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Gerrard has criticised Sterling ater the winger wasted a couple of gilt-edged chances for Manchester City during their Champions League defeat to Juventus.

"If we are realistic and forget team loyalties, you cannot compare Messi with any other player. The best in the world is Leo Messi," Alba said.

Newcastle United slumped to the foot of the Premier League table after a 2-0 defeat at West Ham United on Monday left manager Steve McClaren still seeking a first win in charge.

After a neck-to-neck encounter with goals by Deep Grace Ekka and Renuka Yadav, Indian eves were done in during the penalty shoot-out, which remained 3-2 in favour of Japan.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has praised the professionalism of defender John Stones ahead of Chelsea's visit to Goodison Park on Saturday, and insisted that his relationship with Jose Mourinho had not been damaged by the champions' pursuit of the 21-...

Though India started with two massive wins over North Korea and Singapore, their challenge fell flat in front of China as they lost 2-4 to the hosts in their third Pool A match on Wednesday.

India will face an acid test in their FIFA World Cup Group D qualification campaign when they meet Asia's strongest team Iran at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday.

Queiroz has dubbed the FIFA rankings as a quantitative figure which will be of no importance once the World Cup qualifier against India kicks off at the Kanteerava Stadium.

Iceland's goalless draw against Kazakhstan was a drab affair, but it was enough to guarantee the tiny nation a place as one of the top two finishers in Group A, along with the Czech Republic.

Lyngdoh said that India's 2018 World Cup qualifying round football match against Asian heavyweights Iran would be a perfect platform to test the mettle of the home side.

Hulk scored in the 10th minute after an early stretch of Brazilian dominance and the five-time world champion beat Costa Rica 1-0 on Saturday in a World Cup qualifying tuneup match.

Kane scored 31 goals in his breakthrough campaign for Spurs last season, including 21 in the Premier League, and is in the England squad for their European Championship qualifiers.

While United goalkeeper Valdes spoke highly of his club and its supporters, Pedro admitted his Spain team-mate did not recommend life under Van Gaal.

Fuelled by the money from the Premier League's increasingly lucrative broadcast deals, English clubs made six of the biggest seven signings in the window.

India once again take on their neighbours Nepal in an international friendly football match ahead of their crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers match against Iran early next month.

Sreejesh feels that athletes taking the legal route to get National Sports Awards is a disturbing trend and it devalues the honour and pride associated with the award.