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FC Pune City on Thursday unveiled their home and away kits in the presence of star players Adrian Mutu, Tuncay Sanli, Didier Zokora and Eugeneson Lyngdoh while announcing a three-year partnership with sportswear giant adidas.

Alex Ferguson lined up Pep Guardiola as his potential successor at Manchester United but the Spanish coach didn't call him before taking the Bayern Munich job.

Former India footballer and member of the 1962 Asian Games' gold medal winning squad Prashanta Sinha passed away, here on Tuesday.

Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson is facing up to two months on the sidelines after breaking a bone in his foot during a training session, British media reported on Saturday.

"There's nothing better than a game against Arsenal to win and fix this situation. If we win then we'll take a step forward in terms of confidence and points," said Costa.

Borussia Dortmund needed a stoppage-time goal for their 10th straight win to start the season, beating Krasnodar 2-1 in the Europa League.

"Di Maria is rising to the top. He arrived late to the preparation and he was injured too. I think we were right to put him to work physically and rest him," said Blanc.

Bhutia believes merging of Indian Super League with I-League to create one competition will not be a good decision at this point of time for football in the country.

HI President Narinder Batra on Monday revealed the new rules to the media ahead of the players auction on Thursday where 272 players will go under the hammer.

A new technical ranking system of the Asian Football Confederation has placed India in 22nd spot among the continent's 46-member countries.

Martial introduced himself to Manchester United fans with a superb goal to complete a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Liverpool and cap a much-improved performance from Louis van Gaal's side on Saturday.

Messi has heaped praise on Rooney, describing him as a "once in a generation player" and a unique talent after the Manchester United star became the country's leading scorer.

Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn has backed plans by Chelsea and Tottenham to use Wembley as their temporary home while their own stadiums get redeveloped.

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea is preparing to sit down and have a word on his future at the club with manager Louis van Gaal.

Richard Gadze, one of the brightest prospects from Ghana, has been signed up by Delhi Dynamos for the upcoming second season of Indian Super League.