Negotiations aimed at bringing Brazilian midfielder Kaka back to AC Milan from Real Madrid have ended in failure, the Italian club's chief executive said on Monday.

The Brazilian Air Force will renovate five E-99 airborne early warning and control aircraft for the security of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

World football's governing body FIFA has announced it was forced to hold a lottery for the allocation of Confederations Cup tickets due to overwhelming demand.

East Bengal lambasted the AIFF's move to revoke the ban on Mohun Bagan with its general secretary Kalyan Majumdar hinting at "under-table dealings" to arrive at the decision.

Terming the lifting of AIFF ban as a big success, Mohun Bagan finance secretary Debashis Dutta said they would not resign despite facing criticism for "inept" handling of the December 9 I-League derby against East Bengal.

Chelsea leapfrogged Tottenham into third place in the Premier League, profiting from two own goals by the same player to thrash Stoke 4-0 and dismantle English football's only remaining unbeaten home record.

Mirko Vucinic hit in an extra-time winner to help Juventus beat AC Milan 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia football.

Bulgaria and Hungary will each play their next World Cup qualifying matches on March 22 behind closed doors after racist incidents, among other infractions, marred previous encounters, FIFA said.

Lionel Messi added yet another record to his stellar list of achievements over the past 12 months when he won an unprecedented fourth, consecutive, Ballon d'Or at a FIFA gala in Zurich.

Goalkeeper Iker Casillas came off the bench for 10-man Real Madrid who needed a second half double from Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Real Sociedad 4-3 while leaders Barcelona cruised to a 4-0 win over Espanyol.