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Tendulkar rued the absence of a system to identify and nurture talent early in India, saying they are spotted only in their later years.

England goalkeeper Joe Hart will return for Manchester City in their Champions League tie at home to Roma on Tuesday after being replaced by Caballero.

Almeria forward Edgar Mendez scored in stoppage time to grab a 1-0 victory at Deportivo La Coruna in the Spanish league on Sunday.

A first-half Albin Ekdal hat-trick inspired Cagliari to a stunning 4-1 Serie A thrashing of 10-man Inter at San Siro on Sunday.

Chelsea needed Oscar's first goal of the season to beat Bolton 2-1 while City routed another second-tier side, Sheffield Wednesday, with seven second-half goals.

Lionel Messi failed to take his chances as Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw by a disciplined and defensive Malaga side in the Spanish league on Wednesday.

Former Portuguese and Paris Saint-Germain footballer Pedro Miguel Pauleta launched the French club's first academy in India.

Liverpool have been granted planning permission for phase one of the expansion of their Anfield stadium, Liverpool city council announced on Tuesday.

Neymar carried out an individual workout on Monday, and was back with his teammates on Tuesday.

NorthEast United FC and Sachin Tendulkar co-owned Kerala Blasters will come to Goa to play friendly matches against senior club teams as preparation for the ISL.

"This report has definitely been seen by only four people... nobody else has seen this report, neither FIFA nor any other organisations have got this report," Eckert said.

Inter Milan also opened their Europa League campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

Frank Lampard is "ready" to play for Manchester City and the former Chelsea midfielder could make his debut against Arsenal on Saturday.

Real Madrid already lost the Spanish Super Cup to Atletico, and now find themselves in 10th place in the league.

Everton manager Martinez insists there is no need to panic despite his side's poor defensive record in the first few weeks of the Premier League season.

"A letter from Madrid arrived at 11 in the morning on the day of the final saying that I should not play," Di Maria said.