Football

Ribery is not yet fully fit following a five-week absence with an ankle injury while Schweinsteiger has had a virus for the past few days.

Constantine insists he can make a difference to Indian football or else he would not have accepted the offer.

The legendary Brazilian keeper claimed his 127th career strike with his team's opening goal against RB Brasil on Saturday with a free kick.

Rodgers has defended his players amid media reports of an acrimonious squad meeting following the 4-1 loss at Arsenal at the weekend, their second Premier League defeat in a row.

The evidence of the weekend suggests all three clubs can approach the crucial final weeks of the season with hope.

Queens Park Rangers manager Chris Ramsey says being black could affect his chances of getting another job if he leaves the London club.

Andros Townsend fired home a superb late goal to earn a 1-1 draw against Italy in a fiercely contested international friendly in Turin.

Xavi has won three Champions League crowns, seven La Liga titles and a host of other trophies with Barcelona.

Morata was designated "the future of the national team" after the Juventus forward fired holders Spain to a 1-0 win against Ukraine in Euro 2016 qualifying.

Barcelona opened up a four-point gap over Madrid with another 10 rounds remaining to decide the league crown.

Messi set up Rakitic to lead Barcelona to a 1-0 win over Manchester City and a place in the CL quarterfinals for a record eighth consecutive season.

Atletico Madrid will need to put an end to a recent goal drought if they are to have any chance of overturning a 1-0 deficit in Champions League last 16, second leg at home.

Ibrahimovic has apologised for launching into a foul-mouthed rant after Paris St Germain's 3-2 Ligue 1 defeat at Girondins de Bordeaux on Sunday.

Despite referee Bjorn Kuipers being surrounded by almost the entire Chelsea team, Terry said he was only responding to provocation from the PSG players.

In the Champions League, they have yet to let in a goal in four home games, scoring 13 times themselves.

The three English teams will be joined by a Singapore Select XI for the mid-July knock-out tournament at Singapore's new 55,000-seat National Stadium.