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By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer

Champions League qualifying first round,
first leg result on Wednesday
Tre Fiori (San Marino) 0 Rudar (Montenegro) 3

Barcelona’s revenue surged by 10
percent to 445.5 million euros ($545 million) last season
compared to 2008-09, boosted by rising income from marketing,
player transfers and loans and the sale of a plot of land.

Goalkeeper Justo Villar says his Paraguay lineup has a game plan to stop European champion Spain in the World Cup quarterfinals: “Don’t give them any space.” Villar, who turned 33 on Wednesday, plays for Valladolid in the Spanish league, so he has a good idea of what to expect in the quarterfinal at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Fernando Llorente’s World Cup debut for Spain played a big part in turning around the team’s fortunes against Portugal. Llorente replaced the fading Fernando Torres in the 59th minute Tuesday, and his introduction changed the dynamic of Spain’s attack. Four minutes later, David Villa scored the goal that sent the European champions into the quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory.

Elano will not play for Brazil in Friday’s World Cup quarterfinal match against the Netherlands because of a right ankle injury, a team doctor said Wednesday. Jose Luis Runco said Elano may be fit by next week but did not rule out the possibility that the playmaker could miss the rest of the World Cup.

Full-back Leighton Baines has signed a new five-year contract at Everton. The 25-year-old moved to Goodison Park from Wigan in 2007 and still had two years remaining on his deal.

Sven-Goran Eriksson, Mark Hughes and Alan Curbishley are on the Fulham shortlist to replace Roy Hodgson.

Oscar Tabarez has instilled a sense of harmony in the Uruguay team and become precisely the kind of leader the players need to manage all the hype surrounding the country’s biggest football match in four decades. “As a person he is mild and calm,” midfielder Alvaro Fernandez said Wednesday, two days ahead Uruguay’s World Cup quarterfinal against Ghana.

Germany striker Lukas Podolski pulled out of Germany’s practice session Wednesday and returned to the hotel ahead of the team. Germany spokesman Uli Voigt said Podolski was not injured and was skipping training Wednesday as a “precautionary measure” ahead of Saturday’s World Cup quarterfinal against Argentina.