Fernando Gago of Real Madrid had one foot out the door for Real Madrid -was transferred to Manchester City- However, the final contract was not signed, the transfer window closed, and Gago will remain in Real Madrid.

At the same time, Robinho was lent to Santos, and was presented by Pele who heralded his recuperation and return to the seleccion for South Africa.

Finally, the second date of the Argentine Clausura is accelerated to mid-week due to the World Cup. River needs a win against Chacarita (Thursday 4pm ET), while Boca hosts Lanus on Wednesday night. Two intriguing Tuesday encounters feature defending champion Velez Sarsfield on the road against Arsenal followed by Racing going for a second win in a row at Colon de Santa Fe.

ATP 250 de Santiago

First Round

Chela and Monaco both won, setting up the best clay court match of the young year (Tuesday 9pm ET) for a birth in the quarterfinals. Monaco is the second seed behind Gonzalez. Chela is unseeded in the tournament.

Monfils, Ferrer and Rajeev Ram headline the SAP Open in Johannesburg, meanwhile Croatians Marin Cilic ,Ivan Ljubicic and Ivo Karlovic as well as Serb Janko Tipsarevic look to win a regionally important indoor event.