Football

Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Atletico de Kolkata have signed Spanish midfielder Jorge Alonso Martin as a replacement to injured Javier Lara, it was announced on Tuesday.

After the terror attacks in Paris, with the German team being caught up right in the middle of the catastrophe, "the game against the Netherlands can't be a case of sport anymore".

Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic has expressed his sympathies for his fellow Parisians after gun and bomb attacks in the French capital on Friday left 129 killed, hundreds injured and the city traumatised.

Coming off in the match after back-to-back draws, Delhi would look to return to winning ways when they face last year's winners Kolkata in their Indian Super League encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday.

FIFA vice president Angel Maria Villar has been warned and fined 25,000 Swiss francs ($25,000) for misconduct during the 2018-2022 World Cup bid investigation.

The England captain will not start Friday's friendly against Spain in Alicante, with manager Roy Hodgson expected to pair the in-form Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane and Everton midfielder Ross Barkley in attack.

Striker Rodrigo Ramallo scored two first-half goals as Bolivia got their World Cup qualifying campaign off the ground with an exciting 4-2 home victory over Venezuela on Thursday.

Argentina team doctor Homero de Agostino believes Lionel Messi has a chance of aggravating his knee injury if he turns up for FC Barcelona in the "El Clasico" against Real Madrid next weekend.

Izumi scored his second goal in the injury time to trump Antonio German's brace as Kolkata registered a much-needed victory against Kerala in a thrilling encounter in Kochi.

Week 5 of ISL 2015 saw a barrage of top-notch performances and a bit of drama. IBNLive.com looks back at some of those exciting moments that stood out in the last seven days.

Klopp tasted defeat for the first time as Liverpool manager after Crystal Palace's Scott Dann scored with eight minutes remaining to grab a 2-1 win at Anfield on Sunday.

Mutu's timely left-footed volley ensured that FC Pune City maintained close proximity with league leaders FC Goa in their 2-2 stalemate in ISL on Sunday.

They are currently third in the points table with 13 points from eight matches. Goa are leading the table with 14 points from eight matches.

After eight outings each, NorthEast climb to the seventh spot with 10 points with the win while Atletico are now at the sixth place with equal points but with a better goal difference.

Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez, English third tier player David Hall and US women's international Carli Lloyd were among players included on the shortlist for FIFA's goal of the year award.

Real Madrid may top La Liga and their Champions League group but coach Rafael Benitez believes there is room for improvement.