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Stoke City are refusing to take an out-of-sorts Manchester United for granted when the sides meet in the Premier League on Saturday, with the Red Devils more than capable of rediscovering their best form, manager Mark Hughes has said.

Dattaraj Salgaocar said on Monday said that Chennaiyin FC captain Elano Blumer's "ungentlemanly behaviour" forced him to lodge complain with the Goa Police instead of referring the matter to the ISL disciplinary committee.

For Klopp the honeymoon enjoyed by any new manager is now over, with the five-times European champions only one place higher in the table than when Brendan Rodgers was sacked two months ago.

The match will pitch England's Jamie Vardy, with a league-leading 15 goals this season for Leicester, against Everton's Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku (12), with Vardy's attacking partner, Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez (11), in a supporting role.

The Argentina international admits any deal would cost a lot of money but insists the Parisians have the financial capability to sign his compatriot who is a four-time "World FIFA Player of the Year" award winner.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has expressed concern that the demanding festive fixture list, during which his side are scheduled to play four matches in 13 days, might affect his performance.

Football world reacts to the sacking of Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho on Thursday.

Factbox on Jose Mourinho who was sacked as Chelsea manager on Thursday.

Blatter is due to step down from his high-profile position next year with presidential elections due to be held in Zurich on February 26 to elect a successor.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has given winger Alexis Sanchez a "slight chance" of being included in his squad for Monday's Premier League showdown at home to Manchester City.

Devastated after losing to Chennaiyin FC on 2-4 aggregate in the Indian Super League football semifinals, Atletico de Kolkata forward Iain Hume on Wednesday blamed the defeat on the lack of work ethic of his team.

Rafael Callejas, who was president of Honduras from 1990 to 1994, and Juan Angel Napout, a FIFA vice-president and an ex-president of the South American Football Confederation, denied corruption charges on them during a trial in New York.

PSG are due to meet Chelsea in the Champions League knockout stage for the third straight time when both the teams play in the last-eight stage encounter.

Chelsea take on PSG, Juventus will clash with Bayern Munich, while 10-times champions Real Madrid were drawn against AS Roma.

Manchester United's calamitous week hit rock bottom as Bournemouth famously consigned them to a 2-1 defeat on Saturday and, to rub salt into the wounds, neighbours Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League.

Think of Portugal and one name immediately comes to mind: Cristiano Ronaldo. Naming any other Portuguese players, though, is a bit harder.