Football

Rooney admits England can't afford a slow start to their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign against Switzerland on Monday.

A superb free-kick from captain Neymar gave Brazil a winning start under new coach Dunga as they beat Colombia 1-0 in a fiercely contested friendly.

Uruguay spoiled Javier Aguirre's debut as Japan coach, beating the Asian champions 2-0 in a friendly.

The presence of names like Alessandro Del Piero and Zico in ISL will gradually help in developing the national team and boost their rankings, said Harm van Veldhoven.

Although Suarez has gone, it seems so has the fear that Rodgers's side may struggle for goals in his absence, with Sunday's haul taking their tally to six in three games.

Leonardo Ulloa's second Premier League goal of the season earned Leicester City a 1-1 draw against Arsenal on Sunday.

Bayern Munich's Alonso said he was still hungry for success despite two Champions League wins, a World Cup victory and two European championship titles.

Liverpool's speedy attacking unit produced a 3-0 victory over Tottenham though Mario Balotelli failed to score on his return to the Premier League.

Filippo Inzaghi is hoping he can bring back the glory days for Fernando Torres when the Spaniard completes his two-year loan move to Milan.

"I want to be different in that we play better football, score more goals, but I don't want to be different in the sense that we concede goals," said Mourinho.

Atletico held on to beat Eibar 2-1 on to record an unconvincing first win of the season as the defending champions continue to struggle without suspended coach Simeone.

Alex Song is returning to the Premier League after Barcelona agreed to loan the Cameroon midfielder to West Ham.

Denmark defender Agger has left Liverpool after more than eight years to return to former club Brondby.

Barcelona and Ajax were drawn to face PSG, and APOEL, while four-time champion Bayern Munich, Manchester City, CSKA Moscow and Roma are in perhaps the toughest group.

Alonso, one of the key figures in Spain's dominant era that included two European championships and a World Cup title, said he is retiring from international football.

Everton have been boosted with the signing of Cameroon's seasoned striker Samuel Eto'o, who was a free agent after leaving Chelsea at the end of last season.