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Mesut Ozil applied the gloss to a ruthless Arsenal display with a second-half hat-trick in a 6-0 hammering of Ludogorets that put the Gunners on the brink of the Champions League knockout rounds on Wednesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo was kept waiting for his 100th career goal in European club competitions as Real Madrid swept to a 5-1 victory over Legia Warsaw in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Despite being left with a bloodied face, and Duk saying after the game that Neymar had to learn how to "respect his opponents", the Brazilian remains unapologetic for his style of play.

President Gianni Infantino has been at the helm of affairs of world football for close to 8 months now and like he promised, FIFA is turning over the pages. Today marks another such moment as the bosses of the game convene for the first ever for the Counc...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's coaching style is giving Sergio Aguero more freedom up front, despite the Spaniard being "picky about everything", the striker said.

The 27-year-old played with Athletic in 212 La Liga games, 29 in Copa del Rey, 55 in Europe and three in the Super Cup in which he scored 28 goals.

Leading the Swiss suit is 21-year-old Nadim Shariful Alam, seeking around $11,500 in compensation for a deal in which he paid $4,000 to a recruiter.

Jharkhand, Odisha and Punjab are expected to be the top contenders when the 1st Hockey India 5-a-side Senior Hockey National Championship 2016.

Chile have been handed a one-match stadium ban and fined along with five other countries after their supporters were found guilty of homophobic chanting, FIFA said.

Mathieu, who only represented France on five occasions, stressed as he announced his retirement, that he is going to be 35 in 2018 and that his age is not in his favour.

Molina refused to blame Tiri, whose header changed the trajectory of Mulder's shot from distance to guide the ball to goal, saying it he was plain unfortunate.

Willian and Diego Costa scored twice in six second-half minutes as Chelsea won 2-0 at Hull City to claim a first win in four Premier League games.

India started off the proceedings on a good note and rotated the ball patiently between themselves as they searched for an opening. They did not commit forward in numbers, instead building up play carefully, before penetrating the circle.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he is open for the England managerial role in the future, but his current focus remains the North London club.

City, the Premier League leaders, return to domestic action at Tottenham on Sunday, but Guardiola admitted thoughts would soon turn to the forthcoming double-header with his old club Barcelona.

Sam Allardyce said it had been a "silly thing" to do but he had been trying to help out someone he had known for 30 years.