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.
The most creative Hollywood writer would have struggled to produce a better script.
With Arsenal drawing 0-0 against Leeds United in a lackluster third round FA Cup tie at the Emirates Stadium, Arsene Wenger makes a double substitution, replacing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Marouane Chamakh with Theo Walcott and a certain Thierry Henry, making his first appearance since joining from the New York Red Bulls on loan.
The rapturous reception this Premier League legend received after entering the fray on 68 minutes was nothing compared to the one he got 10 minutes later as he latched onto an Alex Song through-ball, controlled, and dispatched a cool low finish beyond Andy Lonergan in the Leeds goal.
Lionel Messi collected the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for a third consecutive year on Monday.
2011 was another stellar year for the Argentinean, who helped Barcelona retain their Liga title, win the Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup.
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