Blanco: West Brom have announced the signing of Argentina wide midfielder Sebastian Blanco on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Ukrainian side Metalist Kharkiv. The 26-year-old, capped twice by his country, can play on either flank and has become the Baggies’ 11th summer acquisition.

Ronaldo: Cristiano Ronaldo will be rested for Real Madrid’s trip to Real Sociedad today to allow him fully recover from injuries. “He is okay but we have preferred to use this week and the following two for him to recover fully and get him in top condition. He will not play tomorrow and is not in the squad,” coach Carlo Ancelotti said.

Iniesta: Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta, nursing a knee injury, will miss today’s La Liga clash with Villarreal. “Iniesta will miss tomorrow’s game against Villarreal with an injury to his left knee,” Barcelona said. Neymar, who missed the opening day victory at home to Elche through an ankle injury, has been passed fit.

Salcido: Mexico World Cup defender Carlos Salcido an-nounced his international retirement on Friday and pulled out of coach Miguel Herrera’s squad for next month’s friendlies. The 34-year-old made his final Mexico appearance in the 2-1 loss to the Netherlands at the Brazil finals.

Racism: A Gremio fan lost her job on Friday and could face criminal proceedings after she was caught racially abusing a Santos player during a Brazilian Cup match. The young woman worked at a police hospital in Rio de Grande do Sul state, home of the Gremio club. The woman was filmed shouting “Monkey” at Santos goalkeeper Aranha last week.

Donetsk: FC Shakhtar’s training camp in Donetsk has been seriously damaged by overnight shelling. “Two shells hit directly into the main building destroying the upper level where the main squad of the team used to live,” the club said. “The leisure zone and the exercise room were completely destroyed.”

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