Football

Van Gaal says the visit of Mourinho and his Chelsea side to Old Trafford on Sunday will be extra special for the Manchester United manager.

Disappointed and frustrated after losing two games on the trot, player-manager of Kerala Blasters FC, David James, believes his team lacked the killer instinct.

David Villa's loan deal with Melbourne City will be cut short after four matches, with apparently no guarantee he will return to Australia's A-League.

Mohammedan Sporting have opted against playing in the second division I-League and the club has also pulled out of Durand Cup football tournament.

The scheduling of the Indian Super League drew the ire of Atletico de Kolkata marquee manager Antonio Habas after his side finished 1-1 with Delhi Dynamos.

Atletico de Kolkata defender Franco said that he was not intimidated at the prospect of tackling Del Piero in their ISL fixture against Delhi Dynamos FC.

With Rayo stalled in attack, Manucho went on in the 84th minute and finished off a last-gasp move when the Angolan striker swept Gael Kakuta's pass in off the far post.

Lionel Messi will have another chance to match or surpass Telmo Zarra's six-decade-old La Liga scoring record of 251 goals when Barcelona host promoted Eibar.

Sturridge has been unavailable since early September with a thigh injury picked up on international duty, but is close to making a return.

Messi and his father, who have denied wrongdoing, have been accused of defrauding the Spanish state of more than 4 million euros by filing incomplete returns.

"It is alleged the comment posted on his twitter account was abusive and/or indecent and/or insulting and/or improper," the governing body said in a statement.

Franco Colomba said that his team made many mistakes but he was happy with their performance in their first match of the Indian Super League.

Catch all the updates from match three of Indian Super League played between Delhi Dynamos and FC Pune City at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

"I think there will be many goals scored in this ISL. I would love to be the top scorer," the Blasters' leading marksman told IBNLive Sports.

Costa scored his first goal for Spain in seven appearances to help the defending European champion ease to a 4-0 win at Luxembourg on Sunday.

Eminent musician Salim Merchant said with ISL they are trying to bring out our own culture which would be represented by rhythms from different parts of the country.