Mexican side Necaxa have been forced to move their Libertadores Cup tie at home because their stadium is to be used for a concert by pop star Shakira.
Ronaldinho has been asked to revert to pre-Barcelona style if he wants to keep his place in the Brazil squad.
The Ronaldinho Instituto is designed to cater for upto 3,500 children and will offer sporting activities and courses in computing, theatre, music and languages.
The Barcelona defender pulled out of the World champions' squad due to an injury to his right knee.
A comprehensive discussion was held on the Kashmir issue at the ongoing six-day World Social Forum meet, which is focusing on problems faced by the South Asian region, the Palestine issue, Iraq and the Iran nuclear standoff.
Factbox on the Brazilian, who was named European Footballer of the Year.
Parreira fielded Adriano and Ricardo Oliveira together in a training session between the first team and the reserves.
Troubled Brazilian club Gremio were banned from staging home games for the third time in less than a month on Friday following crowd trouble during a championship match.
Uruguay crushed Ecuador 4-0 in their Copa America opener on Sunday with help from an early sending off that deflated their opponents and assured the 15-times champions the simplest of starts to their campaign.
Argentina, who would have made sure of their place in Germany if they had won, lost 0-2.
Copa America kicks off in Chile on Thursday as a widening US-led investigation lifts the lid on rampant corruption among the sport's top officials.
FIFA will go ahead with its controversial decision to stage World Cup matches at midday in tropical venues, president Sepp Blatter said on Tuesday as soccer's governing body announced a bafflingly complex procedure for Friday's draw.
After being left out of Brazil's first squad, Ronaldinho has been dumped on the substitutes' bench.
Here are some of the most stunning moments of the week that was.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo struck his fifth international hat-trick, including a spectacular volleyed opener, to lead the European champions to a 5-1 win over the Faroe Islands in their World Cup qualifier on Thursday.
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