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The closing weeks of last season were marred by Liverpool striker Luis Suarez biting an opponent and being handed a 10-match ban.

Bale will be sidelined until September with the foot injury that has kept the Real Madrid target out of the Premier League club's pre-season build-up.

Scolari said the 1-0 defeat in Basel on Wednesday should not be taken too seriously.

While Bayern are still adapting to Pep Guardiola, Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp has the advantage of five years' Bundesliga experience.

Borussia Dortmund have a better squad this season despite losing Mario Goetze to Bayern Munich, forward Lewandowski said on Wednesday.

Neymar is the club's top scorer in the post-Pele era with 138 goals.

The club said the 20-year-old Agudelo signed a pre-contract agreement that will take him to Stoke once his contract with the New England Revolution expires.

England's top flight will be the first league in world football to use technology to rule on disputed goals.

The Brazil striker scored the team's opening goal in a 7-1 win over Thailand in a pre-season friendly.

Former Spurs and England defender Ledley King says speculation over the future of star player Gareth Bale will not distract the team ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.

Basel blew a three-goal lead but hung on to beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-3 on aggregate and seal a place in the Champions League playoffs.

Tottenham and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez are said to have reached agreement over a fee for Gareth Bale during a meeting in the United States.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is convinced he has Cristiano Ronaldo's commitment to a new contract.

Barcelona arrived in the region a week after Israeli and Palestinian leaders re-launched peace talks in Washington.

Barcelona told reporters that due to an operation on his tonsils this summer the player is suffering a case of anemia that is being treated.

Wenger has once again refused to name any particular players ahead of the new season.