Football

Chelsea long-serving captain Terry has been ruled out for around 10 days with strained ligaments in his foot and will miss Friday's Premier League clash with Liverpool, the London club said on Tuesday.

Opening up the scoring for Kerala Blasters was Michael Chopra in the 30th minute, while the winning goal came from the foot of local boy Prashant at the 50th minute.

Ibrahimovic has revealed that he had rejected several offers from English clubs before deciding to join Manchester United as he could not resist the opportunity to work with celebrated manager Jose Mourinho.

Sam Allardyce vowed to defer to captain Wayne Rooney over his positioning after starting life as England manager with a last-gasp 1-0 win over Slovakia in World Cup qualifying.

Gabriel Jesus scored twice in his debut and Neymar notched the other, giving Brazil a 3-0 victory over Ecuador on Thursday and making it a perfect start for new coach Tite in his first match in charge.

Neuer was on Thursday named as the new captain of world champions Germany following Bastian Schweinsteiger's international retirement.

Arsenal's German winger Serge Gnabry joined Werder Bremen on Wednesday in a bid to get more first-team football, while Hamburg signed Brazil defender Douglas Santos before the Bundesliga's transfer window closed.

Valencia have signed France defender Eliaquim Mangala from Manchester City on a season-long loan, the Spanish club announced on Wednesday.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is in danger of missing the Manchester derby after he was charged with violent conduct by England's Football Association on Tuesday.

UEFA announced significant changes to the Champions League on Friday with the top four European leagues each guaranteed four places in the group stage from the 2018/19 season.

AC Milan have rejected a 'significant offer' for Alessio Romagnoli from English Premier League Chelsea, the Italian club said on Thursday.

Pep Guardiola's move for Bravo is likely to push England goalkeeper Joe Hart closer to an exit from Eastlands after he lost his place to back-up Willy Caballero at the start of the season.

Holders Mexico and twice winners Argentina were knocked out of the Olympic men's soccer tournament on Wednesday while Nils Petersen scored five as Germany progressed to the next round by hammering hapless Fiji 10-0.

"From the moment I talked to the owners about their vision for Leicester City, I knew it was something I wanted to be part of for a long time," Ranieri said.

De Boer replaces Roberto Mancini who parted company with the Milan-based club by mutual agreement on Monday.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho hailed France midfielder Paul Pogba's imminent arrival from Juventus on Sunday, describing the move as "amazing".