Football

Netherlands will take a risk by adopting an old school 5-3-2 system at next month's World Cup in Brazil, coach van Gaal said.

Barcelona forward Neymar has almost recovered from a foot injury and hopes to play in Spanish league decider against Atletico Madrid.

"This season isn't a one-off. I think there is an easy gauge on that. You only have to look at our progress," Rodgers said.

"They were really impressed with the big presence of the 120,000 capacity stadium and they appeared happy," said an official of the Kolkata franchise.

Levante's Senegal midfielder Papakouly complained of racist abuse from a section of the Atletico Madrid supporters during Sunday's La Liga game.

Sunderland took a huge step towards staying in the EPL by handing Ryan Giggs the first defeat of his reign as interim Manchester United manager.

Barcelona conceded a second goal to Getafe forward Angel Lafita in injury time to stumble to a 2-2 draw at home on Saturday.

The pre-bid meeting is scheduled to be held on May 15, and the last day for submission of bids is June 2.

Media reports this week said Manchester City and PSG have been given the chance to settle breaches of the Financial Fair Play rules.

Mourinho accused Hazard of "not sacrificing himself 100 per cent" for his team-mates, two days after their Champions League semi-final exit.

"I want to thank the mothers of these players we have at Atletico Madrid because they gave birth to them with balls this big," an emotional Simeone said.

Danny Rose was the central figure as Tottenham beat 10-man Stoke 1-0 Saturday to win their first away game for more than two months.

Sepp Blatter has encouraged fans to be optimistic that the World Cup in Brazil will be a success, amid growing concerns over security and public unrest.

"Ryan Giggs, the club's most decorated player, will assume responsibility for the first team until a permanent appointment can be made," the club has said.

Paris St Germain collected their first trophy of the season when Edinson Cavani's double secured a 2-1 victory against Olympique Lyon.

Pune FC squandered a one-goal lead to go down 1-2 to East Bengal in an I-League Round 25 encounter on Saturday.