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In a moment that drew laughter around the iconic stadium, Van Gaal fell to the ground on purpose while remonstrating with fourth official Mike Dean in the technical area during the second half of United's 3-2 win over Arsenal.

West Ham's chances of hosting European football next season at the Olympic Stadium received a boost on Saturday, after they beat relegation-threatened Sunderland 1-0 at Upton Park to climb to provisional fifth place in the Premier League.

Juventus goalkeeper Buffon hasn't t conceded a goal in the league in 745 minutes. The record is held by Sebastiano Rossi, who kept a clean sheet for 929 consecutive minutes for AC Milan from December 12 1993 to February 27 1994.

Suketu Patel, who sits on the independent audit and compliance committee which reviews FIFA finances, is the first FIFA official to publicly disclose an exact figure. He said for the first time in 20-odd years FIFA is going through such a huge financial c...

"Today he (Kane) wasn't (training) because he was sent to see the specialist about his nose, but we hope he'll be fit for next Sunday," Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said.

In almost 120 years of Victorian Football League (VFL)/AFL history, a woman has never officiated at the elite level of Australian rules football.

Swiss publisher Werd & Weber says on its website that "Sepp Blatter: Mission Football" will cost 49 Swiss francs (US$49) and will be available in February.

The 20 Premier League teams will share most of the 5.1 billion pounds ($7.21 billion) for live domestic TV coverage in a three-year deal starting next term and Bartomeu said they were Barca's main rivals in the battle for players.

Berlusconi was discussing his wish for an all-Italian Milan team. He joked that Italy forward Balotelli, who is black, "is also Italian even if he has taken too much sun."

The draw means Napoli, who were displaced as leaders by Juve last Saturday, will return to the top if they beat AC Milan on Monday.

The spotlight at next week's FIFA Congress will fall on the presidential election - but the real key to the future of soccer's beleaguered governing body is embedded in a document with the unglamorous title "Draft statutes - Congress 2016".

Suspended Sepp Blatter admitted his sadness at the nature of his departure from his job as FIFA president during a French radio interview on Thursday, saying he has been left defenceless.

Brazilian striker Jonas, Benfica's and the Portuguese league's top scorer, netted for the 26th time this season with a glancing header from a free kick in 91st minute.

The India women's team won gold at the 12th South Asian Games, beating Nepal 4-0 in the final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday.

Brazilian centre back David Luiz is open to the idea of representing the national team in this year's Olympic Games at the Rio de Janeiro.

Sunderland's England international winger Adam Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one count of grooming at his under-age sex trial on Wednesday.