Football

Italian media has been awash with speculation Inter are trying to tempt back Mourinho, who won the treble with the club in 2010.

Spain bounced back from their mini-slump by beating France 1-0 to return to the top of their World Cup qualifying group.

Robin van Persie scored twice and set up a third goal to lead the Netherlands to an easy 4-0 win over Romania in a World Cup qualifier.

Messi said that his experience of playing at almost 4000m above sea level at La Paz was terrible.

France plan to attack Spain in their World Cup qualifier even though a draw at home would be enough to keep them at the top of Group I.

In the slowly shifting landscape of Italian football, the past week has marked a relatively quick change of focus.

East Bengal dropped to 41 points, two points behind leaders Churchill Brothers, who have played a match less than the former.

Messi says fans of Agentina team are more enthusiastic than ever before, snapping up all the tickets to the team's Friday match against Venezuela.

Mourinho was warned by some of those who voted for him as coach of the year that their votes showed up as supporting other candidates instead.

Air India had plenty of chances to get something out of their game but the visitors lacked the sharpness upfront.

FIFA medical chief Michel D'Hooghe says the abuse of anti-inflammatory medicine by football players is a bigger problem facing the sport than doping.

The 36-year-old playmaker is currently playing for Brazilian outfit Botafogo but admits his playing days are likely to end soon.

Guatemala have been warned they could be suspended by FIFA after three internationals, including two of the country's most-capped players, had life bans for match-fixing overturned.

Arsenal are fifth in the Premier League and battling for a place in the Champions League for a 16th successive season.

Malaga must overturn a 1-0 scoreline from the first leg in Portugal last month if they are to oust the two-times European champions.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has expressed concern at the prospect of Barcelona's Champions League exit at the hands of Italian giants AC Milan.