Football

Japanese club FC Tokyo has signed 13-year-old prospect Takefusa Kubo from Barcelona.

Simeone is mulling the prospect of unleashing Torres instead of regular target man Mario Mandzukic on leaders FC Barcelona in their La Liga clash on Sunday.

The devastating combination served up by Barcelona's attacking trident of Messi, Suarez and Neymar fired past Bayern Munich into the Champions League final.

The defending champions Real Madrid host Juventus in the second leg of the semi-finals, trailing 2-1 from the opening match.

Sevilla right back Vidal scored two goals and set up another to lead the titleholders to a 3-0 win over Fiorentina in their Europa League semi-final first leg.

Three minutes in, Torino goalkeeper Daniele Padelli couldn't control a long pass and redirected the ball into his own net.

"It was a great night, we have demonstrated our character and our value! Now we must remain focused and repeating ourselves in madrid!," Pirlo said.

"We got on well when he was coach, but we haven't been in contact since then," said the Barcelona star.

Liverpool's half-baked pre-season transfer dealings have come back to bite them with Brendan Rodgers admitting his side have lacked the quality to finish in the Premier League's top four.

Sturridge has been out since April 8 with hip and thigh injuries, after already missing the first half of the season with thigh and calf problems.

Giggs, who made a record 963 appearances for United, took charge of the team for four matches last season after David Moyes was sacked.

The four teams have combined to win the European Cup or Champions League 21 times, with 16 runner-up finishes, in the competition's 60-year history.

Barca made a slow start to the campaign under their new coach but after beating Paris Saint Germain in the quarter-finals they are on course to repeat the treble success of 2009.

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said he would like star player Lionel Messi to play for the club until his retirement.

Mounir Obbadi scored in the 89th minute as Hellas Verona won 1-0 at Fiorentina in Serie A.

Francesco Totti gave Roma the lead in the 3rd minute, but Atalanta leveled with a penalty of their own and Roma couldn't convert their pressure into scoring opportunities.