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Top teams from Goa like the Salgaocar FC and Sport Clube de Goa have already exited the I-league, while former league winners Dempo FC are also expected to follow suit.

Antoine Griezmann was Atletico Madrid's hero once more with the winner as last season's Champions League finalists moved third in La Liga with a 1-0 win over 10-man Deportivo la Coruna.

The five-time world player of the year left the match at the Camp Nou stadium on Wednesday in the 59th minute.

Indian Super League club FC Pune City on Tuesday strengthened their forward line by adding forward Jesus Tato for the 2016 edition of the league.

Pep Guardiola is refusing to get carried away by Manchester City’s outstanding start to the season and insists maintaining it will not be easy.

Costa scored twice, including an 81st-minute equaliser, as Antonio Conte maintained his unbeaten start to life as Chelsea manager in a 2-2 draw at Swansea City on Sunday.

Delhi Dynamos FC put up a gallant show before going down 0-1 against West Brom in what was the first instance of an Indian Super league outfit taking on an EPL side on their home ground.

Currently India are 152 as compared to Puerto Rico's 114 and this would be the national team's fifth international game this year.

The possibility of winning Europe's most prestigious club competition in his hometown has given Gareth Bale extra motivation to help Real Madrid become the first club to defend their Champions League title.

The 27-year-old netted 19 goals in all competitions last season as Deportivo finished 15th in La Liga.

Indian Super League team FC Pune City last week announced former Chelsea and Barcelona star Eidur Gudjohnsen as its marquee player for the 2016 edition of the league.

West Ham United have signed Italian striker Simone Zaza from Juventus on a season-long loan for an initial fee of five million pounds ($6.57 million), the Premier League club said on Sunday.

Jurgen Klopp returns to the scene of his first game as Liverpool manager at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday, still searching for an effective winning formula.

Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter fought to overturn his six-year football ban on Thursday in a marathon appeal at the world's top sports court, pledging to accept the verdict.

Beaten 2-1 at promoted Hull City last weekend, Leicester avoided the ignominy of becoming the first English champions to lose their first two games since Aston Villa in 1981.

Sergio Aguero and Nolito scored two goals each as Manchester City won 4-1 at Stoke City in the Premier League on Saturday to continue manager Pep Guardiola's 100 percent start in English football.