There has been speculation this week that Jose Mourinho will leave his post as Real Madrid coach in the summer.
The players were said to be unhappy at Mourinho's selections in the 2-1 defeat to Barcelona last week, and in front of a combination of nine players and staff, the Portuguese tactician accused defender Sergio Ramos of undermining him in a post match interview with journalists. The exchange was heated to say the least.
Pepe enhanced his reputation as one of soccer's biggest nutcases on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey clash against Barcelona.
In the 69th minute of Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat at the Bernabeu, the Portugal international deliberately stamped on the hand of Lionel Messi while he was lying on the ground. He had already been yellow carded and had referee Cesar Muniz Fernandez spotted it, a red would undoubtedly have followed.
Inter Milan must be considered genuine title contenders once again after their 1-0 victory over neighbors AC Milan in Sunday's derby.
Diego Milito scored the only goal of the game with a clinical left-footed finish after a mis-kick from Ignazio Abate in the 54th minute at San Siro.
A number of players are leaving their Premier League clubs to play for their national teams at the Africa Cup of Nations.
This means that Fantasy Premier League managers will have to undertake a reshuffle. With the likes of Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa not having qualified for the finals, the Premier League has not been hit as badly as in previous years, but managers will still need to make changes.
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