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Jeje Lalpekhlua will replace an injured Dawson Fernandes in the 21-member Indian football squad for the two International friendlies.

Krul produced what he said was the performance of his career as his team survived a second-half onslaught from Tottenham.

Ronaldo netted another hat-trick in Madrid's 5-1 win over Sociedad as the Portugal forward extended his scoring run to nine goals in his last four games.

Granada's Youssef El Arabi scored a hat-trick to steer the home side to a 3-1 win over Malaga in the Spanish league on Friday.

It will be the first time in his 17 years at the London club that the Frenchman travels to Old Trafford without great rival Alex Ferguson.

Hodgson backed goalkeeper Joe Hart to regain top form but will take the opportunity to look at understudies Fraser Forster or John Ruddy in this month's friendlies.

Messi's season was disrupted by a minor muscle strain at the end of September and since his return he has also failed to score in few games.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini left him out of the team for their Premier League match against Norwich City on Saturday.

West Ham picked up a rare home point by battling out a 0-0 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday in the Premier League.

Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney led Manchester United to a convincing 3-1 victory at Fulham in the Premier League.

Arsenal raised plenty of eyebrows when they failed to land a striker during the transfer window, leaving Giroud, who underwhelmed during his first season in England.

The match will see the return of Uga Okpara in the backline while Ryuji Sueoka and R Vashum's injuries will continue to bother East Bengal.

Beckham is still putting together a team of investors, a source familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.

Manchester City reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup after they finally broke down a resilient Newcastle United to win 2-0 after extra time.

Real Madrid have asked FIFA to rectify comments from its president Sepp Blatter that appeared to mock their Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

An eighth-minute goal by Aymeric Laporte gave Athletic Bilbao a 1-0 win at Getafe in the Spanish league.