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Mueller scored twice in the first half to help Bayern Munich beat Valencia 4-1 in a football friendly at the Bird's Nest Stadium.

Das said the AIFF could give a thought to helping state associations with funds generated from the Indian Super League.

Carlos will be seen in this year's Indian Super League (ISL) not just as the manager of Delhi Dynamos, which is already known, but also as the franchise's marquee player.

"It is good to see people's support even during hardest time for the team that we had during the last season," FC Goa's Chief coach Zico said.

Josep Maria Bartomeu said: "It seems to me very bad the attacks against Messi's family. Rivals always deserve our respect, it was a very bad situation.

The European champions Barcelona announced a five-year deal for the 28-year-old Turkey midfielder.

This was the last chance for Pakistan to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games, after losing the Asian Games final to India in Incheon last year.

The South American had a short stint in Kolkata when Venezuela played against the Lionel Messi-led Argentina in a friendly in September 2011.

For the Rio Olympic dream to sustain, India will have to come out victorious in Thursday's 5-8 position classification match against Italy, who showed their mettle in the quarterfinal encounter with Australia.

India's make-shift penalty corner specialist helped his team come from 1-2 behind to beat Malaysia in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old, who had one year left on his Southampton contract, has signed for a fee reported in British media to be around USD 19.57 million.

Atletico have moved to strengthen their forward line for next season following the exit of Mandzukic by agreeing to buy Colombia striker Martinez from Porto.

Striker Eduardo Vargas scored twice to lead Chile to a 2-1 win over 10-man Peru in the semi-finals of the Copa America.

World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo had broken several months of near-silence to rebuff media reports he is unhappy at Real Madrid and might be seeking an exit.

"I have not resigned, rather I am offering my mandate at an extraordinary congress," Blatter

The misfiring Indians enjoy the luxury of having already qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games, but Pakistan have promised to go all-out into attack in Friday's sub-continental contest.