Kaka to lead Orlando in Major League Soccer

ORLANDO: Brazilian playmaker Kaka has been appointed captain of Orlando City when the new club makes its MLS debut next week. Kaka will take on the role when Orlando plays host to fellow MLS expansion newcomer New York City FC on March 8 at the Citrus Bowl. “Kaka has demonstrated great leadership both on the field and in the locker room since the start, and the other players have naturally looked to his guidance throughout pre-season,” coach Adrian Heath said. ISTANBUL: Liverpool must battle a hostile welcome from a 70,000-capacity crowd as they face an injury-hit Besiktas in Istanbul on Thursday in the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie.

The Reds squeezed a 1-0 win in the first leg at Anfield against a tenacious Besiktas side thanks to a late penalty from Mario Balotelli.

But Liverpool, returning to the scene of their legendary 2005 victory in the Champions League final against AC Milan, are under no illusions over the size of the task they face at the Ataturk Dynamo Moscow v Anderlecht (0-0)

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Besiktas, who are playing at the Olympic Stadium while their own ground overlooking the Bosphorus is rebuilt, have slashed ticket prices to totally sell out the stadium and avoid the thin attendances that have dogged Turkish football this year. Its famously fanatical blackclad fans — known for their leftist and anti-establishment tendencies — should create the hostile atmosphere that for years has struck fear into foreign sides visiting Istanbul for European ties. AFP Gladbach v Sevilla (0-1)

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