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Schweinsteiger received 92 of 527 votes, ahead of Bayern Munich teammates Franck Ribery (87) and Thomas Mueller (85).

While the fee was kept under wraps, reports in the Spanish media suggest it could be to the tune of 10 million euros.

IBNLive Sports gives you Wednesday's round-up of all the latest transfer news and gossip from the leading clubs and top players around the world.

Juventus got the biggest UEFA payment from the 2012-13 Champions League, collecting more than 65.3 million euros despite losing in the quarter-finals to Bayern Munich.

A crowd of up to 95,000 is expected to flock to the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday to see the likes of Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez take on local club Melbourne Victory.

Ronaldinho is only one match away from joining a select group of players who have won the European Champions League and the Libertadores Cup.

Mourinho created history with Inter in 2010 when he steered the team to the 'treble'.

A replacement for the 44-year-old would likely be announced early next week.

IBNLive Sports gives you Wednesday's round-up of all the latest transfer news and gossip from the leading clubs and top players around the world.

Blatter says "if this World Cup is to become a party for the people, you can't play football in the summer. You can cool down the stadiums but you can't cool down the whole country."

De Gea had words of praise for his Spanish team-mate and said it would be great seeing Fabregas at Old Trafford.

While Englishman Johnson has turned out for Middlesbrough in the EPL for a season, Kenyan Osano is a product of the Reading academy and has last played for League Two side AFC Wimbledon.

Centre-back Dunne was a free agent after leaving Aston Villa and the 33-year-old has now agreed a one-year contract with QPR.

The meeting between officials of AIFF and its commercial partner IMG-Reliance scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed to later this week.

Barcelona say they have reached an agreement to send midfielder Rafinha to Celta Vigo for one season.

Former Italy head coach Marcelo Lippi said that Juventus will win their third successive Italian Serie A football title this season.