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Gurbaj, who has already served a month and a half of the nine-month ban on charges of 'groupism', will hence not be part of the FIH Hockey World League finals in December and the 2016 HIL.

Ronaldo can overtake Raul as Real Madrid's all-time top scorer when Granada visit the Bernabeu and the Portugal captain will have needed fewer than half as many matches to do it.

Willian and Oscar hit the back of the net in the first half, before a brilliant finish from Diego Costa and a late Cesc Fabregas goal rounded off the scoring.

Real Madrid midfielder Isco needs to score more goals if he is to keep James Rodriguez out of the side when the Colombia international returns from injury, coach Rafa Benitez said on Monday.

Rodgers admitted he will have to find a solution to his team's goalscoring woes after they were outplayed in a 3-1 defeat by bitter rivals Manchester United.

Barcelona start the Champions League campaign aiming to become the first club since AC Milan in 1990 to win successive titles, a feat they could achieve at the Italian club's San Siro stadium next May.

Luis said he returned on Tuesday to group training sessions, adding that the international football break allowed the team to prepare well for the Barcelona.

Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan is running for FIFA president, saying he will fight "deep-seated corruption and political deal-making" and make soccer's scandal-scarred governing body more transparent.

East Bengal's Do Dong-hyung scored from two masterly-taken free-kicks to set up a 4-0 rout of traditional rivals Mohun Bagan and secure the team's record-equalling sixth Calcutta Football League (CFL) premier division title.

United is taking a gamble on 19-year-old Martial, who has been compared by some in France to the great Henry despite just 29 senior starts in spells at Lyon and Monaco.

Juventus have bolstered their midfield with the signing of Brazilian international Anderson Harnanes from traditional rivals Inter Milan on a three-year contract for 11 million euros.

Kompany refuses to get carried away by his team's strong start to their Premier League campaign and expects usual contenders like Chelsea to bounce back.

India football coach Stephen Constantine rued the missed chances in the international friendly match and said it was a learning process for his team.

Sherwood snapped his hamstring during his side's 2-2 draw with Sunderland after kicking out at a water bottle in disgust at the referee denying a penalty.

It was only the second time Mourinho's Chelsea have lost in the league at Stamford Bridge.

Real Madrid are facing an unusually important home opener in the Spanish league, needing a convincing win over Real Betis on Saturday to avoid talks of an early crisis.