Low: Lahm the best full-back in the world

Germany head coach Joachim Low. believes that Philipp Lahm is currently the best Full-back in the World

Xavi: Lahm can be a top midfielder

Barcelona star Xavi says Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm can become a "top midfield player" following his positional switch.

Klopp rules out Dortmund move for De Bruyne

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed speculation that Borussia Dortmund might make a January move for Chelsea midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.

Despite featuring in the Blues' opening two games of the new Premier League season, the Belgium international has reportedly fallen out of favour with coach Jose Mourinho.

However, Klopp went ahead to rubbish the  rumour that Dortmund are considering signing De Bruyne on loan.

"We have signed great players over the summer," Klopp told Deutsche Presseagentur. "We have a squad we are very happy with.

"He [De Bruyne] is actually not one we are after. He is at Chelsea, and given the size and quality of the Chelsea first-team squad, it's quite usual he may sometimes miss out on one or two matches."

Furthermore, while De Bruyne spent last season on loan with another Bundesliga outfit, Werder Bremen, the 22-year-old's agent, Patrick De Koster, is adamant that there is no chance of his client leaving Stamford Bridge before the end of the season.

"This summer we decided to stay with Chelsea, and we knew the competition would be hard and that Kevin had to fight," he told Bild.

"He will continue fighting. I have no contact to other clubs. Even if we were in the transfer period, I would not have any contact."

De Bruyne joined Chelsea from Racing Genk last summer before immediately being sent to the Weserstadion.

Lionel Messi wins 2012 Fifa Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi has become the only player to win Ballon d'Or for Four times in a row beating both Real Madrid's Christiano Ronaldo and Barcelona's Andres Iniesta

Pato joins Corinthians from AC Milan in €15m deal

Alexandre Pato has joined Corinthians from AC Milan in a €15 million deal, the Club World Cup champions have revealed on their official website.

Ribery - Winning Madrid at home is half way to final

Franck Ribéry said he was "very happy" after scoring the opening goal in FC Bayern München's last-gasp 2-1 first-leg victory against Real Madrid CF but warned that the semi-final tie was far from being decided.

Robben satisfied with Bayern's 'big advantage' over Marseille

FC Bayern München winger Arjen Robben feels "really satisfied" after his side earned a 2-0 victory at Olympique de Marseille to give themselves a "big advantage" in the quarter-final.