Barcelona forward Neymar has been ruled out for four weeks with a left foot injury, the club have confirmed.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed FIFA’s decision to hand Barcelona a year-long transfer ban for breaching rules on the transfer of players aged under 18.

Following on from his brace that sparked an f-bomb reaction from a Spanish paper last week, Lionel Messi struck again against Getafe in the Copa del Rey last night.

Former Liverpool and Spain forward Luis Garcia has announced his retirement from football.