting the ability of such games to live long in the memory. Soccernet takes a look at XI games that made headlines for the wrong reasons.
"Rooney, Rooney, what's the score?"
Everton fans against Manchester United.
"Balram Chainrai, the owner of Portsmouth Football Club, has today served notice that the club will go into administration unless new owners can be found by Friday." 
Ashley Cole has set himself on a collision course with Chelsea after deciding to contest any disciplinary sanctions handed out by the club for his role in a series of alleged sex scandals.
Senior figures at Stamford Bridge want to fine Cole £400,000 over claims that he repeatedly broke club rules and tarnished Chelsea’s image, but the England left back believes that he has been singled out for special treatment and is determined to fight his corner.
The silence surrounding the MLS CBA negotiations finally ended on Friday. Kyle McCarthy sorts through the weekend statements and suggests the MLS Players Union faces the most pressure as the talks ramp up again today in Washington.
Tevez, 26, has missed City's last three games after being granted compassionate leave to fly to Argentina where his daughter, Katie, is in intensive care.
