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Benteke will undergo a medical examination here on Monday after English Premier League (EPL) club Liverpool struck a deal with Aston Villa on how his 32.5 million pounds transfer fee will be paid.

One of the seven FIFA officials arrested in Zurich as part of a corruption probe has been extradited to the United States, the Swiss Justice Ministry said on Thursday.

Schweinsteiger played nearly two seasons at Bayern Munich with Van Gaal as his manager before Van Gaal was fired near the end of the 2011 season.

Manchester City paid 49 million pounds ($76.4 million) for Sterling with the England international signing a five-year contract.

Xavi has hit out at Real Madrid for failing to give departing captain and goalkeeper Casillas the send-off he deserved before his switch to Porto.

Marcelo has played with Real in 311 official matches, between La Liga, Copa del Rey, Champions League and the Club World Cup.

Seityasen, roped in by United FC at a price of Rs. 56 lakh. His starting price was Rs.23 lakh.

Liverpool have appointed Jordan Henderson as their new captain after long-standing skipper Steven Gerrard left to join LA Galaxy.

"Messi and Ronaldo are both great players without any doubt but for me Neymar is better. He is going to be the very best in the coming years because he is a complete player," Carlos said.

Imran followed the footsteps of the chief selector, Islahuddin Siddiqui, who also resigned from his post following Pakistan’s debacle.

Lavezzi still believes his team-mate Messi will inspire Argentina to an international title despite losing to Chile in the Copa America 2015 final.

Hayatou has ruled African soccer for 27 years and counting, a decade longer than Blatter has been in charge of FIFA.

Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech's transfer from Premier League champions Chelsea to local rivals Arsenal has been backed by the west London club's manager Jose Mourinho.

Blatter passionately denied any wrongdoing to German magazine Bunte despite two separate on-going Swiss and American investigations into FIFA.

India's show against Australia will go a long way in deciding the final pool positions, with Pakistan staying in the frame after the subcontinental encounter on Friday ended in a 2-2 draw.

The complaint to the South American Football Confederation means CONMEBOL's disciplinary committee will now deal with the incident.