By Alan Duffy

On the day that struggling side Blackburn Rovers made history by becoming the first-ever Premier League club to play in India, manager Steve Kean was given a major boost by the club's co-owner, Balaji Rao, who described the under-pressure Scot as "a brilliant manager".

From the Guardian:
Blackburn Rovers have made an audacious bid to sign Ronaldinho from Milan. The plan is the brainchild of Balaji Rao, a member of the family who run Venky's, the Indian chicken company which recently bought the Lancashire club.

Ronaldinho has been given permission by Milan to find a new club and was widely believed to be heading back to Brazil to play for Gremio.