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Captain Wayne Rooney, defender Gary Cahill and midfielders Michael Carrick and James Milner have also been left out with Phil Jagielka, Phil Jones and Jonjo Shelvey starting.

Sunderland have appointed Sam Allardyce as their new manager on a two-year deal, the Premier League club said on Friday.

Anderson Chicao scored the only goal of the match through penalty as Delhi opened their account in the second season of the Indian Super League beating Chennai on Thursday at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi.

Dynamos, who lost to FC Goa in their first match, play at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium against Chennayin, who also lost their first match against title holders Atletico de Kolkata.

The 48-year-old is reportedly in talks with Liverpool, but both parties have remained tight lipped on the matter so far.

Kerala got their campaign off to a rollicking start, recording a convincing 3-1 win over NorthEast United in the Indian Super League match four on Tuesday.

Eight members of Iran's national women's football team are actually men awaiting sex change operations, reports have claimed.

Everton and Liverpool drew 1-1 Sunday in the Premier League to keep Brendan Rodgers unbeaten in Merseyside derby but still struggling to get his Reds properly firing.

Barcelona hit the post four times in the game and laid a siege to the Sevilla goal in the closing minutes, but it was not enough to give them a point or dispel the feeling that all is not right with the side.

Postiga scored in the 13th and the 70th minute of the season-opening match that defending champions ATK won 3-2 against hosts Chennaiyin FC.

Atletico de Kolkata's marquee player Helder Postiga was stretched off and taken to the hospital after the striker's brace helped the defending champions grt off to a solid start in the second season of theIndian Super League.

The 35-year-old was on his way to celebrate his mother's birthday in Porto Alegre when the vehicle driven by his personal chauffeur veered of the road.

The discrepancy stems from a goal which the club has awarded to Ronaldo, but which was officially recorded for Pepe.

Manchester United battled back after conceding a fourth-minute goal to grind out a hard-fought 2-1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

After playing for every minute of the 38 Premier League games last season, it was the fourth time in five matches that the club captain has been left sitting among the substitutes.

United opened their Group B campaign with a 2-1 loss at PSV Eindhoven, but the team are at the top of the Premier League for the first time since Alex Ferguson was in charge — when the team won their last title in 2013.