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Kolkata franchise of the much-anticipated ISL will be launched in Kolkata on May 7 in the presence of top officials of the Spanish club Atletico Madrid.

"We will go into the next game showing professional pride and put a good effort in, a good performance and then we will plan for next season," said Solskjaer.

Striker Rickie Lambert scored a fortuitous goal in the third minute of injury time to give Southampton a 1-0 win at Swansea.

Ajax coach Frank de Boer has confirmed Tottenham Hotspur have approached the Amsterdam club to test his interest in coaching the club.

Celta scored a pair of goals either side of halftime to move up to 10th place, 11 points ahead of 19th-place Valladolid.

Real Madrid take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of the semifinals on Tuesday and will seek to use Bayern's recent weakness in defending against counterattacks to their advantage.

Every time Brazil have lifted the World Cup the star of the show has been a forward, and Neymar will seek to keep up that tradition in June and July.

Everton self-destructed in their attempt to earn a Champions League spot, scoring two own goals in a 2-0 loss to Southampton.

The pro league is scheduled to kick off September 19 and the dates are clashing with FIFA friendlies and also the Asian Games.

Chelsea are five points behind with three games to play and Mourinho has suggested he would give priority to the Champions League.

The Real coach praised his team for beating holders Bayern Munich in Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday.

Ryan Giggs will be assisted by former teammates Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Phil Neville during his spell as interim manager of Manchester United.

FIFA has cleared Barcelona to sign new players this off-season by freezing the club's one-year transfer embargo while the sanction is appealed.

Manchester City face the unhappy prospect of being without David Silva for the Premier League title race run-in.

Mourinho congratulated referee Mike Dean and the official's boss Mike Riley after a contentious penalty for Sunderland put a huge dent in the London club's Premier League title hopes.

Carlos Vela skillfully chested down a long pass before firing in Real Sociedad's injury-time winner to snatch a dramatic 2-1 win at home over Espanyol.