Europe's top flights battled on amid the snow and freezing temperatures over the weekend, with a memorable Manchester United comeback among the highlights.
During a meeting held at FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich on 13 January 2012, an international jury consisting of six members met to review all of the projects submitted for the 2012 FIFA/CIES International University Network Prize.
Partizan Belgrade have named Avram Grant as their new coach after sacking Aleksandra Stanojevic over a dispute with the club's board.
Dramatic returns from Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes feature alongside the goalscoring exploits of Joe Cole and Antonio Di Natale, in-form Israeli pace-setters and Lionel Messi's latest Ballon d'Or in FIFA.com's latest stats review.
The Israeli Football Association (IFA) have appointed former Hapoel Tel Aviv manager Eli Guttman as their new national team coach.
Birmingham City, Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur were knocked out, while there was joy for qualified AZ Alkmaar, Club Brugge and Rubin Kazan, as the UEFA Europa League group stage concluded.