Barcelona celebrated lifting the La Liga trophy for a 22nd time with a 2-1 win over Valladolid on Sunday at a rain-lashed Camp Nou. The wet conditions resulted in the lowest attendance for a Barca home league match this season as only 56,055 filled the 99,354 capacity ground. However, first-half goals from Pedro Rodriguez and into his own net from Marc Valiente were enough to keep the champions on track to match Real Madrid's league record of 100 points before Victor Perez's penalty halved the deficit a minute from time.

Football legend Pele on Wednesday waded into a bitter debate about the future of Brazil's Maracana stadium, saying the famous venue should not be privatised. Asked on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival what he thought of plans to sell the concession to operate Maracana, Pele said: "I don't agree." "The stadium belongs to the people, the Brazilian people," he told AFP. Pele was speaking during a promotional push for a planned movie about his life, intended for release in time for the 2014 World Cup.

Swiss side FC Sion sacked their fifth manager of the season on Monday with Italian 2006 World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso relieved of his job after a series of poor results. Gattuso, appointed as player-manager in February, has been replaced by Michel Decastel, coach of the club's youth side for the remaining five games of the campaign. A statement on Sion's website explained that Gattuso was given his marching orders after the team under his guidance only mustered "10 points from the last 11 matches".

AC Milan and Roma battled out a 0-0 draw on Sunday as both sides finished with 10 men while the game was delayed because of racist chanting. The point kept Milan in third place and on course for a Champions League spot. But red cards for Milan's Ghanaian Sulley Muntari and Roma skipper Francesco Totti, as well as more racist controversy, over-shadowed action on the pitch. Muntari was sent-off for manhandling the referee as the official reached into his pocket to book Mario Balotelli.