A Serie A match between Catania and Palermo turned violent and the subsequent fracas left a policemen dead forcing authorities to cancel all weekend matches as well as an international fixture against Romania.
There is finally some good news for Chelsea on the personnel front as skipper John Terry is all set return for Saturday's clash with Charlton. However the club faces another headache in the form of a knee injury to left back Ashley Cole.
Operation galactico flush out continued at the Bernabeu stadium with Real Madrid confirming that Ronaldo will be transferred to Italian giant AC Milan for a sum of 7.5 million euros.
Chelsea's and Andriy Shevchenko's resurgence in form continued with an emphatic 3-0 victory over league one side Nottingham Forest as the London club moved into the FA Cup fifth round with minimum ease.
Former France captain Michel Platini beat Lennart Johansson in a close contest for the post of UEFA President on Friday. UEFA's 31st Congress went with Platini by 27 votes to 23. The 51-year-old Platini put an end to Johansson’s 17-year reign as European soccer's chief.
