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Guardiola said the 31-year-old Schweinsteiger can only be a success at the Premier League club if he can shake off his injury problems.

Sinisa Mihajlovic has set AC Milan a top-three finish as the target for his first season in charge of the seven-times European champions.

Everton's most expensive pre-season signing, Gerard Deulofeu, is expected to miss the opening Premier League game against Watford this weekend, manager Martinez said.

Mendes got married on Sunday in Portugal to his long-term partner Sandra Barbosa, and the gift he got from one of his most noted clients made many jaws drop.

Sepp Blatter was relieved of his International Olympic Committee ex officio membership, seven months before he will be replaced as the head of soccer's governing body.

The team, which has seen foreign coaches come and go far too often, will play two matches in France before travelling to Spain for three games.

"I trust in my innocence and I am going to prove it to the proper authorities," Fred said.

After a successful first season of the ISL, many EPL club officials stated that India could be a huge market for them for the pre-season friendlies.

FIFA put its problems to one side and began the countdown to the 2018 World Cup finals when Russian president Putin and FIFA chief Blatter re-assured the nation the tournament would go ahead as planned.

India finished 4th after being thrashed 0-3 by England in the men's Volvo International Under-21 hockey tournament on Saturday.

"I want to be a major player at the club and help the team win the championship," former Portuguese international footballer Simao said.

The communication proof of his alleged sacking that Van Ass has mailed to SAI does not contain any mail from Oltmans, Sports Secretary confirms.

Campbell believes a retired player would be the ideal candidate to take charge of FIFA and lead a successful cleaning up operation at the corruption-tainted world governing body.

From Brasa to Nobbs to Walsh and now van Ass, India continues to dig an unnecessary hole for itself by firing coaches on grounds that shouldn't be basis for such drastic measures.