Football

"I had been in touch with the FC Pune City for over a month. What really attracted me to join them was their desire to win and promote football in India," Katsouranis said.

Xavi currently shares the appearance record of 142 Champions League matches with former Real Madrid and Schalke 04 striker Raul.

Matic gave Chelsea their first win in Champions League Group G on Tuesday, with his first-half goal securing a 1-0 victory at Sporting Lisbon.

Herrera broke a rib in the 2-1 win against West Ham. He is the 10th United player to miss action because of an injury.

Ronaldo scored in his sixth straight game to help Real Madrid win 2-0 at Villarreal in the Spanish league on Saturday.

Forward Cyril Thereau scored in the 26th minute for the visitors, slotting in from the center of the area between two defenders.

Hotspur will need to be more aggressive and play with heart and hunger against north London rivals Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday, according to Pochettino.

Roma, who have scored one more goal than Juventus, visit Parma on Wednesday while Juventus host Cesena.

Ganguly, co-owner of ISL team Athletico De Kolkata said that the presence of eminent foreign players in the squad would help the local boys to raise their playing standards.

Mateo Kovacic bailed Nemanja Vidic out of jail as Inter came from behind to draw 1-1 at Palermo on Sunday.

Coping with tricky Premier League fixtures is a knack Liverpool must learn quickly if this campaign does not become a second-rate sequel to last season's thriller.

Soccer's governing body FIFA has an exemplary ethics set-up unmatched by any other sports organisation, its president Sepp Blatter said on Friday.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has also included Brazilian back Douglas for the first time since his signing.

Born and bred in the Spanish capital and a product of the club's academy, Casillas has been singled out by some supporters following a stuttering start to La Liga.

"We are unfortunate to be missing one or two but we have still got enough quality in our depth to create that wee bit more and have more efforts on goal," Rodgers said.

Costa made sure Chelsea recovered from Terry's early own goal as the forward continued his stellar scoring form by making it seven goals in four league games.