A new force is in town and threatening the power of the Brazilian league to attract top Latin American football talent: Major League Soccer.Rather than trying to attract attention by signing star names from European leagues looking for a pay day before retirement, the MLS is now competing for the young Latin American pearls that would otherwise head to Brazil en route to Europe.
Arsenal enter the final furlong of the Premier League title race with a clash against Leeds on Saturday as they bid to be crowned champions for the first time in 19 years.Pep Guardiola's men have a slightly easier run-in than Arsenal on paper, yet also have the distractions of a Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich and an FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United.
Borussia Dortmund can gatecrash former boss Thomas Tuchel's unveiling party at Bayern Munich on Saturday and take another step closer to thwarting the Bavarian giants' bid for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title. Fixtures (all times 1330 GMT unless otherwise stated) Friday Eintracht Frankfurt v Bochum (1830 GMT) Saturday Schalke v Bayer Leverkusen, Union Berlin v Stuttgart, Wolfsburg v Augsburg, Freiburg v Hertha Berlin, RB Leipzig v Mainz, Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund (1630 GMT) Sunday Co