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Marseille v Real Madrid. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Real Madrid will again be without Kaka as they go in search of the point that would secure them a place in the last 16 of the Champions League against Marseille on Tuesday night.

Leo Messi lived up to his billing as the best player in the world as he scored two goals in FC Barcelona's 3-1 win away to Deportivo la Coruna in the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday night.

I can think of many reasons I do not consider soccer a real sport. There's no clock on the scoreboard, players routinely fake injuries, teams never score, and fans riot regularly at their team's games.

Bordeaux consolidated its lead in the French league on Saturday by beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 following a goal by Jaroslav Plasil.

World Cup. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne has accused FIFA of "taking the mickey" after reports the side were being considered for a special award.

France players welcomed a favorable World Cup draw Friday for their team, which was not seeded but avoided tough opponents for its group matches at next year's tournament.

Read what France manager Raymond Domenech thinks about the World Cup 2010 draw in Cape Town, South Africa on Friday November 4, 2009.

CAPE TOWN: FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Wednesday Thierry Henry will face a disciplinary investigation and apologised to Ireland for making public details of their request for a '33rd' place at the World Cup.

The Netherlands were among the eight seeded teams announced here Wednesday for the 2010 World Cup at the expense of France and Portugal.

France's Nicolas Anelka reacts after his World Cup qualifying playoff return leg match against Ireland at the Stade de France.

Argentina's Lionel Messi has won the prestigious Ballon d'Or, the award for Europe's player of the year voted by journalists and organised by France Football magazine.

Two Football Association of Ireland delegates pose for photographs before entering Fifa HQ for their meeting with Sepp Blatter last Friday With half of his native country submerged under water and its economy in ruins, the Fiver's knobbly stick-waving, green felt hat-wearing, alcoholic Irish cousin Theme Pub O'Fiver has lots to be worrying about.

Champions League 2009/10 Win Outright: Barcelona 7/2 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Four players from Champions League winners Barcelona are among the 10 finalists in the running for the Ballon d'Or named by France Football magazine.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has claimed the Football Association of Ireland asked to be included in the World Cup finals as an extra team following the Republic of Ireland's controversial play-off exit to France.

Bordeaux players celebrate after scoring one of their three goals Sunday in the match against Nancy.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter says it wasn't Thierry Henry's responsibility to tell the referee he handled the ball in the buildup to France's goal against Ireland in the World Cup playoff.

The list of candidates to win the 2009 Ballon d'Or award was reduced to 10 men on Sunday, with Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi the overwhelming favourite.

World Cup winning France midfielder Emmanuel Petit said his former teammate Thierry Henry deserved much more support after his controversial handball in the World Cup play-off. Former Arsenal midfielder Petit also launched a stinging attack on FIFA and UEFA after the French beat the Republic of Ireland in the race for the World Cup.

Jeremy Clement scored a second-half winning goal Saturday to give Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 victory over Auxerre in the French league.

Anger management: Sean St Ledger fears France may go on and win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after qualifying through dubious means St Ledger is hoping France end up in a possible 'Group of Death' when the draw for the World Cup finals is made next Friday in Cape Town but still fears the 1998 champions will go on to win the tournament.