Football

Lukaku found his range after a pre-game mishap to score twice in Everton's 3-0 win at Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Everton, who started the Premier League campaign with a 2-2 home draw against promoted Watford last weekend, travel to Southampton on Saturday.

Messi scored twice and set up the winning goal as Barcelona started the season in dramatic style by beating Sevilla 5-4 after extra time to lift the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday.

Neymar will be out for an expected two weeks with the mumps is exactly why the Catalan club are loathe to allow the homegrown talent to leave Camp Nou.

Mouninho became angry and animated right at the end of the match when Chelsea's medical staff rushed to treat forward Eden Hazard with his team still vulnerable to defeat.

Italian double winners Juventus claimed their third Super Cup title in four seasons as new signings Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala struck in the second half to secure their 2-0 win over Lazio.

Chelsea, who start their EPL defence at home against Swansea City, won two of their four pre-season friendlies and also lost the Community Shield match against London rivals Arsenal.

The 52-year-old Mourinho expects a close title race and low scoring season with smaller teams also attracting strong players.

Chelsea's season could be in trouble if striker Diego Costa is unavailable for long, former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp said.

Khedira will miss the first two months of the season with a thigh injury, the Serie A champions said on Monday.

The right back position has been a problem for Barca and while Dani Alves has renewed his contract with them, they have little cover.

Platini has been UEFA president since 2007 and had been widely expected to throw his hat into the ring to succeed Sepp Blatter.

Luis Suarez scored in the 45th minute, and Barcelona opened their US preseason tour with a 2-1 victory over the defending MLS champions on Tuesday night.

FC Pune City have inked deals with Nicky Shorey and stopper Steve Simonsen, who untill last year was plying his trade with Rangers FC.

The election to select a new president of world soccer's governing body FIFA will be held on Feb 26 in Zurich, the organisation said on its Twitter feed.