Football

Messi matched rival Cristiano Ronaldo's three-goal performance in Real Madrid's win the day before to ensure Barcelona stayed within two points of their fierce rivals at the top of the table.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho turned his ire on Newcastle United fans after his side lost to Newcastle United.

Sanchez joined Arsenal last summer in a 30 million euros move from Barcelona and has since scored 14 goals in 22 games.

A win for Delhi at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium could propel them to the fourth spot, displacing Pune.

The teams will play each other as part of the International Champions Cup, a series of pre-season matches involving top European clubs.

The strength of Chelsea's fringe players will determine whether the club win the EPL this season, according to reserve striker Loic Remy.

Rooney was injured during United's 3-0 victory at home to Hull City Saturday, but Van Gaal said that he did not expect his captain to be out of action for long.

Chelsea will look to stretch one of the longest unbeaten sequences in the top flight when the runaway leaders entertain arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

Everton suffered their first defeat in six matches when they lost 2-1 to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and have slipped down to 10th in the table with 13 points from 17 matches.

The Albert Einstein hospital says the 74-year-old Pele is improving, but remains in an intensive care unit and is undergoing kidney treatment.

Jonny Evans has played 60 minutes in a reserve match and could return to manager Louis van Gaal's injury-hit back line against Hull City.

Third-placed Manchester City have fallen eight points behind unbeaten leaders Chelsea after 12 games.

"Probably 14-16 teams pan-India going on for 7 to 8 months. That's the vision," said AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das.

Widely regarded as the finest player to play the game, he had an operation to remove kidney stones earlier this month.

While Messi tries to break the all-time scoring mark, another record could fall in Champions League.

Thomas Vermaelen is still waiting to make his competitive debut after joining from Arsenal in the close season.