Football

Fabregas provided a swift demonstration of why Mourinho was so keen to bring him back to the EPL as he orchestrated 3-1 season-opening win at Burnley.

While Suarez made his first appearance after 'bitegate', Neymar scored twice in a 6-0 mauling of Mexical side Leon.

Enrique says he plans to let Suarez debut in a friendly while the Uruguay forward completes his competitive-match ban for biting another player.

The incident happened at the end of a French league match, when Bastia striker Brandao head-butted Motta without any provocation.

Ross Barkley was injured in training and played no part in Saturday's 2-2 draw at promoted Leicester City on the opening day of the Premier League season.

For West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, preserving the team's Premier League status won't be enough to keep him in a job this season.

Given Spurs' lack of transfer activity during the offseason, the task for manager Mauricio Pochettino is clearly to revive rather than rebuild.

Djordjic joined United in 1999 and stayed at the club till 2004. But, he made only two appearances for the Premier League club.

The 28-year-old Vermaelen will compete with Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, and fellow newcomer Jeremy Mathieu for playing time in the center of Barcelona's defense.

In a last-minute switch, UEFA reinstated Celtic to the Champions League playoffs after Legia Warsaw were punished for fielding an ineligible player as a late substitute.

Legia Warsaw were thrown out of the Champions League by UEFA after fielding an ineligible player during the second leg of their qualifying tie against Celtic.

Real Madrid's Welsh star, Bale is looking forward to returning 'home' next week when his side take on Sevilla in the European Supercup.

Manchester United is on the look-out for defenders after seeing Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra leave in the offseason.

Donovan celebrated his record 14th all-star selection with the winning goal in a 23-minute cameo as the MLS all-stars defeated Bayern Munich 2-1.

Jack Rodwell will attempt to resurrect his career at Sunderland after being sold by Manchester City for a reported fee of around 10 million pounds.

Louis van Gaal lauded the backline for adapting well to the new formation he has introduced since arriving at the club last month.