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dapdManchester Citys Sergio Aguero, center, vies for the ball with Manchester Uniteds Chris Smalling, left, and Michael Carrick during their English FA Cup third round soccer match at the Etihad stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (Foto:Sc

dapdFC Barcelonas Lionel Messi from Argentina, left, duels for the ball against Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo, from Portugal, during their quarterfinal, second leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium, in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 2

dapdDortmund supporters celebrate with a mock of the German Soccer Champioship Cup during the German first division Bundesliga soccer match between BvB Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg in Dortmund, Germany, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (Foto:Frank Augstein/AP

EPAepa03141128 Milans Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring the 2-0 lead during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and US Lecce at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan, Italy, 11 March 2012. Milan won 2-0. EPA/MATTEO

dapdFC Portos Marc Janko, from Austria, celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Nacional during their Portuguese League soccer match at Nacionals stadium outside Funchal, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, Friday, March 16, 2012. (Foto:Joana S

REUTERSParis St Germains Nene (L), Claude Makelele and Jeremy Clement (R) fight for the ball with Montpelliers Younes Belhanda (2nd R) during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris March 13, 2011. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (

EPAepa02916987 The Ajax Cape Town mascot known as The Urban Warrior parades inside the stadium ahead of the Premier Soccer League match between Kaizer Chiefs and Ajax Cape Town at the Cape Town Stadium, South Africa 14 September 2011. Ajax Cape Town, affi

dapdReal Madrids Sergio Ramos, left, heads the ball next to Villarreals Cristian Eduardo Zapata from Colombia, right, during their La Liga soccer match at Madrigal stadium in Villarreal, Spain, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. (Foto:Alberto Saiz/AP/dapd)