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Isco has become a firm favourite since joining the nine-times European champions from Malaga in the close season for a fee of 30 million euros.

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott will undergo abdominal surgery and will miss England's final two World Cup qualifiers next month.

Two goals by Victor Sanchez and one by Sergio Garcia gave Espanyol a thrilling 3-2 home win against Athletic Bilbao on Monday.

East Bengal had won the first leg at home 1-0, with Japanese substitute Ryuji Sueoka scoring the all-important goal at the Salt Lake Stadium.

Mesut Ozil's three assists in table-topping Arsenal's 3-1 victory over Stoke City were merely a sign of things to come, manager Arsene Wenger.

Sunderland announced it had "parted company" with the Italian a day after a 3-0 loss to West Bromwich Albion.

Mumbai FC were held to a 1-1 draw by Sporting Clube de Goa in their opening match of the I-League football tournament.

Indonesian tycoon Thohir has reached a preliminary, non-legally binding agreement with Inter owner Moratti to take a stake in the Italian soccer club.

The Spanish club, however, did not say how long it expects Granero to be sidelined.

Rooney drew a line under an unsettled few months as he scored twice to chalk up 200 goals for United in a 4-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen.

Galatasaray have made a mediocre start to the season but Drogba believes they can repeat April's victory over Real in Tuesday's Champions League Group B opener.

Having signed Gareth Bale from Tottenham this summer for a world-record fee, Madrid will be bidding for their first Champions League trophy since 2002.

Barreto struck the winning goal in the dying moments but it wasn't enough to see his team Bhawanipur FC qualify for the semi-finals of the Durand Cup on Sunday.

Barcelona say left back Jordi Alba will be sidelined for around three weeks after tearing a muscle in his right leg.

Alejandro Sabella's side will play in their 11th successive World Cup finals next June and July after a 5-2 rout of Paraguay in Asuncion on Tuesday night.

Falcao insists Colombia's confidence has not been dented by a 0-2 loss to Uruguay as the team attempts to qualify for its first FIFA World Cup since 1998.