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Chelsea manager Mourinho said he could adopt a two-pronged attack with Falcao offering more options for the coming season after joining on loan from Monaco.

Mumbai City FC on Thursday signed Haitian defender Frantz Bertin, French striker Frederic Piquionne and Spanish defender Cristian Bustos for the second season of ISL.

Blaise Matuidi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored to help Paris Saint-Germain beat Manchester United 2-0 on Wednesday night at Soldier Field in the International Champions Cup.

Charlesworth's comments came after Van Ass, was sacked unceremoniously five months into his three-year contract following a spat between Hockey India chief Batra and the Dutchman.

Arsenal thrashed Olympique Lyonnais 6-0 as they continued preparations for the new Premier League season with a stylish demolition of their French opponents in the Emirates Cup.

Rooney raised both arms in delight after his early goal and Man Utd had many more moments to celebrate in an impressive victory over Barcelona.

"We will request Oltmans to stay as the team's coach until 2019 World Cup," HI President Narinder Batra told after his meeting with SAI DG on Saturday.

UEFA has imposed a fine of 30,000 euros (around $33,000) on FC Barcelona due its fans displaying Catalan flags in the Champions League final.

"Wait for the 24th (of July). If they try to prove me as the dirty guy, I will come out with everything I have with me," Van Ass told IBNLive.

Juan Mata and Memphis Depay scored five minutes apart in the first half, and United drew a big Bay Area crowd as the Red Devils beat the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on Tuesday night.

The 29-year-old made a mere 26 appearances in all competitions in 2014-15 for Chelsea.

The British comedian who showered FIFA president Sepp Blatter with fake dollar bills has been charged by Swiss police after being arrested and interrogated.

Wayne Rooney has set himself a target of 20 goals this season, which would break Bobby Charlton's long-standing record as Manchester United's highest scorer of all time.

Blatter, elected to the top position in 1998, will stand down on February 26, the date FIFA selected for an "elective congress" to choose his replacement.

The election to select a new president of world soccer's governing body FIFA will be held on Feb 26 in Zurich, the organisation said on its Twitter feed.

Barcelona's sponsorship deal with Qatar is one of the burning issues club president Josep Maria Bartomeu must tackle following his re-election on Saturday.