Football

Manchester City striker Aguero is racing against time to be fully fit in order to start Sunday's Premier League clash against defending champions Chelsea.

Everton, who started the Premier League campaign with a 2-2 home draw against promoted Watford last weekend, travel to Southampton on Saturday.

Van Gaal was adamant that he wanted to keep goalkeeper David de Gea at Old Trafford because the Spaniard was still Manchester United's best player.

Ten-man Chelsea had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Swansea after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was sent off in the first match of the team's Premier League title defense at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Iniesta is the longest-serving player at Camp Nou, having made his debut in October 2002.

Argentine star Lionel Messi will play the friendly match against Mexico, media reported.

Burzaco, one of 14 people indicted in a corruption case that has roiled the soccer world's governing body FIFA, pleaded not guilty in a US court on Friday.

Platini's bid for the FIFA presidency has garnered no immediate enthusiasm from Africa despite France's strong footballing ties with the continent.

Drogba, who was part of the Chelsea team that won the English Premier League title in May, has joined Montreal in a trade with the Chicago Fire, which had his MLS rights.

Real Madrid posted 4-1 friendly win over a depleted Manchester City in front of a record soccer crowd of 99,382 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.

West Ham United won 5-3 in a penalty shootout against Birkirkara to scrape into the Europa League third qualifying round.

Mitrovic scored 44 goals in 90 appearances during two seasons in Belgium and arrives at St James' Park for a figure reported to be in the region of 13 million pounds.

Now 18 and possessing a first professional contract with the four-times FA Cup winners and 1898 English champions, Kler allows himself to dream again.

"President Blatter's resignation cannot be dragged out any longer. He must leave now," Prince Ali said, insisting his former opponent cannot be permitted to plan his succession.

Schneiderlin scored on a header in the fifth minute in his debut with Manchester United, lifting his new team past Club America 1-0 in an International Champions Cup game.